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WJTN News Headlines for Wed., Feb. 8, 2023

Jamestown police looking for missing man...
Jamestown police are asking for the public's helping in locating a missing, 34 year-old city man who is considered an "endangered missing person."  City police say Aaron Chase was last seen on Tuesday, Jan. 31... and, is a white male with brown hair.  If you have seen Aaron since... you're asked to call JPD at 716-483-7537.


State Police report uptick in heroin overdoses in WNY...
There's been a notable increase in the number of in heroin overdoses in western New York over the past 12 days through Tuesday.  During that time... state police say there were 94 overdoses reported in the region... including six deaths.  Troopers say of the 94 overdoses and 6 deaths... 20 overdoses and three deaths occured in the southern area including Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties.  State Police add that Narcan was administered 57 times during this time frame.  Troopers say rural areas have a longer medical response time than the urban areas, which can contribute to the overdose being fatal.  They say the public should be aware that a more lethal strand of heroin is being distributed here.  If you or a loved one struggles with opiods... call the HOPE Line at 877-846-7369... or go on-line to CombatAddictionCHQ.com.


Rushdie says "considering what happened, I'm not so bad" in first interview after stabbing incident at Chautauqua...
Almost six months after being stabbed repeatedly as he prepared to deliver a lecture at Chautauqua Institution... Salman Rushdie is blind in his right eye, struggles to write and at times has ``frightening'' nightmares.  However... Rushdie said during his first interview since the stabbing on the amphitheater stage, he still has a feeling of gratitude. ``Well, you know, I've been better,'' he told The New Yorker's David Remnick. ``But, considering what happened, I'm not so bad.''  The interview appeared on the eve of the publication of his new book, ``Victory City,`` which he completed before the attack.  Rushdie called his attacker an ``idiot'' but otherwise said he held no anger.


Gillibrand pleased that Biden tries to promote bi-partisanship in State of Union speech...
New York's junior U.S. Senator was pleased to see President Biden striking a bi-partisan tone early on... and, through-out parts of his State of the Union address last night.  Mr. Biden exhorted Republicans across the aisle to work with him to "finish the job" of rebuilding the economy... and, uniting the nation.  Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand says working together... many of the significant bills passed were done in a bi-partisan manner.  Gillibrand believes that can continue -- even with a divided Congress.  She says there have been numerous "shared commitments" in several areas.  Mr. Biden delivered his address last night... aiming to reassure a country beset by pessimism and fraught political divisions.  He offered a positive assessment of the nation's condition rather than rolling out flashy policy proposals.  He declared that America is "unbowed, unbroken" in the face of the pandemic and economic threats.  It was Biden's first speech to Congress since Republicans took control of the House in the midterm elections.


Gillibrand expects to be among the lawmakers briefed on alleged Chinese Spy Balloon...
As a member of the U.S. Senate's Armed Services Committee... New York's Kirsten Gillibrand says she expects to learn more soon about the suspected Chinese spy balloon shot down by the U.S. military last weekend off the South Carolina coast.  The Democrat says the committee and others will likely be briefed sometime in the next week or two.  On first blush... Gillibrand believes the Biden Administration did the right thing in shooting it down after it had cleared land because "we can't allow countries just to spy on us in the open... in a way that undermines our national security."  At the same time... Gillibrand says she believes it was an "intentional" provocation... and, the Chinese were "testing" the U.S.  Congressional Republicans have accused China of deliberately surveilling sensitive U.S. military sites with that balloon.


Organizer of Lexy Hughan Memorial says fundraiser was a huge success...
A major fund-raiser in Lakewood to raise money for a new, permanent memorial honoring the Jamestown teenager killed in a truck-pedestrian accident on New Year's Eve of 2021 was a big success.  Organizer Missy Paterniti recently told the City Council that the program at the Lakewood YWCA Lake Lodge raised $5,072.  Paterniti says that is enough for the new picnic table and park bench for Dow Park... not far from the place where Lexy Hughan was killed by the hit-and-run driver.  Prior to the event... Paterniti said she was looking to have 30 to 40 gift baskets to raffle off.  She says they wound up with 80 baskets... or more than double the amount expected.  She adds 60 were donated.  Fifteen-year-old Lexy Hughan died when she was struck by a car hauler at the intersection of Washington and Sixth Streets in Jamestown. 


Comedy Center to present live audience tapings with Comedian Paul Morrissey...
Acclaimed comedian Paul Morrissey will perform on stage in Jamestown this Spring as he records his new comedy album before a live audience.  The National Comedy Center will present Morrissey's program "An Evening of Comedy with Paul Morrissey: ICE CREAM vs. EVERYTHING on Mar. 24-25 at the Lucy-Desi Museum's Tropicana Room.  His four shows in Jamestown will take place at 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. each night.  Tickets are available for purchase at ComedyCenter.org/events.