Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on April 22, 2022
The mother who fled with her child after being ordered to surrender custody of her in Bridgeport West Virginia has been found in Chautauqua County. Adreinne Marean was being tracked by US Marshals Fugitive Task Force on an arrest warrant March 17th and they thought she could be in Webster or in Buffalo. Her daughter was found safe. Marean was charged with Felony concealment of a child and kidnapping.
A chase that started at the Canada border ended in a field off Rt 20A in Wyoming County late on Tuesday afternoon. 3 men drove through the US checkpoint in Buffalo without stopping in a Hyundai Tucson. Customs and Immigrations officers gave chase through Buffalo and down 20A. The SUV left the road and careened into a field and all three fled into the woods. K9 Units were deployed and tracked them down. The Border Patrol and ICE have them in custody and aren’t saying why they fled or giving any additional information,
New York State Department of Environmental Conservation Commissioner Basil Seggos announced that spring turkey season opens on Sunday, May 1, in all of upstate New York north of the Bronx-Westchester County boundary. In addition, DEC’s annual youth turkey hunting weekend will take place this weekend. The youth turkey hunt for junior hunters ages 12 to 15 is open in all of upstate New York and Suffolk County. The spring turkey harvest in New York averages approximately 19,000 birds and varies based on the number of participants and turkey productivity in the previous few spring seasons. This spring, DEC biologists expect hunters to take more turkeys than last year
Crews will be working Friday on the exterior of a vacant building in Rochester. A portion of the façade on the old Richford Hotel at the corner of Chestnut and Elm streets sheared off, landing in the road. One vehicle incurred minor damage, according to city officials. City officials say wind may have been the culprit behind Thursday’s incident. According to city property records, the building was constructed in 1915 and has been vacant since 2011.
The Buffalo Sabres topped the New Jersey Devils at their home ice in Newark Thursday night 5 to 2. Newcomer to the team Owen Power scored his first goal with the Sabres along with Kyle Okposo, Alex Tuch, Rasmus Dahlin and Jeff Skinner. Craig Anderson also had a strong outing, stopping 29 of the 31 shots he faced. With the win, the Sabres improved to 30-38-11 on the season. Buffalo hosts the New York Islanders on Saturday at 12:30 p.m.
The Buffalo Bills have signed another starter from the 2021 Tennessee Titans offensive line. David Quessenberry joins the Bills on a one-year contract, signing with the team on Thursday. A former sixth-round pick in 2013, Quessenberry started at right tackle last season for the Titans. While he’s battled his way into a starting role on the field, his battle off the field has been even more inspiring. Quessenberry was diagnosed with non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma just a year after being drafted. Years later, he beat cancer and made his NFL debut in December 2017.
