Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz touted the county’s financial stability and its investments in local infrastructure at his 2026 State of the County address on ThursdayA 77-year-old man has been formally accused of murdering his wife last December. Anderson Tate, Sr., of Buffalo, was indicted Thursday for the alleged murder of his wife, 70-year-old Patricia Tate, in the late night hours of Dec. 30, 2025. Brian Scott Lorenzo, the man suspected in the killing of a young mother in Tonawanda in 1993, has been found guilty once again in his third trial in connection to the slaying, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Friday.The American Red Cross urges donors to give blood or platelets now to help hospitals and transfusion centers stay prepared to help all patients in the busy spring and summer months. Bills GM Beandon Beane was back at it Thursday night, moving back from the team's original spot at No. 26, back to No. 28, and then again to No. 31 before sliding out of the first round once again.