02-07-25 Midday Headlines

Josh Allen edged two-time winner Lamar Jackson for the AP NFL Most Valuable Player award in the closest race since Matt Ryan beat out Tom Brady in 2016. Allen was an MVP finalist in three of the previous four seasons, placing as the runner-up in 2020.

A 10-year-old is dead following an early Thursday morning fire on Vine Street in Batavia. Two other children, ages 4 and 12, are critical

37 year old Michael Barnes of Buffalo was sentenced to 20 years in prison for a fatal shooting in the city’s University Heights neighborhood in September 2023.

Lackawanna judge Louis Violanti resigned for the second time in the aftermath of a fraud proceeding to have a friend’s traffic ticket dismissed.

A Georgia man, 24 year old Michael Glass, was convicted for fatally shooting a man in Niagara Falls in October 2023.

U.S. Rep. Claudia Tenney, whose district includes northern Cayuga County, is temporarily closing her district offices due to threats.

Sabres at Nashville Saturday night, puck drops at 8pm.