Ed Drantch
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morning anchor & i-team reporter | @wkbw | (716) 713-3514 | [email protected] | stands on a box to appear taller on television | #gobills
Buffalo, NY
Joined August 2010
This selection comes more than a month after the board decided to "expand the search" for a special investigator. @wkbw.
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The Buffalo Board of Education will vote to officially select an independent investigator to look into abuse claims, Wednesday, during a board meeting.
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RT @Matt_Bove: How else do you start to say goodbye than with the beginning? For the last two months we’ve been putting together a seven-pa….
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NY environmental officials are reviewing Goodyear Niagara Falls' revised air permit after our investigation found cancer-causing chemicals at 7x the legal limit. The plant was forced to update their application following our reporting. @wkbw.
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The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is now reviewing a revised application for an air state facility permit at Goodyear Niagara Falls.
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Two years after the deadly capsize of a Lockport Cave tour boat, a number of lawsuits have been filed for wrongful death and negligence. @WKBW.
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Two years after the deadly capsize of a Lockport Cave tour boat, a number of lawsuits have been filed for wrongful death and negligence.
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A number of former Goodyear workers have been diagnosed with bladder cancer, but could that happen to workers at other plants?. One retired Sumitomo worker is raising some questions. @WKBW.
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There are new questions about who — in the rubber industry — is affected by bladder cancer. A former Sumitomo Rubber employee is coming forward and voicing concern about his diagnosis.
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There are still many questions about what's happening in Buffalo schools after a Buffalo police detective came forward, claiming the district is covering up abuse. Now, they're delaying a document release. @wkbw.
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There are still many questions about what's happening in Buffalo schools after a Buffalo police detective came forward, claiming the district is covering up abuse.
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#Buffalo's Board of Education is yet to select an independent investigator to look into claims of abuse in schools. A month after those claims were made, there are still many questions. @WKBW .
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The Buffalo Board of Education is yet to vote on a third-party independent investigator to look into claims, made a month ago on a podcast, by Buffalo Police Detective Richard Hy.
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A major honor - so grateful. “The speed of communications is wondrous to behold. It is also true that speed can multiply the distribution of information that we know to be untrue.”. WKBW honored with regional #Murrow award for investigative reporting
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The Murrow is for Investigative Reporting in Region 11 - Television Small Market for the story “Hypocritical Oath: 7 News I-Team obtains secret recording of Buffalo dentist.”
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Sunshine was nice for a little while… back to the gray skies! 😳
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So many of you told me about high levels of CO resignations after those wildcat strikes. We've got the numbers, all new for you. @wkbw .
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After the winter wildcat strikes, with corrections officers calling for better conditions inside state prisons, the 7 News I-Team is learning about the impact strikes had on staffing levels.
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Today is such a somber day in #Buffalo as we mark three years since the racist Tops mass shooting. We think of all those affected and honor them. In this documentary, we share stories about that days coverage. 5/14: Witness to the aftermath.@wkbw .
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Witness to the aftermath: WKBW journalists relive May 14, 2022, and recall what it was like covering the mass shooting at Tops on Jefferson.
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The president and CEO of People Inc. is speaking out for the first time as the company faces at least three lawsuits alleging negligence and abuse at some of its facilities. @WKBW .
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The president and CEO of People Inc. is speaking out for the first time as the company faces at least three lawsuits alleging negligence and abuse at some of its facilities.
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🚨There is new concern about the cancer-causing chemical coming from the Goodyear plant. ⚠️New mapping shows emissions are spreading over a Niagara Falls elementary school. ‼️It's forcing the superintendent to take action. @WKBW .
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🚨There is new concern about the cancer-causing chemical coming from the Goodyear plant. ⚠️New mapping shows emissions are spreading over a Niagara Falls elementary school. ‼️It's forcing the superintendent to take action. @WKBW .
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There is major concern that the cancer-causing chemical, emitting from the Goodyear plant in Niagara Falls is much worse than what the State DEC says is worst case scenario.
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During a livestream earlier this week, I recapped @WKBW's reporting on serious allegations made by Det. Richard Hy. Unfortunately, only a brief portion of this discussion is being circulated on social media. Here is the full 7-min clip in full context.
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LET'S GO!!!! I LOVE THIS.
Tommy from Orchard Park, New York wished to announce the Bills 1st round pick ‼️ . He welcomed Kentucky CB Maxwell Hairston to the Bills Mafia with the 30th overall pick 👏 @makeawish and @makeawishwny @espncitizenship
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