Buffalo man dies after firefighters pull him from burning home
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Buffalo man dies after firefighters pull him from burning home

Paramedics rushed him to the hospital while he was in cardiac arrest

Mayor Sean Ryan requests to borrow $500 million from Control Board
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Mayor Sean Ryan requests to borrow $500 million from Control Board

Request comes days have Ryan's announced 25% property tax increase

Officer charged with murder in death of his wife
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Buffalo police officer charged with murder in the death of his wife

35-year-old woman was found shot to death on Valentine's Day
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Driver indicted in deadly 90 crash
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Tour bus driver in fatal Thruway crash faces manslaughter charges

Grand jury indicts driver on 10 counts after five killed in August tour bus crash
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Captain Corey Flatau has been designated to be the next chief of police in the Town of Tonawanda. He will take over for Jim Stauffiger, who has announced his retirement.
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Flatau named Town of Tonawanda Police Chief

Flatau is a 19 year veteran of the force and served in the Marine Corps
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High schoolers in Buffalo Public Schools will have a remote learning day Tuesday. PreK-8 students will attend in person.
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Buffalo high schoolers have remote learning Tuesday

Pre K-8 students to report in person
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Hamburg Police are investigating a threat emailed to Hamburg Central Schools regarding Hamburg High School. A K9 search found no threat.
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Threat to Hamburg High School

Threat emailed to superintendent's office
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The newest member of the Aquarium of Niagara’s penguin colony is making his public debut in honor of Penguin Awareness Day, and his arrival also brings a budding bird romance to Western New York. “Timmy” arrived in October from Brookfield Zoo Chicago as part of a coordinated effort among accredited zoos and aquariums to protect vulnerable species and maintain genetically diverse populations under human care.
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Timmy the Penguin makes debut at Aquarium of Niagara

Penguin arrived in October from Brookfield Zoo Chicago
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