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Governor Hochul Secures $13.1 Million for Affordable Broadband Access to Thousands of Low-Income New Yorkers

24Dec

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Government

Governor Hochul Secures $13.1 Million for Affordable Broadband Access to Thousands of Low-Income New Yorkers

(WNY News Now) As part of her ConnectALL effort, Governor Kathy Hochul has announced a $13.1 million investment to bring high-speed, reasonably priced broadband to nearly 14,000 low-income homes in Buffalo, Rochester, and New York City. The Affordable Housing Connectivity Program's initial grant awards, which will provide thousands of lower-income households with high-speed internet, were announced by Governor Kathy Hochul. The Affordable Housing Connectivity Program's first awards will give an estimated 14,167 lower-income households in Buffalo, Rochester, upper Manhattan, and the Bronx access to broadband service for $10 per month and gigabit-speed service for $30 per month through 2034. 780 structures, some of which are public housing properties and all of which feature affordable housi...

Tragic Barn Fire in Stockton Claims Lives of Animals, Investigation Rules Cause Accidental

24Dec

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Chautauqua County

Tragic Barn Fire in Stockton Claims Lives of Animals, Investigation Rules Cause Accidental

(WNY News Now) Investigators have determined that a heat lamp was the source of the destructive fire in the Town of Stockton, which occurred in a barn late at night. The incident has been declared unintentional. Stockton, New York The Stockton Fire Department and several mutual aid units responded to a reported barn fire at 6258 S. Stockton Cassadaga Road on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at around 11:07 PM. Although firefighters fought the fire, the building was severely damaged, and a horse and numerous rabbits unfortunately died. The Chautauqua County Fire Investigation Team came on the scene to ascertain the cause after the fire was put out. Investigators determined that a heat bulb that had come into contact with flammable objects was the cause of the incident. Officially, the incident ...

Governor Hochul Launches 2025 Affordability Plan, Promises $500 Inflation Refund for New Yorkers

24Dec

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Economy

Governor Hochul Launches 2025 Affordability Plan, Promises $500 Inflation Refund for New Yorkers

Governor Kathy Hochul visits Queens Center to present a major proposal for the 2025 State of the State Address, which focuses on enhanced subway safety and the first-ever state-wide inflation refund in New York history (WNY News Now). Building on her pledge to put money in New Yorkers' pockets, Governor Kathy Hochul strolled with shoppers at Queens Center in Elmhurst to discuss her initial plan for the 2025 State of the State's affordability agenda, which includes the first-ever state-wide inflation refund. Governor Hochul also talked about her ongoing attempts to increase the number of National Guard personnel in order to make the subway system safer for passengers. We appreciate your presence at the world's most varied location. Not only in Queens or New York, but right here at Queens Ce...

Falling drone seriously injures boy during Florida holiday show, his mother says

23Dec

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News

Falling drone seriously injures boy during Florida holiday show, his mother says

According to his mother, a 7-year-old who was watching a holiday drone show in Orlando, Florida, suffered severe injuries on Saturday night after one of the gadgets fell and pierced his chest. One person was admitted to the hospital after "technical difficulties" at the city-hosted, third-annual Holiday Drone Show at Lake Eola Park, according to the Orlando Fire Department. In a statement released on Sunday, the Federal Aviation Administration, which is looking into the incident, stated that a number of tiny drones crashed during the performance at approximately 6:45 p.m., with some of them falling into the audience. According to a statement from the department, firefighters hurried to the boy's rescue while manning a traditional medical tent nearby. There were no other recorded injuries. ...

NYPD arrests person of interest in woman’s fatal burning on subway

23Dec

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News

NYPD arrests person of interest in woman’s fatal burning on subway

According to New York City police, a guy who was identified as a person of interest in the hunt for a suspect who killed a woman who was sleeping in a subway car by setting it on fire was arrested on Sunday. "A person of interest is in custody," Michael Kemper, the security chief for the city's transportation authority, stated during a press conference on Sunday night. The man's identification will be made public after charges are made public, according to the NYPD public information office. "There must be strong, swift consequences on this person," Kemper stated. "There is no room in civilized society for people like him to be walking around." During the press conference, New York Police Commissioner Jessica Tisch stated that a wanted individual was identified by a wanted flyer and that a...

