Afternoon News Brief

There is a winter weather advisory in effect for the entire GLOW region through 6:00pm tomorrow evening. Mixed precipitation is expected. Total snow accumulations of 2-4 inches and ice accumulations of around three tenths of an inch are predicted. Power outages and tree damage are possible due to icing. Travel could be extremely difficult. Periods of snow, sleet or freezing rain will result in slippery roads and periodic limited visibility. Stay with WBTA; latest 13WHAM weather forecast is always just a few minutes away.

 

 

20-year-old Ronell Agee, Jr. and 21-year-old Jaquel Gibson, both of Rochester, are each charged with criminal possession of stolen property greater than $3000, after fleeing from a traffic stop on Clinton Street Road in Stafford. Sheriffs continued to pursue them through several communities until Spike Strips were used in LeRoy to deflate their tires. Agee then allegedly fled from the vehicle on foot but was taken into custody a short time later. Agee was additionally charged with reckless driving, unlawful fleeing a police officer, obstructing governmental administration and several other vehicle and traffic violations. Both were held in Genesee County Jail pending a CAP Court arraignment.

 

37-year-old Randy Everett of Buffalo has been arrested following a traffic stop in Sheldon, for speeding. During the traffic stop it was discovered Everett’s driving privileges had been suspended three times on two different occasions for failure to answer a summons in Cheektowaga. Everett was charged with aggravated unlicensed operation and speeding and is scheduled to return to court early next month

 

 

First responders pulled a man’s body from the Genesee River in downtown Rochester yesterday morning. Crews responded around 9:00am and pulled the body from the water between the Court Street and Broad Street bridges. Police said RG&E helped lower the water level so crews could retrieve the body. The investigation continues to determine the man’s identity and cause of death. Photo from 13WHAM.

 

 

 

Amherst police are still trying to determine the cause of a crash that resulted in three people losing their lives and two others being injured. The one-vehicle accident happened Monday night along the Millersport Highway. An 18-year-old man, 19-year-old woman, and 20-year-old man all died at the scene. The other two victims went to Erie County Medical Center, but their injuries weren’t considered life-threatening. Witnesses to the accident are asked to reach out to police at 716-689-1311.

 

 

Officials say a fire that damaged a home in Rochester was sparked by a lithium-ion battery used to power a hover board. When crews arrived at the scene on Radio Street yesterday, they saw heavy smoke pouring out of the house. One person was trapped inside the home and firefighters had to help him get out. He was brought to a hospital to be treated for smoke inhalation but is expected to be OK.

 

 

Congressman Joseph Morelle says Strong Memorial Hospital in Rochester is getting one-million-dollars in federal funding to help with a construction project. The money will be used towards expanding the emergency department to three-times its current size. The hope is if there’s more space available, there will not be overcrowding. The hospital is also planning to build a brand-new nine-floor patient tower.

 

 

An arrest has been made in connection with a deadly shooting that occurred inside of a store in Buffalo. Officials say 25-year-old Abdul Hussein shot the 62-year-old victim yesterday at the business located on Broadway near Lombard Street. Hussein was taken into custody shortly after he opened fire and investigators say he and the man he allegedly killed knew each other. Hussein is now facing a murder charge.

 

The Cheektowaga Police Department has provided an update on an officer who was hurt in the line of duty. The agency says that Troy Blackchief suffered multiple injuries including a skull fracture after being struck by a stolen vehicle in the area of Union Road and Genesee Street earlier this month. Blackchief has regained a level of consciousness, but has a very long road ahead to fully recover. The father of three has been with the department for 17 years and works with the SWAT team and patrol unit.

 

 

Catholic Health has announced that it’s going to be hosting more open interviews next month for both registered and graduate nurses. The first interviews will be at the Sisters of Charity Hospital on March 1st. That will be followed by interviews at Mercy Hospital of Buffalo March 3rd, Mount Saint Mary’s Hospital on March 6th, and Kenmore Mercy Hospital on March 9th. More information about the available positions can be found by going to jobs.chsbuffalo.org.

 

 

A man from Rochester is the 5th person in the world to be cured of HIV. According to an announcement on Monday, Brian Bartlett of Rochester, who acquired HIV in 2010 but didn’t get diagnosed till 2014. Bartlett’s HIV is now undetectable. Bartlett, a community health specialist at Trillium Health, said he’s excited about what the latest HIV research breakthrough means. Doctors say while the research is significant, the treatment involves wiping out a person’s entire immune system — making it too risky to be widely accepted or available as a cure for HIV. But researchers, and Bartlett, believe the disease epidemic will be wiped out in his, much longer now, lifetime.

 

 

Police say the unexpected death of Ontario County Clerk Matthew Hoose does not appear to be suspicious. Hoose was found dead yesterday at a home in Canandaigua. Just last week, the Ontario County Board of Supervisors issued a vote on no confidence in Hoose after he fell behind on making the county’s payments to multiple state departments. A press release from the county said no further comment will be made on Hoose’s death and that thoughts and prayers are with his family.

 

 

 

The two-game winning streak of the Buffalo Sabres has been snapped after the team suffers a loss in front of their home crowd. Jeff Skinner, Jack Quinn and Alex Tuch each scored but the Sabres still fell to the Toronto Maple Leafs 6-3 at KeyBank Center last night. The Sabres have 60 points this season are currently in sixth place in the Atlantic Division.  Buffalo’s next game is tomorrow night on the road against the Tampa Bay Lightning. Face-off is at 7:00.