Niagara Falls City Council members Vincent Cauley and Bridgette Myles have scheduled a press conference at noon Friday at city hall, where they plan to discuss the mayor's emergency declaration and what they describe as his decision to bypass "mandatory" council oversight. Another drop-in session was hosted in the Town of Niagara on Thursday, giving residents the opportunity to learn more about signing up for radiation surveys by the Department of Environmental Conservation.The lawyer representing the complainants in a sexual harassment lawsuit against Buffalo Public Schools board member Lewis ‘Muki’ Hawkins said the lawsuit will move forward despite the board announcing that their independent investigation could not substantiate the claims.Two people are dead following a fatal accident between two vehicles in the Town of Chautauqua on Thursday, the Chautauqua County Sheriff’s Office said.Criminal charges will not be filed against an off-duty Erie County Sheriff’s Office deputy involved in a fatal Buffalo crash earlier this year, the State Attorney General’s Office announced Thursday.


