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Delaware North suspected in the 1976 assassination of journalist Don Bolles

Before it was known as Delaware North, the global Buffalo-based concessioner called itself Emprise. A reporter at the time who relentlessly investigated the company and its business practices, Don Bolles, was murdered in a car bombing in 1976. In 1972, the House

Michael Henry, candidate for Attorney General, calls on JCOPE to investigate Hochul’s stadium deal

The closed-door deal would benefit the employer of Governor Hochul’s husband in an apparent violation of the Public Officers Law, as critics raise questions about the administration’s ties to the controversial lobbying firm Bolton St. Johns. New York, NY —

Pegula’s $75 million yacht riles New York taxpayers

Buffalo Bills owner and hydrofracker Terry Pegula is worth more than $5.8 billion and is the proud owner of a new $75 million yacht. The uncommon luxury has been riling New York taxpayers on social media this week, who learned

Jury finds Frank Bredt guilty of murdering girlfriend by setting her on fire

This week 33-year-old Frank J. Bredt, Jr. of Buffalo guilty of two counts of Murder in the Second Degree (Class “A” felonies). The jury rendered their decision late this morning after 4 ½ hours of deliberation following a 6-day trial.

Cheektowaga woman arraigned on felony for selling fake vaccine leaflet to undercover trooper

This week 24-year-old Kaiyah S. Heinrich of the Town of Cheektowaga appeared this morning before Cheektowaga Town Court Justice David M. Stevens for a felony hearing. Ms. Heinrich was arraigned in Clarence Town Court on March 11, 2022 charged with one

Defendant sentenced for damaging vehicle with machete during west side assault

This week, 26-year-old Gay Gai of Buffalo has been sentenced by Erie County Court Judge Suzanne Maxwell Barnes to 364 days in jail. On September 28, 2020, at approximately 4:30 p.m., the defendant attacked the adult male victim on the 200

Teens indicted on felony charges in Metro Rail attack, as death remains under investigation

Two 16-year-old males from Buffalo were arraigned this week before Erie County Court Judge Kenneth Case, a designated Youth Part judge, for their alleged involvement in an assault that occurred earlier this year. The victim has since died, and his

Flynn responds to Governor’s ten-point public safety plan

The District Attorneys Association of the State of New York (DAASNY) released a statement this week that is generally supportive of Governor Kathy Hochul’s 10-point Public Safety Plan. The Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn wants several changes to the

Libertarian Party condemns State actions freezing Seneca Nation bank accounts

Just a few days ago a subpoena served by New York State began blocking transactions on the bank accounts of the Seneca Nation and the Seneca Gaming Corporation due to issues regarding casino revenue payments. The Seneca Nation president, Matthew

NAACP calls on Peoples-Stokes to demand a downtown site for new Bills Stadium

Assembly Majority Leader Crystal Peoples-Stokes is at an enormous crux of power in Albany and is the only politician in Western New York — besides Governor Kathy Hochul — with enough clout in the state budget process to alter the

Kathy Hochul’s husband let politics influence prosecutions in the Western District of New York

BY MIKE MADIGAN On December 14, 2012, The Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reported that “Federal courts in the Western District of New York appear to grant an unusually high number of sentence reductions for criminals who cooperate, according to data compiled by USA

CIA has video footage of Putin engaging in oral, anal sex with his Judo instructor

The Central Intelligence Agency is in possession of more than five-and-a-half hours of video footage of Russian President Vladamir Putin engaging in a range of sexual activities with his late mentor and judo instructor, the billionaire Anatoly Rakhlin and others.

M&T Bank CEO Rene Jones is considering a plan to take Kodak private

March 12, 2022 — M&T Bank CEO Rene Jones is widely rumored to be considering a not-so-hostile acquisition of Rochester’s legendary Eastman Kodak Company, in a plan that would take the firm private in order to insulate it from the

Putin’s gay lover was awarded a $4 billion drilling contract in deal with China

A Russian oligarch, who is known to the CIA as President Vladimir Putin‘s long-time gay lover, was awarded a contract with the Russian Federation worth more than $4 billion. That contract is part of a broader agreement on arctic drilling

Extramarital affairs could undermine Suozzi’s gubernatorial bid

Rumors are swirling among political operatives on Long Island that a percolating sex scandal could undermine the gubernatorial candidacy of Congressman Tom Suozzi, who is widely thought to have had an affair with a young woman he hired as Nassau

Hochul to lead delegation of defense contractors on trade mission to Berlin this month

Governor Kathy Hochul will lead a delegation of defense contractors on a trade mission to Berlin later this month and is expected to meet with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz to discuss federal procurement plans for weapons systems — just weeks

Ortt, Republican leader in the State Senate, is considering a run for Governor

Sources familiar with his preparations insist that Senator Rob Ortt, who currently leads the Republican caucus in the State Senate, is seriously considering a run for Governor of New York this year — rather than seeking reelection to his Niagara

Hochul asks MTA to consider taking over Amtrak’s upstate service lines

Governor Kathy Hochul is asking the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) Chairman and CEO Janno Lieber to evaluate whether or not the agency (which runs the State’s two commuter rail systems, Metro North and the Long Island Railroad) should take over the

Hochul to launch new ‘Office of Philanthropic Affairs’ to encourage major civic gifts

Governor Kathy Hochul is preparing to launch a new office to encourage civic philanthropy among globe’s wealthiest individuals. The Office of Philanthropic Affairs and Development will manage highly targeted marketing campaigns that encourage billionaires to found, construct, and endow new

Professor’s identity fraud reveals systemic victimization of indigenous people in academia

The identity claims of a Quebec professor continue to provoke the anger of many Indigenous people, who accuse the one who claims to be Eastern Métis of appropriation. Tensions are running high as Carleton develops an Aboriginal hiring policy. By