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20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
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Jamestown Unveils 2024 Christmas Tree: A 40-Foot Norway Spruce to Brighten the Holiday Season

(WNY News Now) The City of Jamestown is preparing for a festive holiday season with the announcement of its official 2024 Christmas Tree: a stunning 40-foot Norway Spruce.JAMESTOWN, NYThe City of Jamestown is excited to reveal that this year s official Christmas Tree will be a beautiful 40-foot Norway Spruce, generously donated by Woodlawn Management Real Estate. This wonderful tree will be harvested from a lot on King Street, right in the heart of Jamestown, and will stand tall as a symbol of holiday cheer for the entire community.The City s Parks, Recreation & Conservation Department will oversee the tree s removal, with critical assistance provided by the Jamestown Board of Public Utilities (BPU) crew and crane. Following the harvest, the tree will be carefully loaded onto a truck...
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Mayville Man Arrested for Weapon Possession and Violating Court Order
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Arrests

Mayville Man Arrested for Weapon Possession and Violating Court Order

(WNY News Now) Deputies responding to a disturbance in Mayville uncovered a prohibited firearm possession, leading to the arrest of a local man.Mayville, NYIn the early hours of November 19, 2024, at approximately 12:02 a.m., Chautauqua County Sheriff s deputies were called to a residence in Mayville for reports of an unwanted individual. Upon investigation, 44-year-old Robert K. Shumaker Jr., of Mayville, was found in possession of a loaded firearm.Authorities confirmed that Shumaker, previously convicted of a felony, was legally prohibited from possessing firearms. Additionally, a valid order of protection issued by County Court explicitly barred him from owning or handling weapons.Shumaker faces charges ofCriminal Possession of a Weapon in the Third DegreeandCriminal Contempt in the S...
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Governor Hochul Unveils The Pearl: Staten Island’s $155M Affordable Housing Milestone for Vulnerable Seniors
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Community

Governor Hochul Unveils The Pearl: Staten Island’s $155M Affordable Housing Milestone for Vulnerable Seniors

(WNY News Now) New 270-Unit Development Offers Safe, Supportive Homes for Seniors and Families in Bay Street Corridor.Governor Kathy Hochul announced the completion of The Pearl, a new 270-unit mixed-use affordable housing development in Staten Island s Bay Street Corridor neighborhood. The $155 million project includes 138 apartments for formerly unhoused seniors with on-site supportive services, and retail space. In the past five years, New York State Homes and Community Renewal has created or preserved more than 500 affordable homes on Staten Island. The Pearl continues this effort and complements Governor Hochul s $25 billion five-year Housing Plan which is on track to create or preserve 100,000 affordable homes statewide.The Pearl is a shining example of how increasing housing suppl...
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‘Interior Chinatown’ stars loved getting to satirize Hollywood’s portrayal of Asian Americans 
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‘Interior Chinatown’ stars loved getting to satirize Hollywood’s portrayal of Asian Americans 

For Interior Chinatown star Jimmy O. Yang, playing an invisible Chinatown extra in the new series hit close to home. That s because one of Yang s first roles was Chinese Teenager #1. The irony helped him relate to his character, Willis Wu, and plays out in the series about a struggling Chinatown waiter who is pulled into investigating his brother s disappearance, airing on Hulu on Tuesday. Interior Chinatown, based on the National Book Award-winningnovel of the same nameby Charles Yu, is technically a show within a show. The leads Yang, Chloe Bennet and Ronny Chieng play Chinatown extras within a police procedural called Black and White. They are largely ignored by everyone in the procedural until the lights fade and the cameras go away, bringing viewers back to the characters ...
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20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Crime

SWAT Responds to Armed Threat at Dollar General on South Salina Street

(WNY News Now) A tense standoff unfolded Monday evening as Syracuse Police and SWAT teams responded to a menacing incident involving a firearm on South Salina Street.SYRACUSE, NY On Monday, November 18, 2024, at approximately 6:13 p.m., Syracuse Police Officers were dispatched to the Dollar General at 2711 South Salina Street following reports of a man displaying a firearm inside the store.Officers quickly secured the area, evacuating employees and customers to ensure their safety. A perimeter was established around the location, and the Syracuse Police Department s SWAT team was called to assist with the operation.After several hours of methodical searching and tactical maneuvers, the suspect was not located inside the premises. Authorities confirmed the investigation remains active a...
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Pacific Northwest braces for severe weather from ‘bomb cyclone’ — with an atmospheric river on the way
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Pacific Northwest braces for severe weather from ‘bomb cyclone’ — with an atmospheric river on the way

