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WJTN Headlines for Fri., Nov. 15, 2019

Jamestown School Board official, Superintendent, clarify districts actions taken in wake of recent fight at JHS...
The first formal action has been taken regarding last Wednesday's fight that prompted a lockdown at Jamestown High School.  That from School Board President Paul Abbott.... who -- after a discussions with district Superintendent Bret Apthorpe -- held a special meeting to clarify the Nov. 6 incident.  In a printed statement... Abbott commended the actions faculty at JHS took in response to the altercations between five students.  Apthorpe says three students, who were supposed to be in class at JHS, reportedly walked through the school looking for two other students.  He says the fight was premeditated and related to events off-campus.  Abbott, a retired Lieutenant with the Jamestown Police Department, says, "the point of our... meeting was to look at this incident and try to improve as a district in order to avoid these types of events in the future."  Apthorpe says "all students involved, if found guilty of the charges at a superintendent hearing, will receive the maximum legal consequence."


Convicted Felon in Jamestown arrested following domestic for being found with Assault Rifle...
A Jamestown man has been arrested during an alleged domestic incident for allegedly being a convicted Felon in possession of an assault rifle.  City Police Captain Bob Samuelson says officers investigated a complaint of a domestic incident at 427-1/2 Lincoln St. about 11 a.m. Wednesday... and, found that 53 year-old Barth Riley had threated a family member, and recovered an AR-15 Rifle at the scene.  Riley was jailed pending arraignment on charges of second-degree domestic harassment, and third-degree criminal possession of a weapon.


Jamestown man being treated after accident in tree stand in Cattaraugus County...
Authorities had to rescue a Jamestown man who reportedly lost his balance, and, was found suspended on his tree stand in Cattaraugus County earlier this month.  State Department of Environmental Conservation Forest Ranger Bob Rogers says he was called to a wooded area off Hotchkiss Road about 2:30 p.m. on Nov. 5... and found the 22 year-old hunter hanging with his feet on the seat of the stand, and his upper body attached to the stand.  Rogers says the unidentifed man had lost his footing while using the climbing tree stand and his foot got caught on the unit, but, that kept him from falling.  A member of the Chautauqua County Tech Rescue team and Rogers used a harness to stablize the man to avoid possible trauma from being suspended.  They soon after got the man safely to the ground... and, he was taken to a local hospital for treatment and further evaluation.


Reed standing by Trump as formal impeachment hearings begin...
The second day of public impeachment hearings into President Donald Trump's handling of foreign policy with Ukraine resume this morning... but, local Congressman Tom Reed says nothing changed with Wednesday's first day of testimony.  The Corning Republican was asked Thursday about former Ukrainian Ambassador Bill Taylor's testimony that Gordon Sondland told a staffer that Trump cares more about the investigations of Joe Biden than Ukraine.  Reed says it's nothing but hearsay... and, there's no impeachable offense.  He says even if what's been alleged took place, he doesn't see anything that "warrants this impeachment."  Reed defended the President... adding that Trump is "legitimately" pursuing an inquiry into corruption by Biden... and his son, Hunter, who was put on the board of Ukraine's gas company several years ago with no experience in the natural gas business.  Public impeachment hearings in Washington will continue today. 


Three hurt -- now identified -- from crash on State Thruway involving State Plow Truck and Tractor-Trailer...
An Ohio man was seriously hurt, while two local men suffered minor injuries when a tractor-trailer struck a State Thruway plow truck from behind on Interstate 90 in the town of Portland.  State Thruway Police were called to the scene in the eastbound lanes about 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, and learned the plow truck was in the right lane, doing snow and ice removal with it's amber emergency lights on when it was struck.  Troopers say the driver of the big rig, 49 year-old Marvin Stacy of Springfield, Ohio, was flown to UPMC Hamot Medical Center in Erie, Pennsylvania, where he's now in stable condition.  Police say the driver of the plow truck, 26 year-old Alex Buss of Westfield... and, his passenger, 36 year-old Brant Henning of Sherman, were taken to Westfield Memorial Hospital for evaluation. The State Police Accident Reconstruction Team was called in... and the right lane of I-90 in Portland was closed several hours for clean-up work.  Charges are pending.


AAA says near record travel expected for Thanksgiving holiday...
Some 55-million Americans will be traveling by cars, planes, and trains this Thanksgiving holiday... and, that's one of the biggest numbers ever.  That from AAA Western and Central New York Spokeswoman Elizabeth Carey... who says the volume will be among the highest since AAA began tracking Thanksgiving travel in 2000.  She says the biggest reason for the increase is the economy.  With more people working, she says more people have more money in their pocket, and many want to travel this year.  While the vast majority of holiday travelers will drive to their destinations... Carey says there will also be a big increase in air travel... with about 4-million expected to fly this year.  She says AAA expects the worst day to travel will be the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. 


City's Christmas Tree harvested, put up at Tracy Plaza...
The city of Jamestown's official Christmas Tree is now in place on Tracy Plaza after it was harvested from a business on the city's eastside yesterday morning.  Mayor Sam Teresi says this year's tree didn't have far to go, as the 50-foot Colorado Blue Spruce was cut down in front of the former Migliore Funeral Home at 415 East Fourth Street.  Teresi says more than 3-thousand LED lights will adorn the tree once it's been trimmed... and, will be lit at the start of the Dec. 6 Christmas Parade and Holiday Celebration.  He expressed his appreciation to the new owners of the Migliore building...  Dr. Kenneth and Miranda Erickson, who have opened up a chiropractic office there, for making the donation.