The president of Williamsville loan agency, Woodhill Capital Corporation, 71 year old Richard Teplitsky, has been charged with defrauding over $10 million from more than 100 victims, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said Tuesday.Henry Wojtaszek attended Tuesday’s Niagara County Legislature meeting where he told lawmakers his return to Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corp. has been clouded by “pure politics.”Buffalo Comptroller Barbara Miller-Williams announced on Tuesday that she is appealing a recent ruling after the Appellate Division of the New York State Supreme Court upheld a judge’s previous decision in the city’s financial battle.A Buffalo man has been arraigned on a murder charge in connection with the city's first homicide of 2026. Lamont Kirk, 39, of Buffalo, pleaded not guilty to a single count of second-degree murder in the death of Jessica EmeryPeople are encouraged to leave a bag of non-perishable food items by their mailboxes this Saturday for letter carriers to collect as part of the “Stamp Out Hunger” food drive.