Derek Heid

1 week ago | wkbw.com | Derek Heid

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — An apparent Buffalo Police chase of ATV drivers, followed by a crash, was caught on camera by a neighbor. That footage has now sparked an internal investigation into that pursuit. That video, which was first posted by Buffalo Street News 716 on Facebook, appears to show two Buffalo police cars chasing a group of ATV drivers through the middle of Waterfront/Emerson Young Park.

1 week ago | wkbw.com | Derek Heid

LAKE VIEW, N.Y. (WKBW) — The sounds of music and poetry filled the Wayside Presbyterian Church in Hamburg, all in support of the families that lost a loved one and their homes in the Lake View house explosion. Just over two weeks ago, a fatal home explosion shook the Lake View community. That explosion killed 78-year-old Joene Pease, left her husband, John, in critical condition, and forced an emergency demotion to the Palaszewskis’ house next door.

1 week ago | wkbw.com | Derek Heid

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Attorney Kayla Ferrel Onder is planning to file a legal complaint against Buffalo Public Schools, alleging that a dozen of her clients are victims of failed abuse reporting and sexual assault. Onder runs the Sexual Abuse Department at OnderLaw, LLC, based in the St. Louis, Missouri area. She said that her team is looking into several allegations of abuse cover-ups, mandated reporter failures, harmful disciplinary practices and sexual assault.

3 weeks ago | wkbw.com | Derek Heid

LAKE VIEW, N.Y. (WKBW) — Just a few days after a home explosion killed 78-year-old Joene Pease and left her husband John in critical condition, their family members have started a GoFundMeand shared a statement of thanks. In a recording by a neighbor during the immediate aftermath of the explosion, first responders could be seen helping John to his feet and aiding him as he walked away from the wreckage. He remains in the hospital. His wife was killed in that same explosion.

3 weeks ago | wkbw.com | Derek Heid

LAKE VIEW, N.Y. (WKBW) — Friends are still in shock over the sudden death of Joene Pease, after her family’s Lake View home exploded Monday night. 20 people gathered at the Lake View Community Church to pray for the family. Joene was killed in that explosion. First responders saved her husband, John, who remains hospitalized in critical condition, and their family dog. On Wednesday night, roughly 20 friends gathered at Lake View Community Church, which the Peases attended.