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Health

Tonawanda Coke faces sentencing for environmental crime

Ashley Hirtzel, WBFO

Tonawanda Coke and its owner will be sentenced in federal court. In the preliminary sentencing report U.S. District Judge William Skretny said victims…

The e3 program will allow polluters to draw on special perks to modernize facilities while maintaining or increasing current levels of employment, says Anthony Caruana, Tonawanda town supervisor.

Tech

Tonawanda gets federal help to prevent pollution before it starts

Daniel Robison, WBFO

Tonawanda has the highest concentration of air polluting factories in New York, with 53 in just a two mile radius.Carcinogens like benzene and…

Can social networking become a significant tool in the pursuit of improving public safety?

Fighting crime, one tweet at a time

Daniel Robison, WBFO

An Internet age ago, Twitter was new and hip. People could express flashes of insight, like about how much they love yeast rolls or their true feelings…