• Erie County prescription drug collection event

    Erie County prescription drug collection event
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Officials say in 2016, ten people die every week in Erie County as a result of the opioid epidemic. To help combat the problem, Erie County Health Department is holding a county wide drug take back event.
    On Friday, Erie County Health Commissioner, Doctor Gale Burstein and U.S. Attorney William Hocul, along with other officials urged the public to spread the word about opioid addiction.
    In an effort to combat to the problem, officials will be holding a countywide dru
  • Scholar Athlete: Alyssa Choboy

    Scholar Athlete: Alyssa Choboy
    BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) – On game days, Immaculata senior softball player Alyssa Choboy is busy. From school to club meetings to batting practice, the game and then work until 11:00 p.m…it’s hard to wonder how she maintains a GPA just below 100.
    “I don’t even know,” Choboy said with a laugh. “I do a lot of stuff, I’m constantly busy and I think that’s what helps me do stuff.”
    The Bears captain, who is also this year’s valedictor
  • Woman gets 100 years for cutting baby from womb

    Woman gets 100 years for cutting baby from womb
    DENVER, CO (AP) — A judge has sentenced a Colorado woman to 100 years in prison for cutting a nearly 8-month-old fetus from a stranger’s womb.
    A jury convicted 36-year-old Dynel Lane in February of attempting to kill Michelle Wilkins in 2015. Lane, who was sentenced Friday, was also convicted of assault and unlawful termination of a pregnancy. She had lured Wilkins with an ad for maternity clothes.
    Prosecutors say they were unable to charge Lane with murdering the unborn girl because
  • Buffalo Peacemakers increasing presence around schools

    Buffalo Peacemakers increasing presence around schools
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Buffalo Peacemakers are a well-known community group which has a presence at city-wide events and around neighborhoods. Now, they’re increasing their visibility at schools.
    “We need to increase our numbers to kind of guard from individuals who have bad intentions,” said Pastor James Giles, the organizer for the Peacemakers.  “We need to make it right for our children walking to and from school to make sure that safety is the numb
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  • Former IRS worker admits to stealing $18,500 in unemployment benefits

    Former IRS worker admits to stealing $18,500 in unemployment benefits
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Cheektowaga woman who formerly worked for the Internal Revenue Service admitted on Friday to lying to the government to collect unemployment benefits.
    Officials say Yvonne Borders, 43, collected unemployment benefits from 2009 through 2013 while working for the IRS, collecting a total of $18,550 she wasn’t entitled to. Investigators eventually caught up with her when the New York State Department of Labor began an investigation with the United State
  • Man charged with promoting prostitution, rape in Buffalo

    Man charged with promoting prostitution, rape in Buffalo
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A team of investigators with Amherst Police and Homeland Security teamed up to arrest a Buffalo man who now faces charges of rape and promoting prostitution.
    Officials say 29-year-old Randon Moultrie had been under investigation for several months after police caught onto what they called an enterprise he ran utilizing adult sites and social media to solicit women as prostitutes.
    Officers say Moultrie chose motel rooms in Amherst and Tonawanda to exploit the wom
  • Buffalo Bills introduce Shaq Lawson

    Buffalo Bills introduce Shaq Lawson
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Bills General Manager Doug Whaley wasted no time letting Shaq Lawson step to the podium at One Bills Drive on Friday afternoon.
    “I’m sure you guys are tired of looking at me, so without further ado, I wanna welcome the newest member of the Buffalo Bills, Mr. Shaq Lawson,” Whaley said.
    The 6’3″ former Clemson Tiger took the dais with a huge smile on his face.
    “Last night when I was waiting on that call, I knew Buffalo was sitting th
  • Verizon lays out “last, best final offer” for 39,000 strikers

    Verizon lays out “last, best final offer” for 39,000 strikers
    NEW YORK (WIVB) — Union and corporate negotiators involved in Verizon’s massive labor dispute sat down at the table on Thursday, with the unions receiving what Verizon officials called the “last, best final offer.”
    Included in the potential new agreement, should the CWA and IBEW unions accept it, includes a 7.5 percent wage increase over the contract term, layoff protection, continuation of 401k matching and a pension plan for elibile employees and healthcare coverag
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  • Parents advocate for long term funding of West Seneca Children’s Psychiatric Center

