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Buffalo man sentenced to 15 years to life for 2025 West Side fatal shooting
Moises Cortijo was sentenced Oct. 13, 2026, to 15 years to life after a jury convicted him of murder and weapons charges in a July 2025 West Side shooting that killed David Ortiz-Ramos, officials said.
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Man receives five years’ probation after Buffalo West Side hit-and-run that killed pedestrian
State Supreme Court Justice Paul B. Wojtaszek sentenced 75-year-old Kaled Handal to five years' probation and revoked his license after Handal pleaded guilty to leaving the scene of a fatal April hit-and-run on Buffalo's West Side.
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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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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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Buffalo man Ernest Brown sentenced to 175 months in federal fentanyl conspiracy case, to run after prior murder term
Federal prosecutors say Ernest Brown of Buffalo was sentenced July 15, 2026 to 175 months for a fentanyl conspiracy; the term will be served consecutive to a prior 25‑years‑to‑life Erie County murder sentence.
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GOP ‘going nuts’ as deep red states face ‘cataclysmic down-ballot slaughter’: analyst
With just over a week until Election Day, Republicans are playing defense in states they usually don’t have to think about. One political scientist has a theory about why.“My theory on why the GOP is going nuts over the midterms in deep red states: Nobody…
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‘I starred in it’: Obama unloads on vicious attacks targeting Michigan Dem’s Muslim faith
DETROIT — As pundits and commentators question whether Michigan’s Democratic Party base is unified ahead of the Nov. 3 general election, the party brought one of its most formidable communicators — former President Barack Obama — into the Great Lakes state on Saturday to energize…
