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The Buffalo bills battled not just the Indianapolis Colts but Mother Nature as LeSean McCoy scored on a 21 yard run to secure the Bills win with 1:33 left in overtime.
McCoy had 156 yards and one touchdown while Quarterback Nathan Peterman threw for 1 td and was 5 for 10 and 57 yards while battling 25-30mph winds.
Bills wide receiver Kelvin Benjamin says he had fun playing in the snow.

The Bills are now 7-6 on the season.

Genesee County has seemed to escape the worst of the latest Western New York lake effect snowstorm. We received under six inches of snow overnight. Plows and salt shakers have been out all night and travel conditions this morning are generally OK.
There is, however, a Winter Strom Watch in effect for Genesee and Orleans Counties from late this evening through Wednesday afternoon.

Two people are killed in the collision of a car and tractor-trailer in the town of Elba.
The crash happened just after one o’clock Saturday afternoon at the intersection of Route 98 and Lockport Road.
State Police tell us 45 year old Franca (frank-ah) Monachino (mon-ah-chee-no) of Hilton was westbound on Lockport Road, failed to yield at the intersection and struck the big rig.
Both vehicles ran off the road and hit a utility pole causing it to fall.
Both Monachino and the truck driver, 29 year old Jerry Tuttle of Kingley, Pennsylvania were pronounced dead at the scene.
Both drivers were alone in their vehicles.

A car struck a poll near the CVS pharmacy on West Main St in Batavia.
It happened just before 11 last night.
Three people were in the vehicle – no information available on injuries.
Crews are replacing that pole this morning.

A hunter was found after getting lost while hunting in the Tonawanda management wildlife area.
The Alabama Fire and sheriff’s deputies responded around 10:30yesterday morning and located the hunter within 45 minutes.
Scene Commander Bill Shutt tells WBTA News what happened

9-1-1 dispatchers stayed on the phone with the hunter until he was located.

Photo Courtesy: The Batavian

Two people are killed in the collision of a car and tractor-trailer in the town of Elba.
The crash happened just after one o’clock yesterday afternoon at the intersection of Route 98 and Lockport Road.
State Police tell us 45 year old Franca Monachino of Hilton was westbound on Lockport Road and failed to yield at the intersection.
Monachino’s Honda Civic then struck the tractor-trailer which loaded with potatoes.
Both vehicles ran off the road and hit a utility pole causing it to fall.
First responders had to wait for National Grid to turn off power before they could tend to the victims.
Both Monachino and the truck driver, 29 year old Jerry Tuttle of Kingley, Pennsylvania were pronounced dead at the scene.
Both drivers were alone in their vehicles.

Batavia City Manager  News Release

The first community meeting to gather public input on Batavia’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) will be held at City Hall, One Batavia City Centre, Batavia, NY at 6:30 p.m. on Thursday, December 14.

Those in attendance will be provided with information on the Downtown Revitalization Initiative followed by a hands-on, interactive public workshop. The purpose of the workshop is to identify potential transformative redevelopment strategies that will provide long term community and economic benefits for Downtown Batavia. This is an opportunity for residents and businesses in the community to provide feedback and help plan the future of Downtown Batavia. The DRI Local Planning Committee would like to know what you love about Downtown Batavia, what draws you downtown today, and what amenities would bring you downtown more often.

This effort builds upon existing plans and projects, including the City’s Comprehensive Master Plan and the Batavia Opportunity Area Plan. The workshop is the first in a series of three Downtown Revitalization Initiative public participation meetings that will be held over the next four months. Future public meeting will focus on a review of the goals and strategies developed by the Downtown Revitalization Initiative Local Planning Committee as well as a review of potential projects.

WINTER WEATHER ADVISORY NOW IN EFFECT UNTIL 1 AM EST
THURSDAY…

* WHAT…Lake effect snow with slippery road conditions. Total
snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches are expected in the most
persistent lake snows.

* WHERE…Northern Erie and Genesee counties.

* WHEN…Until 1 AM Thursday.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Be prepared for reduced visibilities at
times.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Lake effect snow will fall in relatively narrow bands. If
traveling, be prepared for rapidly changing road conditions and
visibilities.

