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Buffalo man jailed after arrest in Lancaster on sex trafficking charge
Buffalo man jailed in Holding Center after arrest on sex trafficking charge. A Buffalo man is jailed in lieu of $10,000 bail after he was taken into custody Thursday in Lancaster on a sex trafficking charge, Erie County Sheriff John C. Garcia reported. An investigation by the Western District of...
Buffalo’s USS Croaker & The Sullivans Headed For Dry Dock
Just a few years after millions were spent to keep a Western New York landmark from sinking into the Buffalo River, it looks like it will need more extensive repairs. Officials from the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park in downtown Buffalo have noted that two ships docked in Buffalo will soon be dewatered and sent to dry dock for repairs.
A Child Was Locked Inside WNY Home For 2 Years
A child was forcibly held inside a Western New York home for two years. The victim was locked inside the home for extended periods of home and denied their basic needs. Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced that a 58-year-old woman was been sentenced in the case before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges. The victim was threatened and forced to stay inside a Cheektowaga home in the bedroom or garage for long periods of time. The child was denied their basic necessities, including food, clothing, and access to a bathroom. The abuse happened over the course of more than two years. The victim was also physically abused by the couple, including being strangled to the point of losing consciousness.
Major tax hike possible for local communities, former Erie County control board member says
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Now that Lackawanna City Council has taken action on a new amended city budget plan which originally called for a major tax levy increase, one observer feels there could be similar moves coming from other communities. A city spokesman says in part Mayor Annette Iafallo originally...
Here's what a single-engine, low-flying plane is looking for across WNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Sightings on Air 1, the Erie County Sheriff's Office helicopter, have been common over recent months as police departments receive help in tracking stolen vehicles or missing people. Bur what if you see a single-engine, low-flying plane in the Erie County or Niagara County skies?. It...
ECIDA mandates affordable housing as part of adaptive-reuse policy for incentives
Developers seeking tax breaks from the Erie County Industrial Development Agency for adaptive-reuse projects that include housing will now have to set aside up to 20% of the apartments as affordable or workforce housing. Seeking to codify what it has been just requesting until now, the ECIDA this week revised...
Two Teenagers Indicted for Killing Toddler, Injuring Second Child in Buffalo Shooting
(WNY News Now) – Buffalo, NY – Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that a 16-year-old male and a 14-year-old male, both from Buffalo, were arraigned yesterday evening before Youth Part Judge Brenda M. Freedman. The juvenile offender and adolescent offender have each been indicted on one count of Murder in the Second Degree (Class “A-I” felony), one count of Attempted Murder in the Second Degree (Class “B” violent felony), one count of Criminal Possession of a Weapon in the Second Degree (Class “C” violent felony), and one count of Assault in the Second Degree (Class “D” felony). Due to the age of the accused, their names have not been released.
Keane on break in murder investigation of Buffalo 3-year-old: 'We got help from the community'
“It’s a horrible tragedy all the way around.” Erie County District Attorney Mike Keane on WBEN Wednesday. “14 and 16-year-old kids running around with guns and killed a 3 year old boy. It’s horrible for the family and shocking for the community.”
Erie County SPCA receives nearly 20 dogs from the South
WEST SENECA, N.Y. — Nearly 20 dogs are safe and sound after they were picked up Wednesday morning by the SPCA Serving Erie County. The dogs originally came from the Humane Society in Birmingham, Ala. They were rescued from an overcrowded shelter in Louisiana, but they now have a new home.
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