Marlee Tuskes

Buffalo

Weekend Nightside Anchor and Reporter at WIVB-TV (Buffalo, NY)

WIVB @news4buffalo anchor & reporter • @NewhouseSU & @UBuffalo/@UBSpectrum alum • cat mom • opinions are my own

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Michael Gainer off primary ballot for Buffalo mayor

2 weeks 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.
Poloncarz concerned by ‘serious issues’ in proposed Buffalo budget

2 weeks 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.
Federal trial for Tops mass shooter could be adjourned to later date

2 weeks ago | wivb.com | Kayleigh Hunter-Gasperini |Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The federal trial of the man who killed 10 people in a racist mass shooting in 2022 could end up being pushed to a later date. Jury selection is currently scheduled for January 5, 2026, but the court says it’s not “set in stone.” In court documents obtained by WIVB News 4, the defense argues if jury selection commences in January, penalty phase deliberations would occur around the same time as the anniversary of the shooting.
Scanlon’s campaign asks BOE to clarify contribution limits in Ryan’s campaign

3 weeks ago | wivb.com | Katie Skoog |Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Acting Buffalo Mayor Chris Scanlon’s campaign, along with attorney Laurence Laufer, sent a letter to the New York State Board of Elections asking them to clarify contribution limits in State Senator Sean Ryan’s campaign for Buffalo mayor. In the letter, Laufer accused Ryan of a “sweeping evasion of election law limits” and asked the board to confirm if he is taking money from his senate campaign fund to his mayoral campaign.
Libraries pushing back against plans to eliminate federal service, funding

1 month ago | wivb.com | Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — If you’ve recently been to a Buffalo and Erie County Public Library, you might have found a notice — either posted, or inside a book — with a QR code. When scanned, it details a recent executive order from the Trump administration eliminating the Institute of Museum and Library Services.
Boulevard Mall project to move forward after dispute on eminent domain process

1 month ago | wivb.com | Marlee Tuskes |Katie Skoog

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa said Wednesday that the project to redevelop the Boulevard Mall into a mixed-use town center is moving forward as scheduled. Kulpa’s update followed a report by The Buffalo News on Wednesday that Kulpa and Douglas Jemal, the owner of Douglas Development — one of the site’s primary developers — are sparring over how long the eminent domain process is taking. “One person can’t just say, ‘Hey, let’s stop the public process,’” Kulpa said.
Boulevard Mall project to move forward after dispute on eminent domain process

1 month ago | yahoo.com | Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Town Supervisor Brian Kulpa said Wednesday that the project to redevelop the Boulevard Mall into a mixed-use town center is moving forward as scheduled. Kulpa’s update followed a report by The Buffalo News on Wednesday that Kulpa and Douglas Jemal, the owner of Douglas Development — one of the site’s primary developers — are sparring over how long the eminent domain process is taking. “One person can’t just say, ‘Hey, let’s stop the public process,’” Kulpa said.
New motion filed to change trial venue in Tops shooter case

1 month ago | wivb.com | Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The defense team representing the gunman in the Tops mass shooting has filed a new motion to change the venue for the federal trial. Gendron shot and killed 10 people and injured three others in a racist attack at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue on May 14, 2022. He could face the death penalty if convicted. The attorneys for Payton Gendron are requesting the trial be transferred to the New York City area.
Motion filed to delay federal Gendron trial

1 month ago | wivb.com | Marlee Tuskes

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The attorneys representing the Tops mass shooter have asked a judge to delay his federal trial by a year. Payton Gendron’s legal team filed a motion this week requesting an adjournment of the current trial start date – Sept. 8 – and asked for it to be pushed back exactly one year. Gendron’s defense team laid out its proposed trial schedule, which would start next Monday with a motion to change venue. The motion requests that the trial take place outside of Western New York.
Bills employee ‘Slick Rick’ gifted car from West Herr

2 months ago | wivb.com | Marlee Tuskes

HAMBURG, N.Y. (WIVB) — It’s been one week since Josh Allen shouted out “Slick Rick in the mailroom” during the QB’s MVP speech. It was a life-changing moment for Roderick Morrow, who never expected his name to be brought up on national television. “It was like, wow,” Morrow said. “I’m a nobody … I’m just an average guy! Why would you say my name? But I guess, like he said, Josh is that guy. He sees everyone from top to bottom.”Friday marked another emotional day for Morrow.