Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on February 21, 2023
A woman is dead after a tree fell on her in Genesee County. Troopers responded to the WNY Gas & Stream Engine Association on Gillate Road in the town of Alexander just before 10 a.m. Monday. Police said an investigation determined a tree was being cut down on the property and fell on the 65-year-old woman. Neighbors called 911 and removed the tree with a tractor. Life-saving measures were attempted but the woman died from her injuries. According to police, it is believed the incident was an accident and there are no signs of foul play.
Congresswoman Claudia Tenney sent a letter to the Biden administration slamming it for failing to comply with a legally-mandated reporting requirement on Iran’s military capabilities. The letter, which was addressed to Director of National Intelligence Avril Haines, follows her failure to submit a report to Congress on the military capabilities of Iran, which is legally required by the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2022. This report requires a detailed description of the advancements in the military capabilities of Iran, especially regarding the capabilities of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Iran-backed groups, including Hezbollah and the Houthis. Further, this report requires detailed accountings of attacks against U.S. servicemembers and our allies by Iran and its proxies. The report was due 180 days following the passage of the NDAA. It is now 233 days late.
It’s been 35 years since Genesee Community College started hosting the Rural Police Training Academy. Since 1985 the RPTA has accepted recruits from across the region, offering a yearly basic course that runs from early April to the following early March, as well as a variety of in-service courses throughout the year in cooperation with the New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services. Both full and part-time officers, including those over the age of 35, are welcome to enroll, as well as pre-employment candidates who are at least 19 years old and have no felony or criminal convictions. A background investigation is required for all pre-employment candidates.
The Buffalo News announced its downtown print production facility will soon close and move it to Cleveland while approximately 160 positions to be impacted. The Dean of Jandoli School of Communication at St. Bonaventure University, Aaron Chimbel, says this is part of a larger trend that’s also happening nationally. Changes in printing and distribution expect to take effect later this year. The newsroom operations and staff will remain unchanged.