    Parents advocate for long term funding of West Seneca Children’s Psychiatric Center
    WEST SENECA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The western New York Children’s Psychiatric Center in West Seneca is in danger of closing in the future. Now parents are speaking out as to why the center is so important to their children.
    The Children’s Psychiatric Center has been a part of West Seneca for decades. But the funding formula only supports the facility on a short term basis. Which means with every passing year there’s a chance it could eventually be gone for good.
    “When
  • Chautauqua County man charged with vehicular manslaughter, more over fatal December crash

    Chautauqua County man charged with vehicular manslaughter, more over fatal December crash
    MAYVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — A grand jury in Chautauqua County handed up an indictment charging a local man with killing a 39-year-old Pennsylvania woman.
    Officials investigating a December crash that left Chelsea Hebner dead say John Hillman Junior crashed his vehicle while driving under the influence of alcohol. Hebner was a passenger in Hillman’s vehicle when officers say Hillman drove with a .13 percent blood alcohol content.
    “So much can change in the blink of an eye.
  • Mayor Brown recommends under 1 percent budget increase to $494M

    Mayor Brown recommends under 1 percent budget increase to $494M
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Branding a newly released 2016-2017 recommended budget as balanced and responsible, Mayor Brown proposed building upon progress in the Queen City by increasing the annual budget by just under one percent to $494 million.
    The city’s revenue is expected to remain consistent and abide by the New York State tax formula, holding consistent at $142.8 million. It also preserves a $33 million Buffalo fund balance and $37 million ‘Rainy Day’ fund.
    The b
  • Woman who survived lightning strike feels lucky to be alive

    Woman who survived lightning strike feels lucky to be alive
    HAGERSTOWN, Md. (AP) — The lightning bolt followed an explosive thunderclap, striking with such force that it cracked the stone observation tower where Appalachian Trail hikers Mollyann Hart and her sister Lauren Bognovitz had taken shelter and blasted them outside into the torrential rain.
    Bognovitz, who was dazed, saw her 21-year-old sister lying face down on the stone steps, bleeding from the head and convulsing from a seizure. Horrified, Bognovitz flipped her over, and Hart stopped bre
  • Gov. Cuomo: Give Medicaid to inmates before release

    Gov. Cuomo: Give Medicaid to inmates before release
    ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — Gov. Andrew Cuomo is seeking federal approval to extend Medicaid coverage to inmates who face serious health challenges immediately before they’re released from prison.
    Cuomo’s office announced Friday that New York is the first in the nation to make such a request.
    The Democratic governor says that too many inmates leave prison with serious mental health and addiction challenges and that helping them get the care they need improves their chances of
  • Evidence suggests girl dead found 35 years ago may have been from New York

    Evidence suggests girl dead found 35 years ago may have been from New York
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — New evidence suggests an unidentified girl found dead in Ohio 35 years ago may have been from New York.
    The homicide victim, who is being referred to as Jane Doe by detectives, was found in a ditch in April of 1981. When she was found, she had only been dead for less than two days.
    Just two months ago, forensic scientists completed a facial reconstruction of the girl, who was said to be in either her late teens or early twenties at the time of her death. Along w
  • Authorities: 11 charged in Rochester-area cocaine ring

    Authorities: 11 charged in Rochester-area cocaine ring
    ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — Federal authorities say nearly a dozen people have been charged in a major cocaine trafficking ring in Rochester.
    Prosecutors said Thursday that 11 people are charged with conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute five kilograms or more of cocaine and crack cocaine. Investigators say they seized drugs, more than $200,000 in cash and several firearms during the course of the probe.
    The defendants are accused of importing and distributing large amounts of cocaine
  • Norovirus forces cruise ship to dock in Virginia

