Monday News Brief

A Medina man has been killed in a car accident. It happened early Sunday morning on West County House Road in Albion. 19-year-old Gabriel Casanova was a passenger in a 2009 Lincoln Navigator that overturned multiple times. State Police report that the car was eastbound when it left the north shoulder of the road, causing it to flip over several times. Casanova was pronounced dead at the scene. Three additional occupants of the vehicle were treated for non-life threatening injuries at Strong Memorial Hospital and released. The cause of the accident remains under investigation.

 

 

Senator Charles Schumer was in Pavilion today to speak about the pending 2023 Farm Bill and also proudly announced that he has secured money to expand broadband access for Genesee County. The detailed story is available on the website of our news partner, the Batavian. Here is a direct link: https://www.thebatavian.com/howard-owens/stein-welcomes-schumers-news-that-federal-funds-coming-to-help-pay-for-rural-broadband

 

27-year-old Devante Wells of Rochester has been charged with grand larceny and unauthorized use of a vehicle; and 22-year-old Jalen Brown, also of Rochester, is charged with grand larceny and possession of stolen property. They’re accused of stealing a vehicle in the Town of Alabama and then allegedly taking items from a building in the Town of Batavia. The pair led State Police on a lengthy chase that ended in a field at the end of North Street, where both subjects were taken into custody. Wells was ordered held in jail and Brown was released on an appearance ticket.

 

 

37-year-old Latoya Jackson of Batavia has been arrested on three bench warrants. The first warrant stems from an incident in June of 2022 when she was charged with harassment. The second, from a separate incident around the same time, at which time Jackson allegedly violated an order of protection and was charged with criminal contempt; the final warrant resulted from an incident in February of this year when she allegedly fought with officers as they attempted to take her into custody. Jackson was arraigned in City Court and remanded to the Genesee County Jail.

 

 

Thousands of bicycle riders came together in Buffalo with one goal in mind: to end cancer. Saturday morning, The Ride for Roswell brought people together to celebrate cancer survivors, pay tribute to family and friends who were lost to the disease, and to help find a cure for cancer. So far this year, riders have raised more than $5,000,000.

 

According to Triple A this morning, the national average cost for a gallon of regular fuel is now $3.57. As is typically the case, the state average is $3.69. In Batavia, we’re paying $3.65; that’s within a penny of what we we’ve been paying over the last month. It’s $1.21 less than it was a year ago today.

 

 

Police say drugs and alcohol don’t appear to have been factors in a crash in Rochester that left one person dead. The collision happened yesterday when a vehicle was traveling west on the 104 ramp at Carter Street when it was struck by a car heading north down Carter Street. One person in the westbound vehicle died at a nearby hospital hours after the accident. Their name hasn’t been released yet.

 

Jordan Poyer of the Buffalo Bills says his plans to hold a celebrity golf tournament have been canceled. The event was scheduled to be held at Trump National Doral in Florida on July 10th, but he decided to scrap it due to the backlash he received over its location. In a statement, his representative said Poyer has worked on the tournament for months and the goal was to raise money for the people of Buffalo. Poyer has been with the Bills since 2017 and recently signed a contract extension.

 

The Batavia Muckdogs won their game yesterday over Geneva, with a final score of 8-4. Today is a much-deserved day of rest so they’ll be ready for ‘Guaranteed Win’ night at Dwyer tomorrow. They’re hosting the Niagara Power with game time at 6:35.

 

 

13WHAM Weather Authority Forecast from meteorologist Mark McLean:

Today will be another very hazy, hot and humid one. Occasional showers and thundershowers throughout the course of the afternoon; by late afternoon and early evening there is a small chance of a briefly, strong storm; some downpours and some cloud to ground lighting and locally gusty winds. Highs will reach into the low 80’s. Wind: SSW 9-18 mph

Tonight: Mostly cloudy with any showers tapering off early. A mostly cloudy, muggy night with lows in the mid 60’s. Wind: SSW 5-12 mph

Tomorrow: Expect more passing showers of thundershowers, especially in the afternoon, with very high humidity. The high will be around 80. Wind: SW 9-18 mph

Tomorrow Night: Thundershowers possible early and then mainly dry. Low: 62 Wind: WSW 7-15 mph

 

ELSEWHERE…

 

A bible signed by the one and only Elvis Presley is up for auction. The Moments in Time Memorabilia Company is hosting the auction, putting the good book up for bid at $95,000. The bible was originally given to Presley as a gift from a fan. He threw his signature on the cover and even had a photo of himself and his mother on the inside. It was handed around to several relatives before it was handed over for auction.

 

 

 

New York City pizzerias may have to make big changes in a new effort to crack down on carbon emissions. The New York Post reports that the city’s Department of Environmental Protection is drafting new rules requiring eateries to cut carbon emissions by up to 75%. That means pizza joints that use older coal and wood fired ovens would have to buy expensive emission control devices.

 

 

 

The world’s ugliest dog has been crowned. Scooter, a Chinese Crested canine with deformed legs, won the title Friday at the Sonoma-Marin Fair in California. The event promotes animal adoption and inspirational stories of dogs who overcame adversity. Scooter escaped being put down and was recognized with 15-hundred dollars and a trophy.

 

 

The Powerball jackpot is on the rise again after no one was lucky enough to pick the winning numbers ahead of the most recent drawing. That means the prize up for grabs this evening is now at $440,000,000 (million). There hasn’t been a jackpot winner in more than two months, and the odds of hitting it are more than 1 in 292,000,000. People who want to watch tonight’s drawing can do so by going to powerball.com. Please play responsibly.

 

Your friendly neighborhood Spider-Man is back on top of the North American box office charts. “Spider-Man — Across the Spider-Verse” is this weekend’s top film after earning just over $19,000,000 (million) at theaters across the U.S. and Canada. In second place is Pixar’s “Elemental” with nearly $18,500,000. Coming in third is “The Flash” followed by the Jennifer Lawrence sex comedy “No Hard Feelings.” Rounding out the top five is “Transformers — Rise of the Beasts.” Disney’s “The Little Mermaid” fell this week to seventh place.

 

 

 

Sarah Ferguson has been diagnosed with an early form of breast cancer. A spokesperson for the Duchess of York said Sunday that she’s been undergoing treatment and was diagnosed after a routine mammogram. Ferguson’s doctors have told her that the prognosis is good and she’s now recuperating at home with her family.

 

 

Today is Monday, June 26th, the 177th day of the year.

June 26 in history…

 

…In 1819, the bicycle was patented by W.K. Clarkson, Jr.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…In 1844, John Tyler took Julia Gardiner as his bride, thus becoming the first U.S. President to marry while in office.

 

 

 

 

 

…In 1919, the “New York Daily News” was first published.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

…In 1955 Decca Records announced that Bill Haley and His Comets had sold more than 3,000,000 (million) records in 13 months. Among their million sellers were “Rock Around The Clock” and “Shake, Rattle, and Roll,” while “Dim, Dim the Lights” and “Mambo Rock” sold roughly 500,000 copies each.

 

…In 2006, just weeks after the world’s richest man, Microsoft founder Bill Gates, announced plans to devote his energies to charity, the world’s second richest man, billionaire Warren Buffett, announced he was signing over much of his 44-billion dollar fortune to Gates’ Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Started by Gates in 2000, the foundation focuses on global health and education.