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Canceled DHS job fair draws praise, criticism

The decision by Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz to cancel a scheduled federal DHS and ICE job fair at the Buffalo Niagara Convention Center has drawn a mixed bag of reactions.
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2 charged in connection to May double shooting on Jefferson

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Two people have been charged in connection to a May shooting on Jefferson Avenue that left two people hurt, Buffalo police said Friday. Kenion Jones, 26, and Elijah Feaster, 32, were both charged. The shooting happened on the 1300 block of Jefferson Avenue, near East Utica Street and Laurel Stree
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Nepal flooding leaves Western New York’s Bhutanese-Nepali community heartbroken

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — A collapsing glacier unleashed water across Nepal in a disaster of unimaginable scale. More than 7,000 miles away, Western New Yorkers who once lived in Nepal's refugee camps are heartbroken. Bishnu Adhikari and Kala Tiwari are Bhutanese who were exiled to Nepal and lived there...
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Cast and crew from Filthy Fortunes in town to tape two shows

The cast and crew from the Discovery channel’s hit show Filthy Fortunes are currently in Western New York filming two shows. The episodes, filmed in West Seneca and Buffalo, will air in the spring. Across America, fortunes hide in attics, basements and garages. Filthy Fortunes, starring downsizing expert Matt...
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5,000 Person Concert Venue is Official in Western New York

5,000 Person Concert Venue is Official in Western New York
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Man Asks Woman ‘Are You Okay?’ at North Tonawanda Tops, Then She Punches Him...

POLICE AUDIO CAN BE FOUND AT THE END OF THIS ARTICLE: Law enforcement received a call around 1:12pm on August 18th after reports of an assault and mental health crisis at Tops in North Tonawanda. The 911 caller and victim told police that he was shopping inside Tops when he saw a woman who looked […]
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West Seneca to celebrate 175th anniversary & America 250 with ‘A Perfect Union on...

Free community event set for Sept. 12 features car show, live music, food trucks, family activities. The Town of West Seneca will celebrate two milestone anniversaries from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12: “A Perfect Union on Union Road” will take place in front of West Seneca Town Hall (1250 Union Road), to mark Wes
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Western New York’s radioactive legacy spurs calls for action from Hochul

Gov. Kathy Hochul has declined to make an in-person visit to residents struggling to navigate a joint state and federal investigation into radiological material buried in their backyards.
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Federal audit claims lack of ‘adequate oversight’ of lead-based paint in BMHA public housing

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Municipal Housing Authority did not have adequate oversight of lead-based paint in its public housing, according to a new audit report released by the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The audit report, released publicly on Aug. 20,
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Buffalo Diocese in court over $326M clergy abuse settlement

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Clergy abuse survivors and parishioners packed a federal courtroom in Buffalo Wednesday for a hearing on a proposed $326 million settlement with the Diocese of Buffalo. The Diocese filed for bankruptcy 6 years ago over nearly 900 Child Victims Act cases. "It's been a long,...

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