    Norovirus forces cruise ship to dock in Virginia
    NORFOLK, Va. (WAVY) — A cruise ship docked in Norfolk has seen an outbreak of norovirus, according to the CDC.
    The CDC says 153 of the 917 passengers and six crew members have all reported being ill during the ship’s voyage.
    The cruise ship, Fred Olsen Cruise’s Balmoral, was welcomed into port at the Half Moone at Nauticus in Norfolk on Thursday.
    Passengers have told Media General contributor Erin Kelly that they were unable to dock in Bermuda due to the illness.
  • Trial in the works for Michigan hospital to treat kids with epilepsy with cannabidiol

    Trial in the works for Michigan hospital to treat kids with epilepsy with cannabidiol
    GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — A big development in the treatment of epilepsy in children is about to get underway on Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile.
    Helen Devos Children’s Hospital is in the final stages of approval to start testing cannabidiol oil in children who suffer from neurological disorders like epilepsy, Media General contributors have learned.
    “These are the cases, the children and the individuals, for whom no other therapy is working,” said Phil Gattone,
  • North Korea sends another US citizen to prison

    North Korea sends another US citizen to prison
    PYONGYANG, North Korea (AP) — North Korea on Friday sentenced a U.S. citizen of Korean heritage to 10 years in prison with hard labor after convicting him of espionage and subversion, the second American it has put behind bars this year.
    Kim Dong Chul was sentenced after a brief trial in Pyongyang by North Korea’s Supreme Court, which found him guilty of espionage and subversion under Articles 60 and 64 of the North’s criminal code.
    North Korea regularly accuses Washington and
  • Hacked: After bizarre video Tunsil’s NFL draft stock drops

    Hacked: After bizarre video Tunsil’s NFL draft stock drops
    CHICAGO (AP) — Laremy Tunsil tumbled down the NFL draft board Thursday night after a bizarre video of him was posted on his Twitter account minutes before the start of the proceedings, potentially costing the offensive lineman millions of dollars.
    The approximately 30-second video, which showed him smoking from a mask equipped with a bong, was posted to his verified Twitter account before quickly being deleted. The entire account was deactivated about 30 minutes later but the video was ano
  • At the Vatican, Biden calls for global commitment to cancer

    At the Vatican, Biden calls for global commitment to cancer
    VATICAN CITY (AP) — Saying cancer is a scourge with no boundaries, Vice President Joe Biden came to the Vatican on Friday to call for a global commitment to fund cancer research that benefits everyone, not just the “privileged and powerful.”
    Biden, who lost a son to cancer last year, used his appearance at a Vatican conference on regenerative medicine to urge philanthropists, corporations and governments to increase funding and information-sharing in a bid to “end cancer
  • PHOTOS: 2016 NFL Draft 1st Round Picks

    PHOTOS: 2016 NFL Draft 1st Round Picks
    CHICAGO (MEDIA GENERAL) — The first round picks of the 2016 NFL Draft.
    APP USERS | Tap here to view the gallery.
  • Alleged North Tonawanda bank robber captured by police

    Alleged North Tonawanda bank robber captured by police
    NORTH TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — An alleged bank robber wanted in North Tonawanda for a Wednesday incident has been captured by police.
    Police accused Zachary S. Gravell, 28, of robbing the Northwest Savings Bank on Meadow Drive.
    Gravell was seen in surveillance footage captured by the bank, leading to his arrest.
    The North Tonawanda man is suspected to have committed other bank robberies in Niagara County.
  • Fights follow Trump rally in Southern California, about 20 arrested

    Fights follow Trump rally in Southern California, about 20 arrested
    COSTA MESA, Calif. (AP) — Raucous protesters and supporters of Donald Trump violently confronted each other in California leading to some 20 arrests as the Republican presidential contender brought his campaign to conservative Orange County after sweeping the Northeast GOP primaries.
    Dozens of protesters were mostly peaceful Thursday as Trump gave his speech inside the Pacific Amphitheatre. After the event, however, the demonstration grew rowdy late in the evening and spilled into the stre
  • Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ coat is up for auction

