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Amherst Man Sentenced to 78 Months for Receipt of Child Pornography
Marcus Elliott of Amherst was sentenced July 15, 2026 to 78 months in prison and 30 years supervised release after a conviction for receipt of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office announced.
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Traffic advisory: Old Home Days at Island Park, Williamsville — July 14–17, 2026
Amherst Police warn of heavy pedestrian and vehicle traffic and possible lane closures for Old Home Days at Island Park in Williamsville, July 14–17, 2026 (11 a.m.–11 p.m.).
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Amherst parade closes Main Street Tuesday evening
Amherst Police say Main Street between Youngs Road and Union Road will close at 6 p.m. Tuesday for the Old Home Days parade in Williamsville.
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Amherst: shots fired at vehicle on I-990; no injuries
Amherst police say a vehicle was shot at early July 9 on I-990 at Audubon Parkway. No injuries were reported and the case remains under investigation.
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MAGA senator flooded with payment requests after Trump blasts phone number online
Sen. Tom Cotton (R-AR) was bombarded with phone calls Saturday after President Donald Trump publicly shared what he said was the senator’s phone number, and the flood soon spread to payment requests after a journalist found a Venmo account linked to it.As flagged by The…
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Trucking bankruptcies mount as Trump’s war forces drivers to take dire measures: report
Well over a dozen small trucking operators filed for bankruptcy over the past month amid soaring diesel prices, and an increasing number of truck drivers have been forced to adopt extreme cost-saving measures, The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.“Out at the fuel bays, truckers spoke…
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Cursing Trump mourns lost ‘simple life’: ‘I could have been in Monte Carlo!’
President Donald Trump mourned the loss of his life prior to entering politics during his rally in Ohio Saturday night, telling attendees he “didn’t have to” be “working my a-- off” and could have instead opted to live a private life in luxury.“I had a…
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