Evening News Briefing
Written by Dan Fischer on May 31, 2018
The brother of a 34 year old Oakfield woman has been charged with criminally negligent homicide in his sister’s death.
29 year old Daniel Wells of Royalton is accused in the overdose death of his sister, 34 year old Christyna Wells of Oakfield.
Authorities say Wells was with his sister in Niagara Falls last November 10th when she suffered a drug overdose.
Investigators say Wells drove with his sister for nearly an hour before seeking medical attention for Christyna.
Wells is in the Niagara County Jail on unrelated charges.
The Batavia Muckdogs will be back on the radio this summer.
The Muckdogs and WBAT announced today that all Muckdogs home games will be broadcast on WBTA AM and FM all season long, beginning with the home-opener on June 18th.
The Muckdogs stream coverage of away games via the TuneIn radio app.
The consultant gathering applicants for the job of Batavia City Manager is ready to present them to city council.
Interim Manager Matt Worth speaking on WBTA’s Main and Center program today…
The applicants are told the job will pay between 110 and 135 thousand dollars a year.
A state lawmaker from Rotterdam is sponsoring a bill to allow doctors to prescribe marijuana in place of opioids.
State Senator George Amedore is pushing the bill to try to help move New Yorkers one step farther away from opioids. The bill to expand medical marijuana will be voted on by the Senate Health Committee today.