23Dec

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News

NYPD arrests person of interest in woman’s fatal burning on subway

According to New York City police, a guy who was identified as a person of interest in the hunt for the suspect who killed a woman who was sleeping in a subway car by setting it on fire was arrested on Sunday. "A person of interest is in custody," Michael Kemper, the security chief for the city's transportation authority, stated during a press conference on Sunday night. The identify of the man in custody will be made public after charges are filed, according to the NYPD public information office. "There must be strong, swift consequences on this person," Kemper stated. "There is no room in civilized society for people like him to be walking around." At the news conference, Commissioner Jessica Tisch of the New York Police Department stated that a wanted flier had revealed that a suspect h...

10 dead after small plane crashes in Brazil

23Dec

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News

10 dead after small plane crashes in Brazil

According to police, a tiny plane carrying ten people crashed near the city of Gramado in southern Brazil on Sunday morning, killing everyone. In a statement issued by the Rio Grande do Sul State Government, the Brazilian state in which Gramado is situated, Governor Eduardo Leite revealed during a press conference on Sunday that 17 more individuals had been sent to regional hospitals with injuries. According to the statement, two of the injured victims are being transported to Porto Alegre due to their bad conditions. The majority of the injured were transported to the hospital due to smoke inhalation from the crash-caused fire, according to a previous statement from the Rio Grande do Sul administration. The ten fatalities to far were all members of the same family and were all passengers ...

Congress avoids a Christmas shutdown, German market attack suspect faces murder charges: Weekend Rundown

23Dec

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News

Congress avoids a Christmas shutdown, German market attack suspect faces murder charges: Weekend Rundown

Shutdown averted On the eve of closure, a financing package was enacted by the House, clearing off any uncertainty. Early on Saturday morning, the Senate ratified the last-minute agreement to keep the government open, and hours later, President Joe Biden signed it into law. The week's unrest served as a glimpse of the legislative mayhem that would erupt in Washington following the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump. For just three months, Congress postponed federal financing, adding to Trump's already long list of tasks for his first 100 days in office. Regarding the new deadline, Sen. Ron Johnson, R-Wis., stated, "I think it's kind of stupid." Don't expect me to defend or explain this dysfunction. The battle over expenditures also demonstrated Elon Musk's political clout on Ca...

GOP congressman says it feels like Elon Musk is ‘our prime minister’

23Dec

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News

GOP congressman says it feels like Elon Musk is ‘our prime minister’

On Sunday, Texas Representative Tony Gonzales, a Republican, praised tech tycoon Elon Musk for opposing an early draft of a stopgap funding package last week and likened him to a prime minister. Gonzales stated in an interview on CBS News Face the Nation that it's kind of fascinating. We have a speaker, a president, and a vice president. We have the impression that Elon Musk is our prime minister. During a hectic week for House Republicans, Gonzales said, he had a few conversations with Musk as GOP leadership rushed to put together a government funding package that would be approved by the majority of the House GOP caucus. Gonzales voted against the final version of a continuing resolution that was approved by President Joe Biden on Saturday after it passed the House late Friday night. T...

Trump addresses Elon Musk’s growing political influence: ‘He’s not going to be president’

23Dec

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News

Trump addresses Elon Musk’s growing political influence: ‘He’s not going to be president’

PHOENIX – Following a week in which Musk helped thwart an emergency budget plan to prevent a government shutdown, President-elect Donald Trump denied any indication that he is being replaced by his well-known billionaire ally, Elon Musk. Trump claimed that the idea that he has given Musk the presidency is untrue and that Musk would not be able to obtain it even if he want it due to the Constitution's requirement that the president of the United States be a natural-born citizen. South Africa is where Musk was born. "I can assure you that he will not be president," Trump stated. I'm also safe. Do you understand why he can't be? This country is not where he was born. Thousands of conservative activists cheered enthusiastically as Trump ascended the stage amidst a firework display during his ...