Weekend News Brief

The crew members who removed a man from an ambulance in Rochester Nov. 30, 15 days before he died, are on administrative leave pending an investigation.  Video released last week shows the man, who was having trouble breathing, being asked to leave one ambulance and wait on the street for another to arrive and take him to the hospital.  In the video, an officer is heard explaining to the man that the EMTs wanted him out of the ambulance. One EMT told an officer the patient jumped at her, grabbed her and wouldn’t let go. The patient explained to the officer he couldn’t breathe.  After getting out of the ambulance, the man fell to the sidewalk and waited more than two minutes before medical personnel helped him. He was hospitalized until he died Dec. 15.  In a statement released Friday, ambulance provider American Medical Response extended its condolences to the man’s family and said it is conducting a detailed review of what happened.

As the days of lake-effect snow wind down, Western New Yorkers will be facing a new winter hurdle in the upcoming weeks — ice dams.  Days of heavy snow combined with clogged gutters can create ice dams on neighbors’ roofs. Some houses are seeing icicles 15 feet in length hanging from their house. Unfortunately, this slow drip can have quick consequences — as the water could get into your house, starting from the attic and working its way down, and turn into an expensive insurance claim.  If you have a roof shovel, a shovel with a long handle that you can use to scoop snow and ice off the roof from the ground, its a good idea to get rid of the buildup before it freezes.  Just don’t stand under the snow as you pull it down or go up on the roof.  If you can’t, there are services available to do it for you.

A new plan to help fix the school bus driver shortage hopes to ease the application process.  A recently-passed federal waiver permits states to modify the commercial driver’s license test, eliminating the need for applicants aspiring to become school bus drivers to complete a test identifying parts of the engine.  This policy enables aspiring school bus drivers to bypass the repair-oriented segment of the commercial driver’s license road test, potentially easing the licensing process.  According to the NYS governor’s office, this new CDL classification, set to expire on Nov. 27 this year, will restrict licensees to driving only school buses and only in New York state.

Former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo is suing state Attorney General Letitia James in an effort to force her to turn over interviews from the sexual misconduct investigation that led to his resignation.  Cuomo filed the case against James in New York state court on Thursday, arguing he needs the witness statements in full to defend himself against two sexual harassment lawsuits linked to the investigation.  A federal judge declined to release similar records in a separate case filed by Cuomo last year.

The Buffalo Bills and Delaware North, Highmark Stadium’s food service partner, have rolled out new menu items for Sunday’s game Divisional Round matchup against the Kansas City Chiefs.  First up is a Taylor Swift inspired Bad Blood Waffle Fries which are topped with Buffalo chicken and blue cheese on one side and Kansas City BBQ pork and cole slaw on the other.  Another item is the Karma Quesadilla, chicken tenders, bacon and cilantro ranch in a triple-stacked quesadilla, topped with pork-belly chaser.  The game starts 6:30 Sunday night.