Husband,father,tiller of soils, flapper of ears
#49erFaithful
RTs/links not endorsements I block abusive name callers & obnoxious trolls Dave.McKinley
@wgrz
.com
Saw 2 guys at the wholesale club both reach for the last bulk pack of TP. Only one got it. The luckier (or faster) one told the other, “grab one of those cardboard boxes at the checkout. When we get outside you pay me for half of it and we’ll split this”
#GoodJob
@WGRZ
#BREAKING
State Appeals court rules rules AGAINST
@MayorByronBrown
and reverses lower court decision to grant him a ballot line in upcoming general election against
@Indiawaltonbflo
(There is still a federal court case pending.)
@WGRZ
In
#NiagaraFalls
Chief of Police, Mayor of the city, & the Niagara County Sheriff just came to the protest, told those assembled they came to say “we’re with you, & then “took a knee” with some others. Demonstrators approached...to hug them. Pictures from Niagara Reporter
@WGRZ
SHE DID IT! Watch Orchard Park’s Leah Pasqualetti clear an astounding 14' 0" at Trent Jackson Inv. in
#ROC
where it was announced this was the highest vault by any HS girl IN THE NATION this season(it was really quite something to see!)
@OPSchools
@op_athletics
@WGRZ
@WGRZSports
NYS Sen. Sean Ryan on the idea of
#Buffalo
Mayor Byron Brown running as a write in after losing in the primary. “Game over. Move on.” He also says Brown should cease making major spending/ development decisions and leave those to the Walton administration.
@WGRZ
@Brink_Thinker
“And all that remains are the faces and the names, of the wives and the sons and the daughters” (G. Lightfoot’Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald’)
Students at
#Buffalo
Hutchinson Technical High assemble in front of their school where the funeral procession for firefighter Jason Arno will pass
@WGRZ
This Hawaii missle scare is on YOU Mr. Trump. The real FEAR that mothers & fathers & children felt is on YOU. It is on YOUR ARROGANCE. HUBRIS. NARCISSISM. RAGE. EGO. IMMATURITY and your UNSTABLE IDIOCY. Shame on your hate filled self. YOU DID THIS!
“If it was this close & the shoe was on the other foot you can bet he’d do the same” A portion of my interview w/
@Nate_McMurray
who hours after conceding defeat in
#NY27
to
@RepChrisCollins
retracted that concession & now wants recount. See more on
@WGRZ
Daybreak
#election2018
1/2 Hey
@MandT_Bank
; just saw one of your workers escorting an elderly man across a parking lot & overheard him say reassuringly “It’s OK sir, if ever your wife is too sick to come in, I’m happy to come out to the car and bring her what she needs.” (cont’d)
“His press office cites COVID-19 protocols for barring reporters, but that's a joke: ...The real reason Cuomo is hiding out is because he's scared of the questions that would confront him in a live news conference. “ via
@TimesUnion
My pre-storm reminder is the usual one. Please get your weather information from qualified individuals - and NOT politicians-. We have several meteorologists
@wgrz
who with their scientific backgrounds are vastly more qualified in the field
DM box is filling w/critics of the County Executive, who note he contemplated a state of emergency (did not declare one) urged people not to travel and for businesses to close, and had the emergency operations center activated, and then headed to Ohio for the
#eclipse
It's nice and sunny....in Ohio. Sadly, I don't think it will be clear back home, but here in Ashtabula, Ohio there are hundreds at the Ohio Welcome Center. Totality is in about 45 minutes and already 25% of the sun has been eclipsed.
A
@Buffalostate
Freshmen, stricken by
#Lupus
when he was a star athlete at
@sjci
has been asked by
@LupusOrg
to speak to members of Congress to raise awareness of the incurable autoimmune disease. His inspirational story tonight at 11 on
@WGRZ
TV 2
#Buffalo
In
#Buffalo
@WGRZ
Photojournalist Bob Mancuso is today capping of an incredible 38 years. Well done, Coose. Enjoy your retirement which you have so richly earned
“Hurricanes, floods–they didn’t happen in New York. But they do now," outgoing New York Gov Andrew Cuomo (D) says, noting his father never had disasters like these in the 80s.
“I say to New Yorkers: they could not be in better hands in terms of an experienced team,” Cuomo says.
#BREAKING
Man goes over
#NiagaraFalls
and SURVIVES. Police say despondent man jumped in river as they approached him around 4am. Was found sitting on a rock near Journey Behind Falls platform. This happened on 59th Anniv. of 7 yr old Roger Woodward surviving falls plunge
@WGRZ
Cuomo claims were it not for the shutdown order thousands more would have died of
#coronavirus
He calls that a “fact”. It may be a logical presumption, it may even be a reasonable one. But it it can’t be proven.
