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Kracker: GOP united heading into National Convention
Republican delegates from across the country are heading to Milwaukee for this week’s Republican National Convention. One of them is Erie County GOP leader Michael Kracker, who says the party is united. Read more from WBEN:
As drug deaths mount, critics say Erie County's public outreach goes from bold to frail
Cheryll Moore wasn’t always known as a lead fighter in the Erie County battle to prevent drug addiction and skyrocketing overdose deaths. Before she went to nursing school and became a civil servant, she spent eight years helping to run a Chippewa Street strip club in the 1970s and ‘80s, where she saw cocaine used.
The Editorial Board: Committee overseeing Bills-related community benefits must do better
This is not a good start. Western New York taxpayers deserve a transparent process and full accountability. The New Stadium Community Benefits Oversight Committee has recently disclosed that it isn’t sure what community investments have been made by the Buffalo Bills so far. These investments are part of a community benefits agreement meant to ensure that residents of Erie County profit from the stadium project long after the actual structure is finished.
First of $23.5 million worth of affordable homes will be built in Cheektowaga
The first of 50 homes to be built as part of a $23.5 million affordable housing initiative will be located in Cheektowaga. Buffalo and Erie County will invest $23.5 million to build as many as 100 new affordable homes on vacant lots, primarily on the city’s East Side. The...
Built in 1900, Buffalo home sells for over $1M
A turn-of-the-century Buffalo residence is the latest million-dollar home sale in Erie County.<\p> Annmarie Maxwell recently sold 70 Oakland Place, Buffalo, for $1.18 million to 70 Oakland LLC, according to July 11 filings with the Erie County clerk’s office.<\p>
Man pleads guilty to dragging Town of Tonawanda police officer with stolen vehicle
A Buffalo man on Tuesday pleaded guilty to four felonies and a misdemeanor in connection with a May 2023 incident in which a Town of Tonawanda police officer was dragged by the driver of a stolen vehicle, according to the Erie County District Attorney's Office. Dareious T. Akbar, 20, admitted...
State, county leaders call on OTB board to rescind executives' buyouts
Last month, board members voted to buy President and CEO Henry Wojtaszek and two other executives out of their contracts. Now, leaders are calling on OTB to rescind the severance pay packages.
Tragic Collision on Transit Road Leads to Indictment of Accused Drunk Driver
(WNY News Now) – Buffalo – A Cheektowaga resident faces severe charges for a fatal accident involving reckless, intoxicated driving. Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that 24-year-old Alondra L. Ramirez-Santiago of Cheektowaga was arraigned this morning before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek on an indictment charging her with one count of Aggravated Vehicular Homicide (Class “B” violent felony) and one count of Vehicular Manslaughter in the Second Degree (Class “D” felony).
How the Bills' community benefits deal suddenly got three years longer
When the community benefits deal tied to the construction of the new Buffalo Bills stadium was first revealed, it was believed to be an agreement that would last for 30 years. But as it turns out, it’s really a 33-year deal. So how did the agreement suddenly get longer?
NY WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches, and Advisories
WFO BUFFALO Warnings, Watches and Advisories for Monday, July 15, 2024. The National Weather Service in Buffalo has issued a. * Severe Thunderstorm Warning for... Central Erie County in western New York... Northeastern Chautauqua County in western New York... * Until 300 PM EDT. * At 207 PM EDT, a...
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