Niagara County has officially seen less tourism spending in 2025 than the year before, contrary to the fears of some operators, though, the decline does not seem as bad as expected.Niagara County parents will have even more opportunities to get their kids into pre-kindergarten programs this school year. Public school districts receiving expanded Pre-K seats include, Lewiston-Porter, Lockport, Niagara Falls, Niagara-Wheatfield and North Tonawanda. A 15-year-old was hospitalized after he was shot in the head on Perry Street early Tuesday morning on the 400 block of Perry, near Louisiana Street and Otto Street. Injuries are non life threatening. Buffalo Police have identified the teens killed in a stolen car crash on Jefferson Avenue Thursday morning. Officials say 15-year-old Danielle Hilton and 18-year-old Brendon Gibson both died in the crash. A Buffalo man, 34 year old Jacob Ortiz, got time served and three years of supervised release for attacking a mail carrier on Columbus Avenue last year, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.