Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on November 26, 2023
Wyoming County is under a Lake Effect Snow Warning from 10am today till 7am Wednesday. National Weather Service officials are warning of accumulations of 8-16 inches and possible local amounts of 20 inches. Winds may gust up to 35 miles per hour which could produce white out conditions and drifts. Conditions could impact morning and evening commutes. Heaviest snows are expected tonight and Tuesday morning.
The Town of Bethany has received a shipment of water and is ready to start giving it out to people hard hit by the drought conditions. Farmers are allowed to come and fill up to 500 gallons at a time. The distributions are Tuesday from 5 to 7 pm and Thursday from 6 to 8pm. Residents have been driving to other towns and even counties to get water. A 500 gallon fill up can mean a week or less for regular households.
Gas Price Update: The price of a gallon of Regular is roughly the same as it was last week at 3.64 which is just a penny less than 7 days ago. The New York State Average is a bit better being 3 cents below last week at 3.58. The national average is much lower at 3.25. The national average has either fallen or stayed flat for 60 days. Gas demand is down and the price per barrel remains down as well.
A teenager is hospitalized following a shooting in Buffalo. Police say a 14 year old boy was attacked while walking down the street along Richlawn Avenue. This happened just before three o’clock Sunday morning. The victim is recovering at ECMC with what police are calling non life threatening injuries. Police are still looking for a suspect.
Buffalo police are investigating after a man died as a result of a construction accident. Police say a 37-year-old Buffalo man fell off the roof of St. John’s Parkside Church on Seneca Street just before noon on Thursday. He was pronounced dead at the scene. The victim’s name has not been released. The accident remains under investigation.
Several crews put out a heavy fire at an auto shop in Orleans County Sunday morning. At 7:58 a.m., Albion fire responded to a structure fire at Frank’s Auto Center on Telegraph Road. Firefighters were unable to get into the building due to downed power lines blocking their path. As a result, it took more than an hour to put out the fire. No injuries were reported and the cause of the fire is under investigation. The extent of the damage done to the shop is unclear at this time.
The Buffalo Bills are now 5 and 6 as they lost to the Philadelphia Eagles 37 to 34 Sunday in Overtime. Allen threw for 339 yards and two touchdowns and ran for 81 yards and two scores for the Bills, who are in danger of missing the playoffs after winning the AFC East the past three years. Allen used a 15-yard scramble and a 15-yard roughing the passer penalty on the first drive of OT to put the Bills in position for the win. The Bills have a bye before playing at Kansas City on Dec. 10.
Perhaps they should switch places with the Buffalo Bills. The Pembroke Dragons shut out their opponent to win their second straight season Championship at Cicero North Syracuse High against Moravia. Dragon Tyson Totton ran for 401 yards and finished the season with over 4000 yards and 70 touchdowns. The Dragons went undefeated 13 wins and no losses. The final score was 36 to 0.
