Charlie Specht
The Buffalo News
Buffalo, NY, United States
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Analysis: Casilio faces tough task in defeating three-term incumbent Poloncarz
Casilio, a businesswoman who has never run for elected office, will need to overpower three-term incumbent Mark C. Poloncarz and raise an estimated $1 million if she stands a chance at an upset victory. → Read More
Buffalo parents file class-action lawsuit against city over lack of fluoride in water
"Buffalo's residents and community leaders were completely in the dark about (the city's) actions until recent bombshell media reports sparking fury in the community," the lawsuit filed in State Supreme Court states, referring to The News' first story on the issue published earlier this month. → Read More
Tonawanda man arrested for brandishing knife at Central Library
Terry Austin, 25, was charged with a misdemeanor count of menacing, officials said. → Read More
Fire causes heavy damage to four Springville apartment units
The property manager said that the tenants in all four units have been displaced by the blaze. → Read More
Details revealed on more Buffalo blizzard deaths as 35 names are disclosed
The Buffalo News obtained a list with the names of 35 people who died due to the blizzard in Erie County. Nearly all of the newly identified victims died in Buffalo. Here's what we know. → Read More
Poloncarz calls Buffalo blizzard response 'embarrassing'; Brown suggests county exec struggling under the pressure
Erie County Executive Mark C. Poloncarz said during a news conference Wednesday said that the county had taken over snow removal efforts in a large chunk of the city, from Broadway at the Cheektowaga line to the waterfront. → Read More
Man critically injured in Broadway-Fillmore shooting
A Buffalo man was shot and critically injured Saturday in the Broadway-Fillmore neighborhood, police said. → Read More
In Hochul vs. Zeldin, WNY money pours in from developers, unions and a dead person
Deep-pocketed donors in Western New York have opened their wallets to chip in more than $1.7 million this year to the campaigns of Gov. Kathy Hochul, a Democrat, and Rep. Lee Zeldin, her Republican challenger. → Read More
Second Paladino campaign aide has criminal record
Vish Burra, the spokesperson for Carl P. Paladino's congressional campaign, was convicted of drug possession in 2014, The Buffalo News has learned. He is the second Paladino campaign associate in → Read More
BMHA offers rare opportunity to apply for Section 8 voucher program
The Housing Choice Voucher Program, which gives low-income people access to funds they can use to pay rent in private homes of their choice, traditionally has a waiting list of → Read More
Convicted sex offender linked to Paladino campaign for Congress
Joel Sartori, a 63-year-old Lancaster resident whom law enforcement considers a “moderate risk” to the public, was listed as the assistant treasurer of the Paladino for Congress campaign in documents → Read More
How some of Buffalo’s early suburban neighborhoods were designed to keep Black people out
Racist language in land deeds remains in approximately hundreds – and possibly thousands – of Erie County property records, an investigation by The Buffalo News has found. → Read More
Rochester removed racial covenants from some properties. Here's how to research your own land deed
A homeowner may be able to find out if the land they live on was racially covenanted by consulting the legal documents they received when they purchased the home. But → Read More
A mourning Black community celebrates Juneteenth in Buffalo with pride
Exuberance coursed through the sun-soaked crowd gathered for the Juneteenth parade Saturday. But the pain and sadness of last month's racist massacre at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue was evident. → Read More
Niagara Falls slow to provide details of incident after officer stabbed, suspect shot, hospitalized
Other than specifying that a man first attacked officers, Niagara Falls Police and Mayor Robert Restaino have provided the public with little information. Basic details, such as the names of → Read More
Timeline: Racial crimes against Black people in the Buffalo region
Here is a look at some racial crimes stretching back decades in Western New York. → Read More
A racist gunman came for Buffalo, but 'racism is not new here'
As Buffalo seeks to heal from this month's hate-fueled attack, advocates say, the city must reckon with its own legacy of racism. → Read More
After Tops shooting, a renewed discussion on race in Buffalo: 'People want to talk about it'
Leaders in the Black community say there may be a chance to turn the tragedy into a turning point on race in Buffalo. → Read More
Even in New York, 'red flags' don't always stop shooters
The gunman in Saturday's racist massacre was on the radar of state police more than a year before his rampage. He underwent a required mental health evaluation, but still could → Read More
Buffalo police credited with saving lives, but gunman's surrender is questioned
The quick response of Buffalo Police may have prevented the death toll from surpassing the 10 victims who were slain at Tops Markets on Jefferson Avenue on Saturday, authorities said. → Read More