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Acting Erie County DA, state leaders support legislation to combat opioid crisis
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Acting Erie County District Attorney Michael Keane announced Wednesday that he’s joining other state leaders in supporting legislation to combat New York State’s opioid crisis. According to the Erie County Department of Health, there have already been over 100 confirmed opioid-related overdose deaths in the county this year alone. The new […]
NY schools must notify parents of lockdown drills, try to avoid unintended student trauma
Starting this fall, New York schools will have to develop procedures for notifying parents ahead of lockdown drills and will have to make sure that drills do not mimic a school shooting or other incident of violence. The state Board of Regents, which sets statewide education policy, approved the changes...
Town Theatre of Short Tract to Perform “Godspell” July 18-20
Belfast’s Aidan Heaney directs a cast of ten local talented performers. Short Tract, NY — The Town Theatre of Short Tract is excited to announce its summer 2024 production of “Godspell,” directed by Aidan Heaney. “Godspell” reimagines the Gospel according to Matthew in a modern setting,...
Legacy Celebration will be at Letchworth State Park
CASTILE, N.Y. – The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation, and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) is inviting the public to the New York State Parks Legacy Celebration at Letchworth State Park on Saturday, July 20, in Castile. The theme of the program is “Inherit the Legacy” and it takes...
EF-0 tornado touches down in Genesee County
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An EF-0 tornado touched down in the Town of Pavilion and caused tree damage along a path spanning three-quarters of a mile on Monday, the National Weather Service announced. No injuries or deaths were reported. Monday’s tornado comes after the remnant storms from Hurricane Beryl that caused four tornadoes — an […]
UPDATE: AT&T users in Genesee County experiencing outage affecting 911 calls
UPDATE ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office says the issue has been fixed. ORIGINAL STORY ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – An AT&T outage in Genesee County is affecting users ability to deliver 911 calls Wednesday. Genesee County Sheriff’s say AT&T is currently working to isolate and resolve the issue, and cellphone users in […]
Man arrested over stolen can of beer at Red Hot Chili Peppers concert
DARIEN CENTER, N.Y. — A stolen can of beer led to an arrest Friday night at Darien Lake Amphitheater. A 26-year-old man from Avon, in Livingston County, allegedly stole a can of beer from a concession stand during the Red hot Chili Peppers concert. The man was arrested and charged with petit larceny, the Genesee County Sheriff's office said in a statement on Wednesday afternoon.
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