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Concertgoer partially paralyzed after band member stage-dived at NY show
BUFFALO, New York (WJW) – A concertgoer has a long road to recovery after a crowd surfing accident during a punk rock show left her partially paralyzed last month. Bird Piché, 24, attended Trophy Eyes’ concert at Mohawk Place, a music venue in Buffalo, New York on April 30.
New defendants added in Five Star Bank’s lawsuit against restaurant owner over alleged fraud
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — An updated civil complaint in a lawsuit by Five Star Bank against local restaurant owner Katherine Mott has revealed new details, implicating additional defendants in a nearly $19-million fraud scheme. According to a report from Buffalo Business First, the lawsuit now includes defendants Kristina Bourne, Robert...
Rochester ranked fifth in city poverty report
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester has ranked fifth in a report on child poverty trends released by the New York State Comptroller. The report revealed that Rochester was ranked number five on the list of cities with the highest poverty rankings in the U.S. Statistics showed between 40% to 46% of children in Syracuse, Rochester, […]
Buffalo dedicates park-like space to victims on second anniversary of racist mass shooting
The city of Buffalo on Tuesday marked the second anniversary of a racist mass shooting that killed 10 Black people with the dedication of a memorial space honoring the victims.Anchoring the space outside the Tops supermarket targeted in the attack is a sculpture entitled “Unity,” which features purple metal pillars representing each person killed. Three gold pillars represent those who were wounded.The sculpture by Buffalo artist Valeria Cray and her son, Hiram Cray, is part of the newly constructed 5/14 Tops Honor Space, a small park-like area with benches, pillars and gardens.“It’s still so traumatic,” said Buffalo resident Lisa...
Soup kitchen in Lockport gets dedicated to the woman who started it all
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Salvation Army’s soup kitchen in Lockport welcomes the entire community to come join them for a warm meal. Throughout the past four decades, the Sister Mary Loretto soup kitchen has helped serve more than 1.2 million meals to the community. On Wednesday, they honored the woman who started it all. […]
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