WBEN Extra: Oklahoma Tornadoes

Sentenced

Kellogg Sentenced for Crash That Killed Baby


Buffalo, NY (WBEN) It's 15 years in jail for a woman who admitted she was drunk when she caused a crash that claimed a baby's life.

IRS & Tea Party

IRS Official Lerner: I did nothing wrong



(AP) The Internal Revenue Service official at the center of the storm over the agency's targeting of conservative groups has told Congress she did nothing wrong and has invoked her constitutional right to not answer lawmakers' questions.
Damages

Oklahoma Tornado Damage Could Top $2 Billion


MOORE, Okla. (AP) - The Oklahoma Insurance Department says a preliminary damage estimate could top $2 billion for the tornado that hit the Oklahoma City suburb of Moore.

Tornados

Anatomy Of A Tornado: How It Happened


The United States averages about one EF5 a year, but Oklahoma's was their  first  in nearly two years.
By comparison, around here, the 7 county WNY region has had 16 tornados in the past 13 years, averaging 1.23 per year,  former Buffalo Chief Meterologist Tom Niziol says.


INSIDE: More With Niziol | How Tornados Form
School Budgets

Clarence Among Six Budgets in WNY Rejected By Voters



The three highest tax hikes proposed by Niagara County districts- Niagara Wheatfield, Lewiston-Porter, and Wilson--  were all turned down, along with budgets in  Clarence & Alden in Erie County, and Bemus Point in Chautauqua County.
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