DANSVILLE – An airman from Dansville was killed in a non-combat incident Tuesday. According to multiple independent sources, Alexandria Gleason-Morrow was killed in a non-combat incident overseas. A 2011 Defense Video Imagery Distribution System video features Gleason-Morrow, then Alex Roope, as one of 'Bagram's Outstanding Airmen.' The 2011 video says that Gleason-Morrow served with the 389th Aircraft Maintenance Unit. … [Read more...]
1 New Jersey Tourist Killed in Perry Crash
NYLON – One passenger in a van full of New Jersey tourists has died in an accident with a local pickup truck at the intersection of Rte. 246 and 20A in Perry Friday afternoon. According to Wyoming County Undersheriff David Linder, the van was traveling from New Jersey to Toronto with seven occupants when it collided with the Chevy Silverado with one passenger at about 12:30 p.m. First responders describe the driver of the pickup as 'an … [Read more...]
Poor Starlings: 70 Birds Struck on 390 in Avon
AVON – A local flock of starlings took a blow over the weekend when approximately 70 of its members were killed by a passing vehicle or vehicles on 390 in Avon. The odd scene left some drivers scratching their heads. Wildlife experts with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation said that vehicle strikes on starlings are not unheard of and can take out numerous members of a flock at once. "Starlings are prone to mass … [Read more...]
Amish Farmer Killed in Tractor Rollover in Mount Morris
MOUNT MORRIS – An Amish farmer passed away on Monday as the result of an agricultural accident in which a tractor rolled over on Ridge Road. According to Chief Deputy Matthew Burgess, the male farmer is believed to be between the ages of 55 and 60 and was working on the tractor in a graveled area on the farm when it rolled over on top of him. The emergency call was made from the farm at about 3:44 p.m. According to first responders who … [Read more...]
Victim in Sparta Fatal Fire Identified by Dental Records
Reading this on your phone or tablet? Download our new app on Google Play and the Apple store. SPARTA – Investigators have identified the man who tragically died in a house fire on Reeds Corners Road the night of Thursday, April 16. Livingston County Director of Emergency Management Kevin Niedermaier says that the victim is Jason Fronk, 39, who died of smoke inhalation with his dog after the fire was started by an extension cord under the … [Read more...]