@WGRZ
Hamburg School Supt. Michael Cornell regarding Conor Long, the 2017 Hamburg HS graduate tragically killed in a hiking accident at Zoar Valley on Sunday: "I loved that kid. He was the type of person I wanted my own son to be like." More tonight at 5&6 on
@WGRZ
TV 2
#Buffalo
I’m from Brockport, home to The Strand, said 2B 2nd oldest continuously run movie house in
#USA
.
#COVID19
hasn’t been kind to the place so townsfolk held a cruise in 2 raise $$ for it. Appreciative theater owner had marquee set to salute them. Damn fine gesture all
#BeOn2
@wgrz
Despite passage of “Green Light” bill in NY, Erie Co. Clerk Mickey Kearns doubles down on refusal to issue drivers licenses to illegal aliens. Says he will go to federal court to challenge new law and is asking the Erie County Attorney to represent him in that endeavor
@WGRZ
Bars in the Chippewa Street district of
#Buffalo
have announced it's "business as usual" as they plan to celebrate St Patrick's Day, despite the cancellation of the Buffalo St. Patrick's Day Parade. Most bars will open at noon and run throughout the day.
@WGRZ
#coronavirus
#CONFIRMED
woman arrested for allegedly sending Ricin to the Whitehouse was arrested at the Peace Bridge in
#Buffalo
while trying to cross into New York State
@WGRZ
David Yax of N. Evans, won Sept 4 Powerball jackpot of $80 million, largest lottery prize ever in WNY He took lump sum which is $38.5 million after withholding. Says he calmly called financial advisor after learning he’d won. Will set up a trust & invest, travel, have fun
@WGRZ
Mind you, your guy didn’t even have a coat on and it was snowing sideways. Perhaps the nicest thing I’ve seen in a while. And I thought you should know that
@MandT_Bank
#Touching
#CustomerService
Emotions overflowed when friends and family greeted 38 year
#Buffalo
Police Officer Juan Phillips upon his discharge from ECMC, after his more than 3 month hospitalization for
#COVID19
, 31 days of which he spent on a ventilator More tonight at 4,5,&6 on
@WGRZ
TV 2
@BPDAlerts
just ordered pizza &wings. the kid asked for my card because the reader at the counter was broken.
“We’ll have to do it the ‘old fashioned way’ and type in the numbers”, he said. I chuckled, as in my mind I pictured pulling a slider over carbon paper slips in my dad’s store
@WGRZ
14 years after
#Buffalo
Memorial Auditorium was demolished, Ere Canal Harbor Devlpt. corp. today approved plans to fill the hole with 2 projects, which includes 367 apartments split 50/50 with market rate and low income
@WGRZ
#BREAKING
FBI confirms “court authorized activity” (what they used to call search warrants) at home of Pete Harding of Cheektowaga who participated in the demonstration at the Capitol. Here, agents leave after spending 9 hrs at the home. Neighbors say raid was at 5am
@WGRZ
#BREAKING
after a count of nearly 12,000 absentee ballots in NYS Assembly District 143, incumbent Monica Wallace (D) has overcome the 2,300 vote deficit she faced after election day, and will win re-election.
#Elections2020
@wgrz
I met with members of New York's Congressional Delegation to discuss our ongoing efforts against COVID - including preparing for the Omicron variant.
We'll keep working to help New Yorkers recover from the pandemic, create good-paying jobs, & build our economy back better.
Cuomo claims he’s done more for WNY than any other Governor. Says this is “I put my money where my mouth is.”
Reminder: it’s not his money...it’s yours
@WGRZ
NY Gov. says data now suggests NY may not need nearly as many hospital beds at apex of coronavirus as thought last month, when he said there could be up to 140,000 hospitalizations, & there are currently no hospitals or health care facilities are lacking PPE or ventilators
@WGRZ
From an actual press release: "Gov. Andrew Cuomo today urged NYers to prepare for scattered thunderstorms Wed. afternoon through evening." 1.) Outside making sure your car windows are rolled up do U take precautions when it's going to rain? 2.) what would we do without this guy?
A little trick I picked up in
#ROC
#icestorm
of '91. Prior to storm, cover windshield w/ blanket, secured by tucking it inside the doors so they don't freeze either
@WGRZ
@WGRZweather
Defying usual trend
@Nate_McMurray
continues 2 gain ground in counties he lost to
@Collinsny27
during
#NY27
Absentee/Affidavit count. Picked up 600+ votes in 5 counties so far. Gap now ~2,200 Big Prize: Erie Co., will count next week. Latest here
@wgrz
I know it can be viewed as a sign that 5 months of lousy weather is just around the corner but, then again, ...dang...how do you beat days like these in WNY?
