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‘It looks like the dumps’: Angola squatter’s possessions raise questions over downtown clean up
ANGOLA, N.Y. (WKBW) — A pile of trash has sat just off Main Street in Angola for months. Local businesses say it’s driving away customers, but the building owner’s hands are tied, because everything belongs to a squatter. Just off Main Street in Angola is one of...
Loved ones react to 19 year-old’s guilty plea in Amherst crash that killed 3 teens
BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) – A 19-year-old from Colden could face a shorter sentence after admitting to causing a deadly crash in Amherst last year that killed three of her friends. Jayla Mueller pleaded guilty to manslaughter and reckless driving that claimed the lives of 19-year-old Isabella French, 18-year-old Azathiel Pabon and 20-year-old Dakota Eldridge. “She […]
Man airlifted after crash on I-43 NB in Sheboygan Co., lanes closed
SHEBOYGAN, Wis. — A 51-year-old man from Milwaukee was transported by flight for life after a crash Thursday morning on Interstate 43 Northbound near mile marker 116 in the Town of Holland. In the same car was a 59-year-old passenger also from Milwaukee. According to Seboygan's sheriff's office, he...
N.Y. Lottery: Player claims $1M in scratch-off game; 3 prizes remain
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A New York Lottery player has claimed a $1 million prize on a scratch-off game. Dawn Flierl of Lake View, New York, has claimed the prize on the Xtreme Winnings scratch-off game, which was purchased at NEHA Enterprises, located at 4878 Lakeshore Rd. in Hamburg.
Boy, 12, missing for four years is the fourth body to be found in chilling house of horrors
More than 160 complaints have been made over the years about the home where a missing 12-year-old’s body was found, with at least three other bodies reportedly discovered there. Jaylen Griffin’s body was found, decomposed, at the property on Sheffield Avenue in South Buffalo, New York, nearly four years...
Vulnerable teen missing in Cheektowaga
CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. — Cheektowaga Police need your help in locating a missing, vulnerable teenager. Sixteen-year-old Mosi Gibson, left his Maryvale home sometime between 3am and 6am Thursday morning. He wears glasses and police say his hair is longer than what is shown in the picture. He was last seen...
Woman pleads guilty in hit and run crash in South Buffalo
BUFFALO, N.Y. — A Buffalo woman has pleaded guilty in connection with a hit and run accident during St. Patrick's Day weekend in South Buffalo. Maggie A. Coyle, 49, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Buffalo City Court to one count of Leaving the Scene of an Incident without Reporting Resulting in Personal Injury, and one count of Driving While Intoxicated.
Reading scores lag across WNY
A majority of pupils read at their grade level in only 19 of 99 school districts across Western New York. Overall, only 39 percent of third, fourth and fifth graders read at grade level. Another 31 percent lack even basic skills. Poverty and instruction are key factors. A school bus...
A bed bug infestation in Buffalo public housing
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Bed bugs are out of control at the Buffalo’s Municipal Housing Authority’s Lyndon B. Johnson Apartments, according to tenants who say the infestation is just one of many problems at the 10-story building at Main Street and Humboldt Parkway. “Everyone in this building has...
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