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Cheektowaga Woman Sentenced for Forcibly Holding Child Victim Inside Her Home
(WNY News Now) – Cheektowaga, NY – Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that 58-year-old Carol Steinagle of Cheektowaga was sentenced yesterday morning before State Supreme Court Justice Deborah A. Haendiges to 8 years in prison followed by 5 years of post-release supervision. It was previously announced that her boyfriend and co-defendant, 44-year-old James K. McGonnell…
Prominent Democrats ousted, progressives make some gains in races for ECDC
Democratic primary voters elected progressives and ousted several party stalwarts in races for the Erie County Democratic Committee (ECDC) in Tuesday’s primaries. Progressive candidates won election or re-election to the committee in five of the nine contested races in the City of Buffalo, election results from the Erie County Board of Elections show. They likely won’t be able to make any sweeping changes — the committee is composed of hundreds of members from across Erie County — but some progressive candidates said they were hopeful that they could continue to expand their numbers by getting more of their neighbors involved in the political process.
Kenmore Woman Admits Guilt in Fentanyl-Laced Cocaine Overdose Case
(WNY News Now) – Kenmore, NY – Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that 36-year-old Ashley M. Holmes of Kenmore pleaded guilty yesterday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Sheila A. DiTullio to one count of Criminally Negligent Homicide (Class “E” felony). The defendant pleaded guilty to the charge, the highest sustainable homicide charge,…
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...
Home Sells for $3.9 Million in Clarence, New York
A new Erie County residential benchmark for 2024, in terms of the sale price of a house, has been set with the sale of a sprawling Clarence estate. According to documents filed June 21 in the Erie County Clerk's office, a house on Goodrich Road in Clarence sold for $3.9 million.
UB medical students making it easier to find gender-affirming care in Buffalo
Gender-affirming health care just got a bit easier to access in Western New York, thanks to a new webpage developed by UB medical students working with local clinicians. The webpage, LGBTQIA2S+ Healthcare Resources in Erie County, went live this month and is hosted by the Erie County Department of Health. It provides information about local health care resources specifically for patients who identify as LGBTQIA2S+. (The acronym stands for lesbian, gay, bisexual, trans, queer or questioning, intersex, asexual and 2-spirit.)
Animal houses
As Western New York’s gardens grew—the region is home to the largest Garden Walk in the country—so, too, did awareness of gardens’ importance in providing habitats for non-human species. More than ever, conscientious gardeners are leaning into natural landscapes, bee friendly plants, and welcoming indigenous flora.
Erik Brady: Mark Griffis ‘Emerges' in the First Family of Buffalo Sculpture
FORT ERIE, Ont. — Mark Griffis is a Buffalo expat. He didn't get far, though. "I like to say I live in the best suburb of Buffalo," he says. He means Fort Erie, where Mark and his wife, Patty, live in a rambling waterfront home that's been in the Griffis family for more than 100 years. And what a family it is. Let's call them the First Family of Buffalo Sculpture.
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