Marlee Tuskes

2 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Attorneys representing social media companies argued in a Rochester courtroom Tuesday that the sites should not be held legally responsible for the racist mass shooting at Tops that killed 10 Black people on May 14, 2022. The argument was made to the New York Court of Appeals as they seek to dismiss the wrongful death lawsuit that was filed by some of the shooting victims’ families who say social media is partly to blame for the deaths of their loved ones.

3 weeks ago | wivb.com | Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A federal judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss one of the hate crime counts the Tops mass shooter is facing. Payton Gendron’s attorneys previously filed a motion to dismiss the charge tied to the people who were at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue during the racist attack on May 14, 2022, but not killed or injured. They argued that it was not directed at a specific, identifiable victim, and therefore should be dismissed.

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A federal judge on Monday denied a motion to dismiss one of the hate crime counts the Tops mass shooter is facing. Payton Gendron’s attorneys previously filed a motion to dismiss the charge tied to the people who were at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue during the racist attack on May 14, 2022, but not killed or injured. They argued that it was not directed at a specific, identifiable victim, and therefore should be dismissed.

1 month ago | wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Michael Gainer is no longer in the primary race for Buffalo mayor after fraud was discovered by a state supreme court judge on Monday, according to court documents obtained by WIVB News 4. State Senator Sean Ryan, who was endorsed by the Erie County Democratic Committee for Buffalo Mayor, filed an order alleging fraud. The court filing stated Gainer admitted to committing fraud in his petition for mayor. The petition was subsequently ruled invalid.

1 month ago | wivb.com | Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz is looking into the City of Buffalo’s proposed budget, saying that serious issues have been raised regarding the current state of the city’s finances. WIVB News 4 obtained a letter from a source that Poloncarz sent to Jeanette Robe, executive director of the Buffalo Fiscal Stability Authority. In the letter, Poloncarz said the city’s fiscal crisis started nearly a decade ago and that now is the time to solve the problems.