A 16 year old resident of Oak Street has been arrested on a felony charge of assault.
Lionel Anderson Junior is accused of injuring a 13 year old during a fight on Highland Park in Batavia last Tuesday night.
Police said the 13 year old was slammed face first to the ground and struck in the face with a metal belt buckle.
There was no information released about the victim.
Anderson has been locked up on $25,000 bail. He is due back in court

Photo: Batavia Police Dept

From National Weather Service

A WINTER STORM WATCH remains in effect from late Tuesday night through late Thursday night

* WHAT…Heavy lake effect snow possible. Travel will be very
difficult at times, including the morning and evening commute
on Wednesday. Total snow accumulations of 12 to 24 inches are
possible in the most persistent lake snows.

* WHERE…Northern Erie and Genesee counties.

* WHEN…From late Tuesday night through late Thursday night.

* ADDITIONAL DETAILS…Heavy lake effect snow may result in very
difficult travel at times, including very low visibility and
deep snow cover on roads.

PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS…

Narrow bands of heavy snow could impact portions of the region.
Localized travel problems will be possible.

A Batavia woman is being held without bail on felony drug charges.
34 year old Karrie Morrow-Paine of South Main Street is charged with:

• Criminal Sale Of A Controlled Substance 3’•, a class B-Felouy of the New York State Penal Law. (2 counts)
• Criminal Possession Of A Controlled Substance 3’•, a class B-Felony of the New York State Penal Law. (2 counts)

Morrow-Paine allegedly sold a quantity of crack cocaine to an agent of the Genesee County Local Drug Task Force on two occasions in August of this year. Morrow-Paine was arrested on a sealed Grand Jury Indictment Warrant during an investigation into an unrelated complaint by Batavia Police Officers on Saturday evening. Morrow-Paine was remanded to the Genesee County Jail without bail and will be arraigned Monday.

Fire raced through a barn on Black Street in Pavilion.
The first of four fire companies arrived on scene around 4:45 yesterday afternoon.
The barn was fully involved when volunteers got there. The barn was declared a total loss. There were no injuries.
The cause has not been officially determined but investigators are looking closely at a parked tractor as a possible cause.

Governor Andrew Cuomo is saying that the federal government should be ashamed of its response to help Puerto Rico after it was devastated by Hurricane Maria.
Cuomo spoke at Kennedy Airport before departing to Puerto Rico yesterday to check on the recovery there and offer assistance.
The Governor criticized Congress for staying up all night to pass their tax plan while not acting on the 94-billion-dollar Build Back Puerto Rico bill.

The normally clean shaven officers of the Batavia Police Department are extending their Mo-vember fundraiser into the month of December.
The officers pay a fee to allow their facial hair to grow.
The money raised went to Genesee Cancer Assistance.
The Mo-vember campaign has become Don’t Shave December.
Funds raised this month will support a county jail deputy who is battling a long term illness.

The first and only Super-moon of the year will be visible tonight in Batavia.
A Super-moon is the largest and brightest all year.
It occurs when a full moon is the closest to the earth.
If you miss tonight’s, there will be two next year: January 1st and January 31st.

Tom Brady and the New England Patriots visit Buffalo this afternoon.
The 6 and 5 Bills meet the 9 and 2 Patriots. The Pats are on a seven-game win streak. Kick-off at New Era Field is 1 p.m. today.

Lawmen have suspended the search for a prison who bolted from Attica Town Court this morning. 25 year old Dylan Perry fled from custody just as his arraignment was to begin.
Wyoming County Sheriff Gregory Rudolph tells WBTA at the scene what happened:

As a precaution Attica and Alexander Schools were placed on lock-down.
The lockdown was lifted around 1:30 this afternoon.

The precarious future of the Batavia Muckdogs is now even more doubtful.
It was learned today that the New York Penn league has blocked the renewal of the management agreement between the Muckdogs and the Rochester Red Wings.
Naomi Silver is President of the Red Wings:

The agreement between the Red Wings and the Genesee County Baseball Club, the owner of the Batavia Muckdogs,  includes a provision that if the team is sold, the Red Wings would receive five percent of the proceeds for each year the organization ran the team.  That agreement, Silver said, survives this decision by the league.

Both organizations announced a few years ago that the team was for sale.
Brian Paris is the President of the Genesee County Baseball Club. He told us today he is optimistic baseball will be played at Dwyer Stadium next season

Officials with the NYP League have been unavailable for comment.