Evening News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on May 6, 2021
Erie County DA John Flynn says that the search for missing Buffalo State College student Saniyya Dennis has ended in tragedy as police now believe that she took her own life by jumping into the Niagara river and being carried over the falls. The search for the missing student went national as it was believed she had been abducted and taken out of state. Officials followed leads in several states until the records of her cell phone activity were able to be examined and it was found she went to Goat and Luna Islands in Niagara Falls park and made several calls and texts saying that she was in other places before her signal was lost. Police dogs tracked her scent to Luna Island, over the barriers and into the water. Reports are that she broke up with her boyfriend earlier in the night that she went missing and then threw away many of her personal possessions.
Do you know a nurse who deserves recognition for going above and beyond the call of duty? Starting today and ending on the 12th it is national Nurses Week and Senator Ed Rath is looking for nominees for recognition. If you have someone you want to nominate visit Rath’s website and fill out the nomination form.
CVS locations across the country are now offering walk in COVID 19 appointments. There are 517 locations in New York State. CVS is offering vaccinations and tests.
The National Center for missing and Exploited Children says reports of online enticement where adults pretend to be children and try to get them to meet up in person for abduction or to commit a sexual assault has nearly doubled from 2019 to 2020. Reports of online enticement rose 97.5 percent over the past year, 21.7 million reports. The program director for the NCMEC, Kathy Gust says its because cell phones and tablets are being used far more by children especially with the lockdowns. They warn that any device connected to the internet can be used to groom and abuse children. Parents need to be intently monitoring their kids social media, cell phones, email and gaming.
COVID Update: Genesee county has 11 new cases and 9 people have recovered. Orleans county has 12 new cases and 10 people have recovered. There are 67 active cases in Genesee county and 87 in Orleans.
Jeff Nichols, host of the “History Comes Alive” podcast and member of Webster Bible Church, will speak for the Reformation Society of Western New York on May 13 at Bergen Evangelical Presbyterian Church at 38 S. Lake Ave. in Bergen. The event, which begins at 10 a.m., is free and open to the public. Nichols will present a paper entitled: “A Brief History of Some of the Popular Evangelical Presuppositions and Why They Matter.”
