Buffalo Police officials believe that the increase is due to the lack of community outreach programs because of the pandemic, among other things as well. Pastor James Giles with Back to Basics Outreach said,
You got more individuals coming out finding themselves in spaces and places with their enemies or people they had beef with, you got individuals coming out starting stuff or continuing stuff. Mad at the person they believe had them locked up . They re on the hunt for them, so, all of that, there is a perfect storm happening.
According to WIVB, DA Robert Flynn says most of the shootings are happening on the east and west side of Buffalo. In Buffalo, there have been 282 shootings, other cities in our region, Rochester had 246 and Syracuse had 138 Albany with 96.
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The City of Great Bend announced this morning it will be burning the tree pile at the composite this week. Officials plan to start today and work could last up to a week as they take advantage of the current wind conditions.
The burn area will be monitored by city staff 24 hours a day.
“The City of Great Bend appreciates the patience of the public while this work is performed,” said James Giles, street superintendent. “It is likely if the wind is right that you might smell or see the smoke.”
We stand together in expressing serious concern with the Trump administration s vaccine distribution plan. While we are encouraged by recent reports regarding the vaccines efficacy, there is urgent work to be done to ensure vaccination efforts are both expeditious and fair.
Governors need federal funding in order to execute comprehensive distribution plans to guarantee that all communities have access to the vaccine. The Association of State and Territorial Health Officials estimates that a comprehensive vaccine distribution program would cost approximately $8 billion. To date, the Trump Administration has administered a mere $200 million to the states.
Without adequate funding, distribution will not be equitable. COVID-19 has laid bare chronic health disparities in our country that led communities of color to suffer disproportionately from this virus. Communities of color disproportionately suffer from pre-existing conditions, such as asthma, obesity and hyp