Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on November 1, 2022
Someone has been targeting Crosby’s convenience store for robberies, State Police say. Around midnight on Saturday someone broke into the Crosby’s on Clinton St Rd in Batavia. It isn’t clear what was taken but the store was left in disarray. There was also another burglary at the Crosby’s in Elba a week ago on October 23rd and in Albion on the 22nd. Chief deputy Sheriff Joseph Graff said they all look like the same MO. All stores were closed at the time of the break in.
After the crash that took the lives of 4 teenagers and a rash of thefts across the country the car company Kia is facing a class action lawsuit. Drivers are saying the company hasn’t done enough to make secure cars. The Kia challenge on Tiktok has been blamed for teens stealing Kia and Hyundais. People taking part in the challenge break into Kia modeled cars, damage wires under the steering wheel and use USB cords to start them up and take off. The lawsuit demands that Kia do a national recall to address the security flaw that the cars have which allows them to be stolen so easily. Lawyers estimate that the cost would be a round 5 billion dollars to fix the 10 million Kias on the road and would be the 3rd largest recall the country has ever seen.
Governor Hochul announced Monday that New York’s ConnectAll office has identified over 31,000 addresses across the state that are unserved or underserved by broadband. This data was submitted to the Federal Communications Commission’s broadband mapping project. This project allows for informed federal funding decisions to ensure high-speed internet is available in every home across the country. According to the Governor’s office, the Commerce Department is expected to distribute money to states in late 2023 based on the FCC’s broadband maps.
The American Red Cross is asking people to roll up their sleeves to help make sure there’s a large enough blood supply to last through the holiday season. The agency is offering a 10-dollar e-gift card to individuals who donate between today and Tuesday, November 22nd. All blood types are needed and donations are used to help people recover from things such as serious illnesses and medical procedures.
The billion-dollar Powerball jackpot keeps getting bigger. There wasn’t a winner in Monday’s drawing which means Wednesday’s jackpot will be an estimated one-point-two-billion-dollars. That marks the largest Powerball prize in over six years.
A very popular show is going to be returning to the KeyBank Center next year. The cast of “Disney on Ice” will be performing in Buffalo from Thursday, January 26th through Sunday, January 29th. The theme of the show this time is “Into The Magic” and it will feature appearances by several characters including Mickey Mouse, Minnie Mouse, Donald Duck, Moana and Belle. For more information and to purchase tickets, go to disneyonice.com.
The Buffalo Urban League has received a significant financial boost thanks to philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. Scott, who is the former wife of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, has donated six-million-dollars to the organization. This is the largest donation in the 96-year history of the Buffalo Urban League and the money will be used to help expand and enhance its programs. The Buffalo Urban League serves roughly 60-thousand people in the area each year.
Tre’Davious White has been reactivated by the Buffalo Bills which doesn’t mean he will play this week but does mean he doesn’t have to go back on the injured reserve list for the next year. He was injured last thanksgiving, tearing his ACL and hurting his knee. The starting cornerback has a 4 year, 69 million dollar contract including a 10.5 million dollar signing bonus with the Bills and hasn’t played for a year.
The Sabres topped the Red Wings Halloween night in a game at Keybank Center. The final score was 8 to 3. Tage Thompson put in 3 goals, Rasmus Dhalin, Rasmus Asplund, and Dylan Cozens all dropped 1 in. Jack Quinn got his first goal of the season and Jack Skinner got his 300th career goal. Eric Comrie saved 15 shots. This puts the Sabres to 6 and 3 and 0. Buffalo will be home against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Wednesday night at 7:30.