    Prince’s ‘Purple Rain’ coat is up for auction
    CALABASAS, Calif. (AP) — A rare piece of movie memorabilia from Prince’s 1984 classic film “Purple Rain” is hitting the auction block.
    Prince donned the black and white blazer with leather sleeves while riding a motorcycle with co-star Apollonia Kotero.
    “It’s definitely the most important piece of screen-worn Prince clothing that’s ever come up for auction,” said Joe Maddalena, president of the Calabasas, California-based auction house, Profiles in
  • Friend of alleged Charleston church shooter entering plea

    Friend of alleged Charleston church shooter entering plea
    CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — A friend of the man accused of gunning down nine parishioners during a Bible study in a South Carolina church is appearing before a judge on Friday, April 29 at 1:00 p.m. to plead guilty to federal charges.
    Under a plea agreement signed by 21-year-old Joey Meek and federal prosecutors, Meek will plead guilty to lying to authorities and failing to report a crime. He appears before U.S. District Judge Richard Gergel on Friday in Charleston.
    Authorities allege Meek fa
  • VIDEO: Sports reporter accidentally rips pants during interview

    VIDEO: Sports reporter accidentally rips pants during interview
    UNCASVILLE, Conn. (MEDIA GENERAL) – Reporters always do their best to get the story. Sometimes, however, they become the story – and it’s rarely for a good reason.
    WTNH sports reporter John Pierson was interviewing Chiney Ogwumike during the Connecticut Sun’s media day Thursday. Everything was going great until, well, Pierson nearly “mooned the Sun.”
    As part of playful banter with Ogwumike, Pierson bent down to touch the floor. Right away, Pierson knew someth
  • Police: Drunk man crashes into Orchard Park gas line barrier while 3 times over legal limit

    Police: Drunk man crashes into Orchard Park gas line barrier while 3 times over legal limit
    ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) — A man with a history of drunk driving has landed in hot water with Orchard Park police after a Thursday crash.
    Police responded to the scene of a car that crashed into a alleyway pole when they say they found Kevin Boyle unharmed, but intoxicated.
    The pole that ended Boyle’s drive was in place to protect a number of gas lines and meters.
    While investigating the situation, officers say they found an open liquor bottle in Boyle’s vehicle. After te
  • Do Dyson hand dryers actually spread more germs?

    Do Dyson hand dryers actually spread more germs?
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A study says using a hand dryer spreads 1,300 times as many germs around bathrooms as drying with a paper towel does.
    When media outlets started reporting this a couple weeks ago, they used headlines like “Using a Dyson hand dryer is like setting off a viral bomb in the bathroom.”
    There are a few things about the study you should consider. The bottom line is: It doesn’t mean you should stop using hand dryers.
    The researchers looked at three dif
  • Suspicious Buffalo fire destroys 1 home, spreads to 2 others

    Suspicious Buffalo fire destroys 1 home, spreads to 2 others
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a two-alarm fire began at a Hazelwood Ave. home, the blaze quickly spread to two others early Friday morning.
    Starting on the porch of 267 Hazelwood just after 3 a.m., the fire spread to the adjacent houses to the left and the right and even lit one homeowner’s car on fire.
    The owner of the burning car, Carlette Bradley, told News 4 the house fire was “unbelievable.”
    “The house was just totally consumed next door,” Bradle
  • Buffalo fire destroys 1 home, spreads to 2 others

    Buffalo fire destroys 1 home, spreads to 2 others
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — After a two-alarm fire began at a Hazelwood Ave. home, the blaze quickly spread to two others early Friday morning.
    Starting on the porch of 267 Hazelwood just after 3 a.m., the fire spread to the adjacent houses to the left and the right and even lit one homeowner’s car on fire.
    The owner of the burning car, Carlette Bradley, told News 4 the house fire was “unbelievable.”
    “The house was just totally consumed next door,” Bradle
  • Doug Whaley comments on Shaq Lawson draft pick

