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February 20, 2025

Thursday Afternoon News Brief

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand announced legislation to raise the minimum age to purchase assault weapons and high-capacity ammunition magazines from 18 to 21, the same age requirement that already applies to purchasing handguns from federally licensed dealers. Individuals under 21 have used assault weapons in some of the most devastating shootings...

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February 19, 2025

Wednesday Afternoon News Brief

Governor Kathy Hochul will send the National Guard into New York prisons as she urges correction officers to stop striking. Hochul says the strikes are illegal and must end immediately but she will still send the National Guard to an undisclosed number of corrections facilities to protect inmates and staff...

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February 18, 2025

Tuesday Afternoon News Brief

Corrections officers are on a historic strike at male prisons around the state today, including Attica and the two correctional facilities in Orleans County. Generally speaking, officers are demanding the HALT Act be rescinded. That state law has limited how inmates can be put in solitary confinement. It has taken...

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February 17, 2025

Monday Afternoon News Brief

A Batavia woman was killed after losing control of her vehicle. 54-year-old Anya Rambuski was driving her 2016 Buick Encore northeast yesterday on Alexander Road when she went into the southwest lane and hit a 2021 Jeep. Rambuski was pronounced dead at the scent of the noon crash, which closed...

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February 14, 2025

Weekend News Brief

A memorial service has been held for the 10-year-old boy who lost his life in a fire. Last Thursday, Javarius-Gus Williams and two of his siblings ended up being trapped due to a fire at an apartment building on Vine Street in Batavia. Williams' four-year-old sister and 12-year-old brother are...

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February 13, 2025

Thursday Afternoon News Brief

Authorities continue to investigate the cause of a deadly fire last Thursday at a home on Vine Street in Batavia. Three young children, including a 10-year-old boy who eventually died from his injuries, were rescued from the fire. As of yesterday, the 12-year-old victim remains in critical condition at United...