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Six people plead guilty for involvement in Lake View homicide
HAMBURG, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced Friday that six people pleaded guilty to their involvement in a stabbing that took place July 10, 2022, in a wooded area near Heltz Road in Lake View. According to the district attorney's office, 25-year-old Brendan Benoit of Boston was stabbed multiple times and found dead at the scene.
Buffalo woman charged after toddler found in feces-covered cage
A Buffalo woman is facing charges after her 2-year-old son was found in a makeshift cage covered in feces, according to New York State Police. Troopers announced this week that Naesha R. Lumpkin, 24, was charged with child endangerment after troopers went to her Chadduck Avenue home to execute a felony warrant on an unrelated crime on Feb. 8. While at the home, troopers found a 2-year-old boy inside the makeshift cage - a playpen covered by a portion of a crib that was tied down on three sides, preventing the toddler from exiting, according to State Police.
Buffalo man pleads guilty to fatal Kensington Avenue shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — The Erie County District Attorney's Office announced 30-year-old Jerry L. Simpson of Buffalo pleaded guilty Thursday in State Supreme Court to one count of first-degree manslaughter. The district attorney's office said on January 5, 2023, Simpson shot two people with an illegal gun on the...
'This is really horrific': Person of interest in deadly Zenner Street shooting now charged with murder
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — 31-year-old Dale Cummings, the person of interest in the deadly shooting on Zenner Street, was previously facing a weapons charge but has now been charged with murder. Cummings was arraigned on an indictment charging him with one count of first-degree murder, two counts of second-degree...
Woman partially paralyzed when singer did a stage dive at Buffalo concert shows signs of improvement
BUFFALO, N.Y. — There's an update on a Western New York woman who was partially paralyzed after attending a punk concert in downtown Buffalo earlier this month. Bird Piché, 24, was in the crowd at Mohawk Place when the lead singer of the band Trophy Eyes did a stage dive into the audience, landing on Piche.
Josh's Forecast: Summer warmth builds over the next few days, Northern Lights potential tonight
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — With enough clear sky tonight, there's a small chance at seeing the Northern Lights tonight, thanks to the fact that the magnetosphere is still "charged" due to a recent solar flare. Don't expect the caliber of show though that we had the other week. Patchy areas of fog will form overnight and will linger into Sunday. Expect a stretch of summer like warmth in the coming days with highs well into the 80s early next week.
The grandparents scam: Local senior reports being scammed out of $16,000
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s called “the Grandparents scam.” And it all starts with a phone call seeking to get your money to bail a loved one out of jail. A Buffalo family contacted Call for Action after filing a police report on Monday. The family, who does not want to be named, wants the […]
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