    Doug Whaley comments on Shaq Lawson draft pick
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – The Buffalo Bills selected Shaq Lawson with the 19th pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Lawson is a defensive end from Clemson where he finished among the nation’s leaders in tackles for loss with 25.5 and 12.5 sacks.
    “We are extremely excited to have Shaq Lawson. We never thought he would get dropped to us at 19,” Bills General Manager Doug Whaley said on Thursday night. “As it got closer and closer we all said let’s keep our moths s
  • Alix Rice’s mother speaks to local drunk drivers

    Alix Rice’s mother speaks to local drunk drivers
    AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB)- Tammy Schuler looked drunk drivers in the eyes Thursday night.
    “I know James Corasanti did not set out to kill my daughter July 8, of 2011. But he did. It was not an accident, it was the result of someone who thought they could operate a motor-vehicle after consuming too much alcohol,” she said before a Victim Impact Panel at the Amherst Town Court.
    She’s a regular speaker at these panels, which are organized through Erie County’s Stop DWI progr
  • Gallery: Past NFL No. 1 selections

    Gallery: Past NFL No. 1 selections
    (WIVB) — See the current and former top picks from the NFL draft.
    GALLERY | Click here if on the News 4 app. 
  • State Police use social media to make reckless driving arrest

    State Police use social media to make reckless driving arrest
    NEW HAVEN, Conn. (WTNH) — Busted via Instagram? That’s how Connecticut State Police arrested a New Haven man on reckless driving and a host of other charges.
    Troopers launched an investigation in November of 2015 into illegal and reckless driving on New Haven streets byATV riders. They discovered an Instagram account “Reckless_203” which contained a number of videos showcasing the operation of motorcycles, four-wheelers, and dirt bikes.
    Using landmarks, Troopers were able
  • How old should your child be before they stay home alone?

    How old should your child be before they stay home alone?
    YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio (WKBN) – With summer break approaching, parents will have to decide whether to find a babysitter or let their children stay home alone.
    “There’s no set age in the Ohio Revised Code for parents to leave their children alone,” said Youngstown Police Department Investigator J.D. Rowley. “Obviously you’re not going to leave a 4-year-old home alone. They don’t have enough sense to know how to get a phone in case of an emergency.”
    YPD ar
  • Buffalo Bills pick DE Shaq Lawson with 19th overall

    Buffalo Bills pick DE Shaq Lawson with 19th overall
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Repairing a defense that has lost some of its muster since last season was a top priority in the Buffalo Bills draft war room, leading the team to pick defensive end Shaq Lawson with the 19th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft.
    The pick comes just months after the team parted ways with Defensive End Mario Williams, who waned in production in his last season with the team’s once-sack-leading defense. With Lawson, a former Clemson Tiger, on the team, the Def
  • NY attorney general announces settlement with ticket brokers

    NY attorney general announces settlement with ticket brokers
    NEW YORK (AP) — New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman on Tuesday announced a $2.76 million settlement with six ticket brokers as part of its investigation into the concert and sports ticketing industry.
    “New Yorkers deserve a fairer ticket marketplace,” Schneiderman said in a statement. “Our office will continue to enforce New York’s ticket laws by investigating ticket brokers who are breaking our laws, and making them pay for their illegal acts.”
    The se
  • Amber Alert activated for 2 children abducted from CNY town

    Amber Alert activated for 2 children abducted from CNY town
    FRANKFORT, N.Y. (NEWS10) – The New York State Police has activated an Amber Alert and is investigating a child abduction out of Herkimer County.
    Police said the abduction took place around 2:20 p.m. on April 22 near West Main Street in the village of Frankfort.
    Police are looking for 21-month-old Jordan D. Lints II. He is of unknown race and has brown hair and brown eyes. They are also looking for Mariah Seelbach. She is about 3-years old with brown hair and green eyes and of unknown race.
  • Ex-boyfriend confesses to murder of NT woman in South Carolina

    Ex-boyfriend confesses to murder of NT woman  in South Carolina
     
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) —South Carolina police are piecing together details of the murder of Shannon Ditillio, a young North Tonawanda mother following a confession by her ex-boyfriend.
    Christopher Kalb confessed to shooting her in the face in an empty lot in Myrtle Beach, South Carolina on April 10. She was found the next day.
    The confession is included in a search warrant obtained by News 4 from New Brunswick County where Kalb remains in jail on a separate domestic violence charge.
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  • National Fuel seeks first rate hike since 2007 in WNY

