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Budget Votes

Budget Vote Extra: Is Your District Cutting Spending? Raising Taxes?



(WBEN)   All but one school district in Erie County will be asking voters on Tuesday, to approve a budget that includes increased spending, and two of them want to go above the state property tax hike limits.

INSIDE: Property Tax and Spending Report Cards
Out of Context

Bills DE Williams Says Texts Taken Out of Context


ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (AP) - Buffalo Bills defensive end Mario Williams denies ever contemplating suicide, and says private comments he made in text messages are being taken out of context by his ex-fiancee in a lawsuit over the possession of a $785,000 diamond engagement ring.

To Silver: Resign

Kearns Calls on Silver to Resign


ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) - A published report says a member of the Assembly's Democratic conference is calling on Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign over his role in a sexual harassment scandal.

County Exposure?

Audit Finds Confidential Documents in Open Spaces at Rath Building


Buffalo, NY (WBEN) Erie County Comptroller Stefan Mychajliw calls it a treasure trove for identity thieves. Thousands of documents containing sensitive information of residents were found in open areas within the Rath Building.

Woops!

Commentary & VIDEO: Know the Lyrics!


I'm thinking if you're asked to sing the national anthem before the start of any event, you should really take it seriously and learn the words and music.  See the video inside..... 
Campaign Starts

Click it or Ticket Campaign Starts Today


Buffalo, NY (WBEN) This week in particular, drivers have two choices, click it or ticket.

Fatal Shooting

Fatal Shooting In Niagara Falls



Niagara Falls, NY (WBEN) Niagara Falls Police are investigating a homicide that happened early Sunday morning.
Vito Lopez
Out

Lopez to Resign


ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) -- A New York assemblyman accused of sexually harassing young female staffers for years says he will resign before he's expelled from the Legislature. Assemblyman Vito Lopez informed leaders on Saturday he will resign
Andrea Rubello
Hofstra Shooting

Hofstra Shooting


MINEOLA, N.Y. (AP) -- In what police are describing as a crime of opportunity, a wanted man with a criminal history dating nearly 15 years entered a front door that had been left open at a New York home near Hofstra University.
Loans

Student Loans


NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is proposing new legislation to ease the burden for students who have borrowed to pay for their education. The New York Democrat will announce Sunday morning new legislation that would allow student borrowers
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