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Cases of World’s Deadliest Bacterial Illness Rising in New York
After a 30-year decline, cases of a life-threatening bacterial infection are rebounding across New York State. Health officials are sounding the alarm after an illness, dubbed "the world's most infectious killer," continues to infect more people across the United States. Roughly 1.5 million people across the world die from it every year.
Little League NYS All-Star 10s baseball: Mid-Island topples Baldwinsville 4-1, to gain winners’ bracket final
ENDICOTT, N.Y. -- Mason Garland (win) and Matt Acampora (save) were in command throughout and Mid-Island scraped out three runs in the fourth to earn a 4-1 decision over Baldwinsville LL (D8) Wednesday afternoon to advance to the winners’ bracket final of the Little League New York State 10-year-old tournament at Union Endicott LL.
‘Cents for St. Susan’s’ Fundraiser Sets Record
The “Cents for St. Susan’s” fundraiser has raised a record amount to benefit the St. Susan Center soup kitchen. The fundraiser organized by the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities raised$35,401.37 this year. This is compared with $32,508 raised in 2024. The total amount raised over the BPU’s 25 yearly campaigns is $395,520.91 .
Buffalo man sentenced for fatal shooting in Leroy neighborhood
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been sentenced for the murder of another man in Buffalo’s Leroy neighborhood in June 2022, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office said Wednesday. 39-year-old Jonathan Whitsett was sentenced to 35 years to life in prison. Around 11:40 p.m. on June 18, 2022, Whitsett shot and killed 36-year-old […]
18-year-old woman killed in Route 531 crash identified
An 18-year-old Holley woman was killed in a three-vehicle crash on Route 531 in Ogden on Tuesday. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office on Wednesday identified the driver as Angelena K. Golisano. Deputies responded to Route 531 between Union and Washington streets at 6:42 a.m. Tuesday for the crash. ...
Get your laugh on at the National Comedy Center
(WSYR-TV) — The Empire State is home to many hall of fames and museums celebrating everything from boxing in Canastota to baseball in Cooperstown. But what about the Cooperstown of comedy?. Well, head just a few hours west to Jamestown and the National Comedy Center is where you will...
9th Annual Oliver Street Art Festival hosted by Project 308 Gallery
The art festival season continues to chug along, with the pending 9th Annual Oliver Street Art Festival Hosted by Project 308 Gallery. This art festival, which takes place in North Tonawanda, features over 60 regional artist vendors that specialize in trades and crafts such as handcrafted items, artwork, and vintage wares. Visitors to the free festival will also be treated to plenty of live music by some of the area’s hottest music acts.
CAWTILE continues fight against wind turbines in Great Lakes with public event
Are wind turbines in Lake Erie an environmental disaster waiting to happen? More people in Erie and Chautauqua counties are beginning to ask this question after a wind turbine failure in Nantucket littered surrounding beaches. More from WBEN:
Why haven’t we seen as much wildfire smoke as we did last year?
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — During the summer of 2023, Rochester and much of the east coast of North America was bathed in wildfire smoke and saw huge reductions in air quality on multiple occasions. This year outside of some hazy skies and some light air quality issues only affecting those most sensitive to it, there […]
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