Derek Heid
Multimedia Journalist at WKBW-TV (Buffalo, NY)
@WKBW Television News Reporter / All tweets and opinions are completely my own
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CASSADAGA, N.Y. (WKBW) — The US Department of Labor could shut down the Job Corps by the end of the month. The nationwide program is for low-income 16-to-24-year-olds to obtain free housing, food and job training. This decision would include the Cassadaga location in Chautauqua County and the Iroquois Job Corps in Medina. The Department of Labor is on the verge of closing the Job Corps, which has been in existence for more than 50 years, at the end of June.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Friends, family and former Buffalo Jills cheerleaders all packed together in one courtroom to celebrate the adoption of Zy and Niko O’Connor. Lisa O’Connor, a former Jills cheerleader herself, and her husband Patrick were surrounded by loved ones at Erie County Family Court as they officially adopted their foster sons Zy and Niko. “That was unbelievable, so emotional having all these people that we know and love,” Lisa said.
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WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. (WKBW) — Every Sunday morning, the ‘Run for Their Lives’ group marches down Main Street in Williamsville. Despite a violent attack on members of their group in Boulder, Colorado, this group vows to keep walking. Lisa Benson and Rachel Weiss have led the Buffalo chapter of Run for Their Lives for more than a year. “There are still 58 hostages in Gaza, and they are suffering,” Weiss said.
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BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — After years of concerning leaks aboard USS The Sullivans, the retired World War II ship docked in the Buffalo River will be forced to wait another year for the repairs it needs to stay afloat. Paul Marzello and Bill Abbott with the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park have been fighting to keep the USS The Sullivans afloat for years. Back in 2022, the Sullivans partially sank into the Buffalo River.
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AKRON, N.Y. (WKBW) — A very long-awaited ribbon cutting in Akron, as the White Whiskers Senior Dog Sanctuary has officially opened its Lewis Road location to the public. We’re told the sanctuary already has 25 adoptable dogs, ranging in age from 7 to 17. Polla Milligan founded White Whiskers in 2019 and, with the help of her team of volunteers, has since rehomed more than 200 dogs in the Western New York area.
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