Severe weatheris set to hit opposite ends of the country this week, with a powerful low pressure system followed by an atmospheric river set to bring damaging winds, up to 12 inches of rain and some heavy snow to the Pacific Northwest, while storms and possible flooding are headed for the Gulf Coast. The National Weather Service said in a 3 a.m. ET update that a "rapidly strengthening and extremely powerful" weather system could bring winds of 75 mph across northern California and parts of Washington and Oregon from Tuesday. The high winds are driven by a so-called bomb cyclone, or bombogenesis, where a storm system experiences a big drop in air pressure of more than 24 millibars in 24 hours this one is due to drop 60 millibars. "These winds are likely to produce numerous power outag...
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Walmart will likely raise some prices if Trump tariffs take effect, CFO says
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Walmart will likely raise some prices if Trump tariffs take effect, CFO says

Walmarts CFO John David Rainey said the retailer would likely have to raise prices on some items if President-elect Donald Trump s proposed tariffs take effect. We never want to raise prices, he said in an interview with CNBC on Tuesday. Our model is everyday low prices. But there probably will be cases where prices will go up for consumers. Rainey added that it s too soon to say which products could cost more due to the tariffs. Walmart s CFO weighed in on the potential policy changeas the companybeat Wall Street s earnings and sales expectationsand hiked its full-year forecast. Walmart s comments arethe latest warningfrom U.S. retail leaders about the potential blowback from from the duties. During Trump s presidential campaign, he said he would impose a 10% to 20% tariff on all import...
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20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
Agriculture

Governor Hochul Launches Blue-Ribbon Panel to Strengthen New York’s Agricultural Education and Youth Leadership

(WNY News Now) In a move to foster the next generation of agricultural leaders, Governor Kathy Hochul announces new initiatives and funding to advance agricultural education in New York following the state s first-ever Youth Agriculture Conference.Governor Kathy Hochul announced the launch of the new Blue-Ribbon Panel to Advance Agriculture Education and additional investments to grow agricultural education and support youth leadership following the state s first-ever Youth Agriculture Conference. The conference, which took place Wednesday and Thursday at the Empire State Plaza in Albany, brought together nearly 300 high school students from FFA, 4-H and the National Society for Minorities in Agriculture, Natural Resources and Related Sciences. The students came from across the state to ...
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20Nov By Grace ThompsonNo Comments
News

Number of older adults who lost $100,000 or more to fraud has tripled since 2020, FTC says

The number of older Americans who report losing more than $100,000 to fraud in a given year has more than tripled since 2020, according to the Federal Trade Commission, a trend that experts sayrepresents a grave and growing threatto older adults financial security. In 2023, about 4,600 adults age 60 and older reported being defrauded of a six-figure sum, according to areportthe FTC issued in October. That s up from about 1,300 in 2020. Such theftscan be especially devastatingto older adults, who have less opportunity to earn back what they ve lost, greatlyimpactingtheir quality of life in old age, experts said. It s life altering, said John Breyault, vice president of public policy, telecommunications and fraud at the National Consumers League, a consumer advocacy group. Aside from the f...
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Federal bribery investigation is another blow for Mississippi’s embattled capital
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Federal bribery investigation is another blow for Mississippi’s embattled capital

JACKSON, Miss. Seven years ago, Chokwe Antar Lumumba swept into the Jackson mayor s office with plans to shake up local politics. At 34, he was the city s youngest ever mayor, and he campaigned on a promise of self-determination for the predominantly Black city. Now Lumumba, 41, stands accused in asprawling corruption scandalthat has also ensnared Hinds County District Attorney Jody Owens and City Council members Aaron Banks and Angelique Lee. Lumumba, Owens and Banks have pleaded not guilty. Lee, who resigned in August,pleaded guilty and awaits sentencing. Some officials fear the indictments could overshadow the city s efforts to improve residents quality of life or undermine local leadership. I m just praying that the legislators and state leadership can see beyond these indictment...
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