Parts of Chautauqua County receive 1 1/2 to 2-feet of lake effect snow at end of mutiple-day event...
The final blast from our Lake Effect Snow event from late Tuesday through Wednesday morning brought 1 1/2 to nearly 2-feet of snow to parts of Chautauqua County.  However... the most recent lake effect snow bands moved out of Western New York last last night... and, the National Weather Service in Buffalo dropped out warning.  The immediate Jamestown-area received around 6 inches during that period... making for very slick road conditions.  Forecaster Phil Pandolfo says we'll see some light, general snowfall today... before temperatures rise on Friday.  Padolfo says we'll see winds coming more out of the south, and that will bring temperatures back up to seasonal and a little above.  During that 24-hour period between Tuesday and Wednesday... the most lake effect snow in Western New York and Chautauqua County... fell in Cassadaga... which received 21 inches of the white stuff.  Silver Creek had 17.9-inches of snow.  The Weather Service says we'll have a high today of about 25-degrees.  We'll then see a warm up to about the freezing mark on Friday... and, up to the upper 30s on Saturday before we fall back into the upper teens on Sunday.

Kennedy man sentenced to 10 years in federal prison on second Child Porn conviction...
A man from Kennedy will spend the next 10 years in federal prison after being sentenced for being found in possession of child pornography following a prior conviction.  U.S. Attorney Trini Ross says 58 year-old Jeffrey Paden was sentenced Wednesday to serve 120 months in prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth Wolford.  Prosecutors say that... in June of 2015... Paden was convicted on a federal charge of possession of child pornography and sentenced to serve 57 months in prison and five years’ supervised release.  On August 29, 2023... the New York State Police raided Paden’s residence based on information from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children... and, several electronic devices were seized, including a thumb drive and a laptop computer.  They say approximately 83 images of child pornography were stored on the thumb drive and approximately 468 images on the laptop computer. Some of the images depicted prepubescent minors, and violence against children.

Borrello says Hochul did address some issues directly interest to New Yorkers during State of State Address, but, adds there were also "glaring omissions..."
A state lawmaker from Chautauqua County says while Governor Kathy Hochul did touch on important issues facing New Yorkers in her State of the State Address, there were some "glaring omissions."  Senator George Borrello says he was encouraged that Hochul focused on the issue of affordability in her nearly hour-long speech on Tuesday, but she did not address rising costs in other areas... and if she did she called for "one-shot" deals, such as inflation refund checks of $300 for individuals, and $500 for families.  Borrello... a Sunset Bay Republican... adds that some of the "glaring omissions" included the issues of crime and the migrant crisis.  He says there was no discussion about the issues with bail reform.  
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Meanwhile, Borrello says one area he and Hochul agree with is the issue of mental health, specifically, expanding criteria for involuntary commitment and strengthening Kendra's Law.  He believes the question there is whether Hochul has the "political will" to push those proposals through.  Borrello says there are "far-left advocates who says we can't do these things violate their civil rights.  However... he says they don't mention those who walk the streets and commit acts of violence.  Borrello says "we'll see if these ideas are more than just talk" when Hochul releases her 2025-2026 budget later this month.

Gillibrand remains optimistic about ceasefire-hostage release deal between Israel and Hama -- even with snag in approval...
New York's junior U.S. Senator remains optimistic that a ceasefire and hostage release deal between Israel and Hamas will eventually be agreed to by the Israeli parliment.  During a video conference this morning... Democrat Kirsten Gillibrand said she knew that the Kinest was to vote today on the proposal brokered by the United States and other Arab nations.  Gillibrand says there are some "very conservative" hard-line members of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's cabinet that are resisting.  It's hoped now the deal will be acted on sometime Friday.  Netanyahu’s office says his cabinet wouldn't meet Thursday to approve the agreement for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and the release of dozens of hostages until Hamas backs down.  He accused the group of reneging on parts of the agreement in an attempt to gain further concessions.  Late Wednesday... Gillibrand said she's -- "incredibly grateful for the Biden administration’s tireless pursuit of such a deal and the collaborative and bipartisan approach the Biden administration brought to these final negotiations."  However... she cautioned that the deal is only in its early stages, and Congress, the incoming Trump administration, and our allies and partners must monitor and ensure that the agreement is fulfilled "in its entirety."