    National Fuel seeks first rate hike since 2007 in WNY
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Customers of National Fuel could soon be paying higher prices for natural gas. The company officially has filed for its first rate hike in nearly a decade.
    The hike, filed with the New York State Public Service Commission, seeks to raise monthly bills by an average of $5.75 under normal weather conditions. Officials at National Fuel say it’s time for a hike in order to modernize and replace aging pipeline infrastructure and implement technology to ensure s
  • Special students tap into math program to learn life skills

    Special students tap into math program to learn life skills
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – It’s a high school math competition where students match wits, in a fun way, and thousands of students across the country are taking part.About 900 students in Western New York participated in MoneySKILL Mania, representing 13 schools.
    But at the Occupational Training Center in Buffalo, a school for special education students from Buffalo Public Schools, a group of 15 students stayed after school to learn life skills through the MoneySKILL program—skills
  • Reward offered for man wanted on gun charges

    Reward offered for man wanted on gun charges
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A hunt is on for a man wanted in Pennsylvania on gun charges who may still be in western New York.
    Officers say they’re searching for Angel Deleon, a 44-year-old with a shaved head and numerous tattoos on his neck. Police in Lancaster say he’s committed gun and drug related offenses.
    While they’re on the hunt, police say the public should be aware he could be armed and dangerous, however they’re asking for the public’s help.
    Anybody
  • Elected women are standing up together, pushing for more representation in office

    Elected women are standing up together, pushing for more representation in office
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — From the national and state levels to local government, statistics show women are underrepresented in public office.
    “It sometimes feels lonely,” said Kathy Hochul, New York’s Lieutenant Governor.  “It’s tough and women need to find other women who are running for office.”
    Finding women holding positions isn’t easy. The United States ranks 95th in the world for women represented in office. Rwanda, Bolivia and Cuba l
  • Town hall meeting to tackle opioid addiction problem in WNY

    Town hall meeting to tackle opioid addiction problem in WNY
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – Erie County is trying to get a grip on the growing opioid epidemic.
    County and local officials have scheduled a Town Hall Meeting to deal with the problem head-on.
    “The entire amount of population gain we saw in the last 20 years will disappear in two years because of these overdose deaths,” said Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz.
    County health officials say more than two hundred people died because of heroin last year.
    They expect that numbe
  • Volunteers, people with multiple sclerosis gear up for Walk M.S. this Saturday

    Volunteers, people with multiple sclerosis gear up for Walk M.S. this Saturday
    TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Tonawanda woman and her husband will be volunteering with Walk M.S. at Canalside Saturday because they are committed to the cause of finding a cure for multiple sclerosis.
    Debby Bird was 39 years old and a single mother of two when she was first diagnosed with M.S. in 1991.
    “It really didn’t hit me right away and then, eventually, it’s like you have this the rest of your life,” she says. “You have to deal with it.”
    Multiple scl
  • Volunteers, people with multiple sclerosis gear up for Walk M-S this Saturday

    Volunteers, people with multiple sclerosis gear up for Walk M-S this Saturday
    TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB)  A Tonawanda woman and her husband will be volunteering with Walk MS at Canalside Saturday because they are committed to the cause of finding a cure for multiple sclerosis.
    Debby Bird was 39 years old and a single mother of two when she was first diagnosed with M.S. in 1991.
    “It really didn’t hit me right away and then, eventually, it’s like you have this the rest of your life,” she says. “You have to deal with it.”
    Multiple scleros
  • Local analyst weighs in on BPS election

    Local analyst weighs in on BPS election
    BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Ten candidates remain in the running for the Buffalo School Board and only six seats are open to fill.
    Collen Russell and Board President, James Sampson are booted off the ballot. There’s a push from high power officials and the teacher’s union to break up the board’s 5- 4 majority.
    “The majority that was elected a few years ago, was a reform majority that really challenged a lot of the assumptions and past practices of the previous majority a

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