NTSB investigates fatal crash near Montgomery Field, citing non-functional weather system and approach lights. NTSB investigator Dan Baker disclosed that the weather notification system at Montgomery Field was not operational when the pilot attempted to land around 3:45 a.m. on Thursday. Also, approach lights for the runway, which pilots should be able to activate remotely, have been non-functional since October, according to public records.
New York State Police will have more troopers stationed at synagogues and other Jewish institutions in response to the murders of two Israeli embassy workers outside of the Capital Jewish Museum in Washington, D.C. State officials said there is no known threat to people in New York State, but patrol visibility and regular checks of vulnerable sites such as Jewish religious institutions and schools will be conducted.
Richard Park, 72, returned to Buffalo this weekend and is preparing to run his 126th marathon, aiming for first place in his age group. The Forestville native now living in Colorado Springs is back in Western New York to run his 126th marathon. By pure coincidence, his race bib number is No. 125, which is the number of marathons he has already completed. That includes one in every state.