#BeOn2
@WGRZ
Akron, NY: Get ready for your CLOSEUP! Confirmation that Paramount Pictures “A Quiet Place 2”, directed by John Krasinski of “The Office” fame will be filmed here in July. More tonight at 5p on
@WGRZ
TV 2
#Buffalo
"Alarmingly, 39% of 1,000 survey respondents said they’re looking to leave the Empire State, with high taxes the number one factor. The results defy the notion voiced by former Gov. Cuomo that residents are leaving NY primarily due to the weather."
@wgrz
NYS Sen.Rob Ortt, while outlining his bill which would require DMV to waive fee for Gov. Cuomo’s mandatory replacement of license plates more than 10 yrs old, says this should be the wining entry for the design contest. “Or at least the most truthful “
@WGRZ
Some advice: when seeking
#weather
information: trust qualified meteorologists, such as those working at your favorite local TV station, ...and NOT politicians, who know nothing about it, & whose contributions to the topic of weather/climate are generally limited to hot air.
"... Just because you were Mayor four times doesn't mean you get to be Mayor of a fifth. Stop listening to Carl Paladino. Get over it, guys. You were sleeping and you lost."
@WGRZ
Fire trucks from beyond
#Buffalo
are lining Delaware Ave in advance of the funeral procession for Jason Arno. These are just a few of them in front of the
@wgrz
TV 2 studios
@49ersSportsTalk
@spotrac
But if he continues to play well and even lead them to the promised land don’t you think that his contract will be renegotiated and he’ll be paid a salary commensurate with what a top QB makes?
Cuomo: "states that have re-opened too soon have had to close again"
Q: Can anyone name one?
(I can't find any evidence that his statement is true...but if I missed something, please say so)
Cheektowaga town employee suspended after allegedly painting
#Trump2020
on town snow plow. Am told the truck never made it out of the garage and the worker was also charged with vandalism. Truck will be repainted on Monday before it is put back in service.
@WGRZ
Dear Pub. Officials holding
#WinterStorm
news conferences: please refrain from starting w/weather updates. By the time you hit the podium in your special storm jacket, folks actually qualified to do this(our meteorologists) already have. Tell us what you're doing w/o wasting time
A couple dozen diehard demonstrators remain in Niagara Square nearly 3 hrs after
#Buffalo
city curfew. No ERT to force them out -they resigned in solidarity w/ 2 suspended officers -there’s police on scene but they’re leaving demonstrators, who remain peaceful,alone
@WGRZ
I'm sorry if tweeting out a picture of a
#veteran
being honored for their service by being presented a flag from their congressional representative (whoever it may be) somehow offends you. On 2nd thought: No I'm not. Pro tip: Think before you tweet.
@DaveMcKinley2
@RepChrisCollins
@WGRZ
How nice of you to give free publicity to the man who just voted to raise taxes on middle class WNY families in order to give multimillionaires like himself a giant tax break. Pro tip: Next time make the story about the veteran, not about the arrogant, ineffective politician.
At a protest against ICE in Buffalo in advance of reported scheduled raids this weekend demonstrators have blocked the intersection of Delaware & Chippewa and police have closed surrounding streets to traffic
@WGRZ
Livestream on
#ROC
Mayor apparently sees gathering of facts & reporting of truths as the problem. Refers to award winning reporter as “people like you” , whose work she sees as problematic...
"And it's taken this turn because of people like you" - Mayor Lovely Warren. She says she ashamed of my reporting for
@news10nbc
on the crash involving Assemblyman David Gantt. Watch the mayor at 6.
JUST IN: Judge denies
#Buffalo
teachers union request for temporary restraining order to prevent BPS from forcing teachers to work from their classrooms 2 days/week during remote learning this fall. Judge: union failed to demonstrate imminent threat to their health&safety
@WGRZ
From
@RepBrianHiggins
: “The concept of National Guard troops taking custody of ventilators, personal protective equipment and other resources from Western New York is unacceptable.”
#COVID2019
@WGRZ
When
@NYGovCuomo
comes to
#Buffalo
for Skyway contest he’ll B greeted by 75+demonstrators against his banning flavored vapes 4adults. Advance team talked of moving them out of sight “for their safety”
@BPDAlerts
white shirt said they’re fine where they are. But no bullhorn
@WGRZ
#BREAKING
DECISION on
#Buffalo
Great Northern grain elevator. Judge rules city properly issued emergency demo permit following partial wall collapse in wind storm, vacates preliminary injunction, clearing the way for ADM to tear it down
@WGRZ