Firefighters from Lockport Fire's fourth platoon rescued a dog from the icy waters of the Erie Canal Tuesday night.

A male is in custody after hiding from police in woods and brush near the Erie Canal after being stopped by a Gates police ...

The Democrat and Chronicle's reporters and photographers, along with Syracuse University journalism students, examined the ...

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Residents and visitors gathered at Canalside to celebrate the 200th anniversary of the "Wedding of the Waters," marking the official opening of the Erie Canal and honoring its lasting ...

Democrat and Chronicle photographer Tina MacIntyre-Yee spent the nice weather months of 2025 on a grand tour along the Erie Canal, on a journey to experience the rhythms and sights of this manmade ...

Staten Island and New Berlin residents received lump sum payments after taxes from a special commemorative drawing that ...

LYONS — Bob Stopper of Lyons has been an Erie Canal enthusiast and promoter of Lyons as an historic canal town for many years ...

GLENVILLE, N.Y. (AP) — Two centuries after New York Gov. DeWitt Clinton opened the Erie Canal with a triumphant boat trip from Buffalo to New York City, a brightly painted replica of the vessel is ...

A longtime volunteer turned Lyons into a must-stop canal town, and state leaders just made it official. Robert A. Stopper earned recognition for decades spent welcoming boaters, promoting local ...