Halena Sepulveda

Statewide reporter @SPECNews1BUF 🎥 Ohio grown 🌱 Kent State University Alum 🎓 Boricua 🇵🇷 Bookworm 🐛 Follow me on instagram! @halena_sepulveda

[Halena Sepulveda @HalenaSepulveda]

A bittersweet day.

Today is my last day working for @SPECNews1BUF. I’m so blessed to have called New York home for the last 4 years and for the coworkers that have become family.

I’m moving closer to home and starting for @SpectrumNews1OH! But I will always be a Bills fan ❤️

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Was integration in NYS public schools ever actually successful? Experts and people who lived through it give me their answer.

I’ve worked for several months investigating this piece. It airs in our show tonight.

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Recalling their own experiences and pointing to new data, experts say more work is needed for racial equality in upstate schools and communities.

Our @HalenaSepulveda has more. https://t.co/QFDwN2untM

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For the past 4 months I’ve been researching the history of integration of public schools in New York State, looking to answer one question: was integration ever successful?

You can watch the full story tonight
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The Buffalo Bills will officially cut the ribbon at the new Highmark Stadium on June 23.

The team got the keys to start moving into their new home this week. https://t.co/JGObiCi6SK

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Saleh Mohamed, 29, has been charged with murdering four people yesterday, including his wife and two kids (both boys, ages 3&4) in their Cheektowaga home.
Earlier, a 43-year-old store clerk was killed in Buffalo, shot multiple times.

Highest charge carries life without parole.

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Saleh Mohamed, 28, from Cheektowaga, has been arrested and charged with first- and second-degree murder in connection with the incident.

Mohamed has also been charged with second-degree murder in connection with a fatal shooting on Grant Street.

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The officer who was shot six times last week is now out of the hospital, according to the Buffalo Police Department. https://t.co/NTCd4p0PLa

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Just before midnight NYS budget passed both houses of the legislature. It’s the latest spending plan in 16 years. Not to mention on a tight timeline. The legislature is set to leave Albany on June 4. Remaining bills wait for Gov. Hochul’s John Hancock.
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The Tops on Jefferson Ave will remain closed until 3pm today

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Today we remember the 10 lives lost and the 3 injured during the mass shooting that occurred here at the Tops on Jefferson Avenue four years ago today.

A remembrance ceremony is set to begin in less than 10 minutes. We’ll have it live @SPECNews1BUF

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SUNY Erie City Campus was put in lockdown Friday due to an "ongoing situation," though Buffalo Police have confirmed that there was no person with a firearm onsite. Authorities say that there is nothing to indicate this was a legitimate gun call.

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Presence* 🤦🏽‍♀️ voice to text is not my friend

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Buffalo Police Department says there is no evidence of a gun or a gunman in the Erie community college city campus.

Police presents is still heavy here on division street with the road still blocked off

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#NiagaraFalls will be illuminated blue and gold from 9:15-9:30 p.m. tonight in support of the @BuffaloSabres! 💙 💛

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Lawmakers voted Thursday to approve a new local law that prohibits the collection, use and sale of biometric identifier information in commercial settings in Erie County.

The "Biometric Transparency and Privacy Act" was approved by a 7-3 vote. https://t.co/itQ6EwwU3H

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Recent research has found that over 2.7 million New Yorkers live in poverty, which includes a significant number of children in families.

That's where organizations like the Buffalo Prenatal Perinatal Network come in.

@HalenaSepulveda reports. https://t.co/3QP3ZC3Fve

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What if you could go shopping for free? It sounds made up, but Anne Mccooey from Blackrock Riverside Alliance knows just how real an option it can be.

Our @HalenaSepulveda has more. https://t.co/lknmiPBC9p

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According to BPD, callers are spoofing Buffalo Police Department phone numbers and claiming to be Buffalo Police Officers and demanding money for unpaid bills.
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Mayor Sean Ryan is announcing a new partnership with Erie County that will use hot patching to help repair potholes throughout the city. Starting today city-county crews will use hot asphalt to repair potholes @SPECNews1BUF

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Seats are starting to fill up here at Shea’s Buffalo Theatre where Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz will be giving his State of the County Address. He’s expected to begin at 4:15pm @SPECNews1BUF