Pheben Kassahun
Anchor and Reporter at WKBW-TV (Buffalo, NY)
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6 days ago |
wkbw.com | Pheben Kassahun
LACKAWANNA & AMHERST, N.Y. (WKBW) — Parishioners and community members gathered at Our Lady of Victory National Shrine & Basilica for a special Mother's Day concert a celebration that became even more meaningful, following Thursday's historic announcement from the Vatican. Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost was elected the new Pope, taking the name Pope Leo XIV the first American to become Pope in the Vatican. "I was shocked, extremely well pleased.
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1 week ago |
wkbw.com | Pheben Kassahun
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — One in three women and one in ten men experience domestic violence in their lifetime, according to the National Domestic Violence Hotline. The impacts are staggering more than 1,500 deaths and over 2 million injuries occur nationwide each year as a result of domestic violence. Yet, fewer than 25 percent of these assaults are ever reported to police. Now, one survivor is using her voice to ensure others do not suffer in silence.
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1 week ago |
wkbw.com | Pheben Kassahun
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Walking down Elmwood Avenue, shoppers may spot a few new furry faces discovering the wonders of life, but how they got there is what is really troubling. Three kittens were found abandoned in a damaged Amazon box in Depew on Monday. Ten Lives Club, a nonprofit cat rescue group, was notified about the discovery and quickly stepped in to help. "It's very scary to leave them just in a box. They were left for dead essentially.
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1 week ago |
wkbw.com | Pheben Kassahun
BATAVIA, N.Y. (WKBW) — The United Farm Workers of America (UFW) and dozens of supporters gathered outside a federal detention center in Batavia Monday, demanding the release of more than a dozen migrant farm workers reportedly detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). The rally comes after federal agents reportedly stopped a bus transporting workers from Lynn-Ette & Sons Farms, Inc. in Orleans County. According to the union, 12 to 15 farm workers were taken into custody.
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1 week ago |
wkbw.com | Pheben Kassahun
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) — Excitement ran high in Banditland as the Buffalo Bandits prepared to open the NLL semi-finals Friday night at KeyBank Center against the Vancouver Warriors. Loyal fans were confident the reigning back-to-back champs would bring the energy and secure another win in the best-of-three series. "The Bandits are going to win, without a question of a doubt," said Bandits fan David O'Brien. "We rule," he said. "We've won the last two championship years.
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