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 Caught on Google -- man's truck going up in flames
Anthony DiCicco remembers running from his house but not much else from that summer day in 2009. He remembers the acrid black smoke, and smelling and hearing his Ford Explorer burn in the driveway. It was a surreal experience, he says.[...]
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 Fire under investigation
A fire at a building on the corner of Geneva and North streets in St. Catharines remains under investigation. Emergency services were called to the complex around 9:20 p.m. Monday.[...]
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 Robbery suspect sought
Niagara Regional Police are on the lookout for a knife-wielding man who robbed the Avondale Gas Bar on Welland Ave. in St. Catharines Monday afternoon. Police said the attendant was confronted by a man armed with a knife at 3:39 p.m.[...]
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 Woman charged in airport cocaine bust
A St. Catharines woman is charged after a $50,500 cocaine bust at Pearson International Airport Monday afternoon. Niagara Regional Police said in January officers with the street crime unit started investigating people for smuggling cocaine into Canada.[...]
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 Police looking for gun-wielding robber
Police are searching for a man who robbed Subway in Geneva Square with a handgun Monday just after midnight. Niagara Regional Police said a man armed with a gun demanded the contents of the cash register from the lone male employee.[...]
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 New Food Classics plant locked up-- status unknown
A union representing hourly workers at a ready-made meats food processor has confirmed the plan has locked its gates. Employees at New Food Classics in Port Weller East reportedly arrived at work Tuesday to discover the closure.[...]
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 Families pitch in on Family Day
All Krystyna Wojtas wanted to do was dance. The three-year-old St. Catharines girl didn't have a long checklist of things she had to do to enjoy Family Day with her mother Katherine, but dancing seemed to be at the top of the list.[...]
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 Brock to renovate pool
Brock University will spend $3.1 million to upgrade its Eleanor Misener Aquatic Centre. But proponents of saving the West Park Pool say the restoration of the 32-year-old facility should have no impact on their ability to make a case to save their neighbourhood pool.[...]
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 Basketball Badgers head to playoffs
The Brock Badgers men's basketball team finished the season on a high note with a 73-60 home win over the Waterloo Warriors Saturday afternoon at the Bob Davis Gymnasium.[...]
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 Falcons, Canucks show down for first
First place will be on the line when the Niagara Falls Canucks visit the St. Catharines Falcons Tuesday. The Canucks trail the Falcons by two points. Each team has one regular season game remaining following Tuesday's matchup.[...]
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 Early morning fire destroys home
An early morning fire has destroyed a St. Catharines home. No one was hurt in the blaze which occurred around 1:30 a.m. Monday morning. St. Catharines Fire Services battled the stubborn fire after it started on the outside of the home on Marwood Circle, crawled up the siding and entered the attic.[...]
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 Visentin sets shutout mark
Mark Visentin is in a class by himself. The 19-year-old goaltender wrote his name into the Ontario Hockey League record books with a 3-0 shutout of the Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds Saturday.[...]
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 Matching 'Bigs' with 'Littles' sizable job for agency
They are the "bigs" who know what it's like to be a "little". Jessi Biamonte, Sara Hilton, Amanda Stephenson and Dave Hutt are four case workers at Big Brothers and Big Sisters of St. Catharines-Thorold District.[...]
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 Reporter dips into a berry sweet Valentine's tradition
Valentine's Day is sweet insanity for chocolate-makers. It was my mission last week get into the thick of it. At Chocolate FX in St. Davids, the action started at 4 a.m. on Feb. 14. It was all hands on deck for that lovey-dovey staple, the chocolate-dipped strawberry.[...]
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 Crash sends five to hospital
A four vehicle crash in St. Catharines sent five people to hospital Monday afternoon. The collision happened at the intersection of Welland Avenue and Dieppe Road around 3:45 p.m.[...]
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 Child has to overcome separation anxiety to warm to babysitter
Question: Our three year old does not like babysitters. I have tried having a girl in our neighbourhood over twice, as a mother's helper (I stayed with them) to familiarize my son. He says that he hates her and won't go near her, even though he was friendly with her before.[...]
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 What's open and closed on Family Day
Here is a list of some of the places that are open on Family Day. Federal government offices and most post offices. Garbage collection and recycling will remain the same. St. Catharines Transit will operate under its holiday schedule.[...]
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 Keep Falls casinos open, locals tell Ontario government
Don't stick your nose where it doesn't belong. That's the advice a Niagara Falls man had for former TD economist Don Drummond regarding his recommendation that the provincial government close one of the two casinos currently operating in the city.[...]
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 Cosy Grill to close after 45 years
Gilbert Wong sat down once and did the math. There was a time when his restaurant, the Cosy Grill on Hartzell Road, was so busy it seemed all he did was work. When it opened in 1967 it was one of only two restaurants on the now booming main artery in Merritton.[...]
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 Meeting at Fort Erie race track Saturday
A meeting was held at the Fort Erie Race Track Saturday morning to discuss the future of the racetrack, but it was closed to the media. A spokesperson for the track said the meeting was for workers only and the meeting was closed to protect their privacy.[...]
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 Maple syrup season begins in 'weird weather year'
It's a sticky situation -- but boy will it be sweet. White Meadows Farms started harvesting its maple syrup this week. "We could have started earlier, but we weren't ready," said Richard Bering.[...]
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 Man in critical condition after crash
An early morning crash on the QEW has left one man in hospital in critical condition. OPP, St. Catharines Fire and EMS responded to the scene shortly after 4:30 a.m. at the off-ramp of the Toronto-bound QEW.[...]
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 New hospital: Old cures for modern building issues
Sometimes, modern problems can be solved with the oldest of solutions. Take the buzzing bee hive of a modern hospital, for example. Every day and night, there is a small mountain of material that needs to be moved around the facility -- reports, blood samples, charts, drugs.[...]
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