Boy Scouts Approve Plan to Accept Openly Gay Boys
GRAPEVINE, Texas (AP) -- The Boy Scouts of America's National Council has voted to ease a long-standing ban and allow openly gay boys to be accepted as Scouts.
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| Residency Rules |
Erie County Legislature Approves Residency Requirements
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) By a 6-5 vote, the Erie County Legislature has approved a law requiring future employees of the county to live in Erie County.
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| Investigation |
OP Police Investigate Inappropriate Social Media Messages
Orchard Park, NY (WBEN) An investigation is in progress after a report of what's being described as inappropriate social media messages were placed regarding teachers in the Orchard Park Central School District.
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| Defending Drones |
Obama Defends Drone Strikes But Says No Cure-All
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Barack Obama on Thursday defended America's controversial drone attacks as legal, effective and a necessary linchpin in an evolving U.S. counterterrorism policy. But he acknowledged the targeted strikes are no "cure-all" and said he is haunted by the civilians unintentionally killed.
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| Senate OK's Law |
Senate Passes Jay J.'s Law, Assembly Next to Vote
Albany, NY (WBEN) It was a shocking case in 2011. An infant beaten by his own father. In the eyes of one state senator, the only thing more shocking was the sentence handed down. A blil he's sponsored to toughen repeat child abuse penalties has been approved by the Senate and moves on the Assembly.
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| Murder Arrest |
Second Arrest in Cabbie's Murder
Buffalo, NY (WBEN) An Erie County Grand Jury has handed down an indictment against a second man in connection with the murder of a cab driver.
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| Pig Perp Pics |
Pictures : Police Pick up Pig Perp
It's said a good cop always gets his man. In West Seneca evidently that also applies to pigs, after one was reported chasing people near Leydecker Road Wednesday
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| Too Much Tragedy? |
Is There Fatigue after So Much Disaster?
In the past seven months Americans have dealt with Hurricane Sandy, The school shootings in Connecticut, a massive explosion at that fertilizer plant in Texas, the Boston Marathon bombings, flooding in the midwest and now tornadoes in Oklahoma. Are we in danger of information overload? Too much stress, too little ability to respond?
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| Layoffs |
Mattel Restructuring Leads to Fisher Price Layoffs
East Aurora, NY (WBEN) Mattel says its restructuring of its North American operations has led to a consolidation of positions which are part of its California headquarters. As a result, some layoffs are coming at Fisher-Price in East Aurora.
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| 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.
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