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Little League NYS All-Star 11s baseball: Never-say-die South Shore rallies for 3-2 win vs. Massapequa to cop state title
All-Star tournaments are a battle of attrition. It’s a test of which team has the will to bounce back in the most pressure situations -- especially in a double-elimination format. South Shore Little League, winners of the District 24 and Section 3 South title earlier this summer, had run...
Liverpool resident dies while on Army National Guard training mission in Alaska
Liverpool, NY - The day before Michael Scott Stone, 46, died while on a training mission in Alaska, he spoke by phone to his longtime girlfriend. Stone told her how he and a couple other friends had played some younger guys in a pick-up football game, and he’d won.
'A problem we can solve:' More affordable housing is coming to Buffalo
NEW YORK — More high-quality, affordable housing is coming to Buffalo. State Senator Sean Ryan announced the first step of ‘The City of Good Neighborhoods’ plan to build safe and affordable rental units statewide. $40 million in the state budget was established in New York’s Vacant Rental Improvement Program to create more affordable rental properties for low-income families, notes the Senator’s Office.
Paranormal Activity Abounds at Binghamton, New York American Legion
American Legion Post 80 in Binghamton, also known as The Leighton Mansion, has been rumored to be filled with paranormal activity activity for years. Dream Seekers Paranormal, known for their dedication to uncovering the supernatural, accepted the opportunity to investigate this beautiful historical site. And they were not disappointed. The...
Massena woman arrested for series of vehicle thefts in Cayuga County
A Massena woman was arrested for stealing multiple vehicles in Cayuga County Wednesday. On February 29, deputies with the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office responded to Lake Road in the Town of Genoa for a car in a ditch. Deputies quickly learned the vehicle was stolen out of the Town of Mentz. Witnesses report they saw a woman flee the scene shortly after crashing. While continuing the investigation, deputies were notified a homeowner just north of their location on Lake Road reported their home was broken into and their car was stolen.
State police charge man in 'officer-involved' shooting incident
CHAUMONT, New York (WWNY) - State police charged a 68 year Chaumont man Friday for allegedly threatening Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies with a knife. Brian Countryman was charged with two counts of menacing a police officer, a felony, and one count of criminal possession of a weapon, a misdemeanor.
Mets-Braves contest gets heated after hard collision in extras
The scene at Citi Field in Queens, N.Y. got spicy late into Thursday’s game between the Atlanta Braves and New York Mets. The Mets-Braves contest went into extra innings with the score tied 2-2. Ramon Laureano was the ghost runner for the Braves in the top of the 10th. Braves shortstop Orlando Arcia got Laureano... The post Mets-Braves contest gets heated after hard collision in extras appeared first on Larry Brown Sports.
Bass Pro Tour set for 2024 season finale with Minn Kota Stage Seven at St. Lawrence River Presented by Humminbird
MASSENA, N.Y. – The Bass Pro Tour is set to wrap the 2024 season next, week, Aug. 6-11, in Massena, New York, with the seventh and final event of the year – the Minn Kota Stage Seven at the St. Lawrence River Presented by Humminbird. The six-day event,...
29 Student-Athletes Receive Long Island Junior Soccer League Scholarships
The Long Island Junior Soccer League (LIJSL), the largest league in the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA), has the largest scholarship program in Eastern New York. The league distributed 29 scholarships at the LIJSL Scholarship Breakfast on Sunday, July 21 at the Huntington Hilton. These well-rounded teenagers, selected based on academic and athletic excellence plus community service, exemplify the mission of the league and its idealistic slogan of “Building Character Through Soccer.”
Winning Take 5 ticket sold in WNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. — Western New York has another lottery winner. The New York State Lottery announced Friday there were multiple top-prize winners for the July 25, 2024 TAKE 5 evening drawing. One of the tickets was sold right here in WNY. A prize-winning ticket worth $16,759 was sold at...
Two more tornadoes confirmed in New York: See where they hit
A small tornado touched down in Oswego County and damaged trees during storms on July 24, according to the National Weather Service. The tornado struck near the town of Orwell, causing a short path of broken tree limbs near a tributary of Pennock Brook. The estimated peak winds for the twister was 85 mph, placing it on the upper limit of the Enhanced Fujita Scale rating of 0; it traveled 0.2 miles and had a maximum width...
DEC warns of Asian Longhorned Beetles
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — There are two species of beetles that can be found throughout New York State. The first being the Native Whitespotted Pine Sawyer, which is native to the state. The other being the Asian Longhorned Beetle. “The Asian Longhorned Beetle is an invasive insect from Asia that attacks and kills hardwood trees, […]
Honoring Heritage: Meeder’s Restaurant Joins NY Historic Business Registry
(WNY News Now) – RIPLEY, NY – Senator George Borrello recently presented the New York State Historic Business Award to Meeder’s Restaurant, celebrating its inclusion in the state’s Historic Business Preservation Registry. Established by legislation passed in 2020, the Historic Business Registry includes businesses that have...
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