The Buffalo Chronicle
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Buffalo woman indicted for fatally stabbing her boyfriend
Erie County District Attorney John J. Flynn announces that 47-year-old Charrinda Gray of Buffalo was arraigned yesterday afternoon before State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek on an indictment charging her with…
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Editorial Board: Poloncarz should give old stadium to the Senecas, rather than fund $40 million demolition
THE EDITORIAL BOARD Rather than funding a $40 million demolition of the old Buffalo Bills stadium — to accommodate a surface parking lot that will only be used eight days a year —…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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Precedent setting Local 17 prosecution was corrupted by the Hochuls
Kathy Hochul Accepted over $250,000 from Unions involved in case
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
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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…
