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The Erie County Fair Train: One last ride
HAMBURG, N.Y. — After 100 years of service, the Strates Shows Erie County Fair train has completed its final journey, delivering the carnival rides to the historic Erie Depot on Thursday. People were given the opportunity to ride on the fair train, sharing their own personal stories as to...
NY Mom Claims To Find Human Blood In Daughter's Burger King Meal: 'She Is Traumatized'
Erie County resident Tiffany Floyd, of the hamlet of Getzville, recounted the horrifying incident in a now-viral TikTok video posted Friday, July 26. In the clip, Floyd recounts how she stopped by a Getzville Burger King for lunch with her 4-year-old daughter and went through the drive-through. “Obviously, I’m a...
Town of Clarence reports a rise in car-thefts
BUFFALO, N.Y. — In recent weeks, the Town of Clarence has seen an increase in vehicle thefts and break-ins. Now the Town Supervisor's Office is reminding residents to take essential precautions to keep yourself and your car safe. The Erie County Sheriff's Office is currently investigating incidents of recent...
Buffalo Man Sentenced to 35 Years to Life for Double Murder
(WNY News Now) – Tonawanda – A Buffalo man received a lengthy prison sentence for a 2022 shooting that left two dead and one seriously injured inside a Town of Tonawanda apartment. Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announces that 20-year-old Jameer M. Woods, also known...
Alleged intoxicated driver indicted in connection to crash that killed an 8-year-old boy
HAMBURG, N.Y. — An Erie County man has been indicted for causing a car crash that killed an 8-year-old in Hamburg. Markus Genovese, 53, of Angola was arraigned Thursday in court on one count of second-degree manslaughter, four counts of vehicular manslaughter in first and second degrees, and one count of leaving the scene of an incident resulting in death.
Two Erie County men headed to prison for child abuse and exploitation
BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that John Stuart, 35, of Cheektowaga, NY, pleaded guilty before U.S. Magistrate Judge Jeremiah J. McCarthy to possession of child pornography involving a prepubescent minor, which carries a maximum penalty of 20 years in prison, and a fine of $250,000.
Buffalo man sentenced for killing 2 victims, injuring another in shooting inside Town of Tonawanda apartment
Submitted by the Erie County District Attorney’s Office. Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael J. Keane announced 20-year-old Jameer M. Woods, also known as “Jaja,” of Buffalo, was sentenced yesterday afternoon before Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes to 35 years to life in prison. On...
Creep fugitive wanted for child molestation caught towing kids’ rides to upstate NY county fair
An Indiana fugitive wanted for molesting a child was caught in upstate New York Tuesday towing kids’ carnival rides bound for the Erie County Fair. Michael Wayne Gordon, 48, was pulled over in a Ford F350 towing a trailer carrying the colorful amusement rides on I-90 for a cracked windshield and a passenger not wearing a seatbelt, West Seneca Police said. Gordon, a convicted sex offender, told the officer he was heading to the Erie County Fairgrounds but was not able to show his driver’s license. Instead, he offered cops his carnival company ride operator ID, which falsely gave his name...
Fugitive accused of child molestation stopped while hauling kids’ ride to fair, cops say
An Indiana fugitive wanted on child molestation charges was caught while transporting a kids’ carnival ride to a New York county fair, authorities said. Michael Wayne Gordon, 48, of Kokomo, was pulled over July 30 by police, who said he had a cracked windshield and a passenger without a seat belt, according to a July 31 news release from the West Seneca Police Department and Indiana court records.
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