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Lackawanna couple sentenced after SPCA investigation finds starving dogs
Stephen and Tara Andres of Lackawanna pleaded guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals and were sentenced Oct. 1; a lifetime order bars them from owning animals after SPCA officers found a starving dog and the body of a second dog at their home.
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Tonisha A. Green pleads guilty to menacing charges after Amherst officer-involved shooting
Erie County prosecutors say Tonisha A. Green, 27, of Amherst pleaded guilty Oct. 1 to multiple menacing charges tied to an officer-involved shooting in October 2025; sentencing is set for Dec. 3, 2026.
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Gillibrand criticizes $1.8 billion in Trump ‘vanity projects,’ cites JEC report on alternative uses
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Oct. 1 called out what her office calls $1.8 billion in President Trump’s "vanity projects," saying the money could fund school lunches, veterans’ care and other programs, citing a Joint Economic Committee report.
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Report reveals ‘dirty little secret’ of Trump’s agenda that may ‘stun most Americans’
President Donald Trump’s enormous Pentagon budget request comes with a “dirty little secret,” as Americans already pay far more for the military than its official budget suggests, writer David Vine argued in Mother Jones.“We’re already spending more—way more—than what the Pentagon reports, and most media…
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The one big question looming over Trump’s power grabs
Much of what Donald Trump has done in his first eight days back in the White House is legally unjustifiable. What’s uncertain is whether...
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This obscure budget procedure could be Trump’s biggest weapon
Presidents have a lot of Constitutional powers: the power to wage war; the power to veto laws; the power to pardon criminals; the power...
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The rules of being a good Real Housewife, explained by messy Mormons
The Real Housewives of Salt Lake City season five finale ends in a twisted game. The women are having an already tense dinner in...
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The Logoff: Trump fires the watchdogs
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Trump rescinded a half-century of environmental rules. Here’s what that could mean.
If you pick through Donald Trump’s parade of executive orders upon taking office on January 20, you’ll discover many that revoke orders made by...
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Eggs are pricey again. What’s the government doing about it?
Bird flu is surging in the US again and has, once again, sent egg prices skyrocketing. Nearly 13 million birds have been infected or...
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Lackawanna couple sentenced after SPCA investigation finds starving dogs
Stephen and Tara Andres of Lackawanna pleaded guilty to aggravated cruelty to animals and were sentenced Oct. 1; a lifetime order bars them from owning animals after SPCA officers found a starving dog and the body of a second dog at their home.
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Tonisha A. Green pleads guilty to menacing charges after Amherst officer-involved shooting
Erie County prosecutors say Tonisha A. Green, 27, of Amherst pleaded guilty Oct. 1 to multiple menacing charges tied to an officer-involved shooting in October 2025; sentencing is set for Dec. 3, 2026.
Local
Gillibrand criticizes $1.8 billion in Trump ‘vanity projects,’ cites JEC report on alternative uses
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand on Oct. 1 called out what her office calls $1.8 billion in President Trump’s "vanity projects," saying the money could fund school lunches, veterans’ care and other programs, citing a Joint Economic Committee report.
National News
Report reveals ‘dirty little secret’ of Trump’s agenda that may ‘stun most Americans’
President Donald Trump’s enormous Pentagon budget request comes with a “dirty little secret,” as Americans already pay far more for the military than its official budget suggests, writer David Vine argued in Mother Jones.“We’re already spending more—way more—than what the Pentagon reports, and most media…
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Poloncarz office files 2027 budget report; property tax rate to fall to $3.01
Erie County submitted its 2027 budget revenues-and-expenses report, saying assessment growth will let the county cut the property tax rate to $3.01 while the tax levy rises to $327.1 million; the full proposed budget is due Oct. 15.
