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| Bridge Out |
Washington State Bridge Collapses
MOUNT VERNON, Wash. (AP) -- An Interstate 5 bridge over a river collapsed north of Seattle Thursday evening, dumping two vehicles into the water and sparking a rescue effort by boats and divers who pulled three injured people from the chilly waterway.
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| WBEN |
WBEN Extra: Photos from the WBEN Transmitter Site
We recently took a group of employees from Entercom Radio to the transmitter site on Grand Island and showed them the equipment used to transmit WBEN to the public. Many of the photos are of equipment that is currently utilized and some are of previous transmission systems. It's a great photo tour of one of America's truly great radio station transmission sites.
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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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