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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?
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.

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.

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
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.
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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