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Derek Heid

Reporter · US

Indexed articles, last 90 days
38
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Sep 30, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Sep 30, 2026 · Derek Heid

    ‘It was hard deciding’: Lockport’s ‘Carson's Deli and Bakery’ up for sale (opens the original)

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    Hello! I'm Derek Heid and I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at NiagaraCounty@wkbw.com LOCKPORT, N.Y. (WKBW) — Carson's Deli and Bakery, a Lockport institution since 1982, is for sale as founders Dave and Gwen Carson prepare to retire. The business, which began as a family kitchen operation, grew into a beloved community staple with its Old Saunders Settlement Road location by 2026. The Carsons have listed the property for just under $900,000.

  2. Article · Sep 29, 2026 · Derek Heid

    North Tonawanda buys out city lease with LumberJack's Grill; looking for new tenant (opens the original)

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    Hello! I'm Derek Heid and I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at NiagaraCounty@wkbw.com NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WKBW) — North Tonawanda has bought out its city-run lease with LumberJack's Patio Grill, opening the door for a new restaurant to take over the River Road location by next summer. For $350,000, Mayor Austin Tylec told me the city bought out the lease just over ten years into a 25-year agreement. "Because the owner was looking to retire

  3. Article · Sep 28, 2026 · Derek Heid

    ‘New tools need scrutinized’: Town of Hartland orders removal of Flock Cameras (opens the original)

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    Hello! I'm Derek Heid and I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at NiagaraCounty@wkbw.com HARTLAND, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Town of Hartland has voted to remove all Flock Cameras from the town, becoming the second Niagara County municipality to order the removal of the controversial technology. "We love our sheriff’s office, but we feel in our town that there’s a slippery slope going on," Hartland Supervisor Margaret Zaepfel said. "They are surveilling

  4. Article · Sep 23, 2026 · Derek Heid

    ‘Views are unbelievable’: 133-foot-tall Sky Bar coming to Niagara Falls (opens the original)

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    Hello! I'm Derek Heid and I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at NiagaraCounty@wkbw.com NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — Niagara Falls is getting a new ‘Sky Bar’ attraction for next summer. The Aerobar will lift riders 133 feet into the air for sweeping views of the city skyline and the American Falls. Live! Incorporated, the company behind the existing Live On Air Fallsview Balloon Ride in Niagara Falls, is adding the aerobar ride, which it has nam

  5. Article · Sep 22, 2026 · Derek Heid

    Niagara Falls completes land acquisition for $220M arena project; judge orders city payment (opens the original)

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    Hello! I'm Derek Heid and I'm covering Niagara County for 7 News WKBW. If you have a story idea, please email me at NiagaraCounty@wkbw.com NIAGARA FALLS, N.Y. (WKBW) — Following a judge’s order, the City of Niagara Falls has used just over $4 million of city funds to acquire the land needed for its $220 million arena project. This property transfer has been months in the making and was finally completed last month when a judge ordered the city to pay Niagara Falls Redevelopment, LLC $4,029,000 o

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