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  • NY woman to get $2.7M for wrongful conviction

    November 13, 2012 10:15 AM

    BUFFALO, N.Y. - A New York woman who spent more than 13 years in prison after being wrongfully convicted of killing her teenage daughter has reached a $2.7 million settlement with the state. Buffalo media outlets report that Lynn DeJac Peters is holding a news conference Tuesday to discuss... more »
  • Police: Buffalo man tried to eat bogus $50 bills

    September 4, 2012 12:29 PM

    DARIEN, N.Y. - Authorities say a 35-year-old man tried to swallow several counterfeit $50 bills after he was caught trying to use the bogus money at a western New York amusement park. The Genesee County Sheriff's Office says deputies were called to Darien Lake Theme Park and Resort on Sunday... more »
  • Chestnut eats record 191 wings in 12 minutes

    September 3, 2012 12:35 PM

    BUFFALO, N.Y. - Organizers of the National Buffalo Wing Festival say competitive eater Joey Chestnut has devoured a record 191 chicken wings in 12 minutes. Chestnut set the record Sunday during a wing-eating contest at the annual festival in Buffalo. He beat the old record of 183 wings, set last... more »
  • Escaped Gorilla Caught

    March 19, 2012 7:37 PM

    A gorilla that bit a zookeeper and escaped its cage in Buffalo, New York was captured in a zookeeper's lounge. The lounge is outside the zoo's public areas and the gorilla had to be tranquilized. The 24-year-old gorilla named Koga got out of his cage into an isle where a... more »
  • NY police find live cat "marinating" in trunk of car

    August 11, 2010 10:18 AM

    Police say a traffic stop led to animal cruelty charges after they found a live cat "marinating" in oil and peppers in the trunk of a car. Buffalo police say officers heard the cat meowing when they stopped 51-year-old Gary Korkuc of Cheektowaga to ticket him for running a... more »
  • Kansas picks Gill as head football coach

    December 14, 2009 9:07 AM

    Kansas has hired Turner Gill as its new football coach replacing Mark Mangino who resigned December 3 amid an investigation into his treatment of players. The former Nebraska quarterback and assistant coach made a name for himself during four years as head coach at Buffalo. He went 20-and-30 with... more »

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