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May 29, 2023

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Farmington home heavily damaged after fire on Sunday.

We're still getting new information on a serious structure fire that happened yesterday in the town of Farmington. More than a half dozen departments were dispatched to the scene in the north end of the Farmington Fire District.

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Watkins Glen International CEO Michael Printup will retire in June.

Michael Printup is stepping down from leading Watkins Glen International. His final week at Watkins Glen in a leadership role will be the week of June 22. “I want to spend more time with my family,” Printup told WENY-TV. “I spent 25 years on the road, and when your best friend is Delta, Marriott, National Car Rental, and you watch your kids get older, that’s probably not a great thing and I have a granddaughter now and we just want to slow down and suck in life.”

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Two dead after plane crash in Orleans County.

Two people died in a plane crash in Western New York on Sunday. It happened in Orleans County during the evening hours, authorities said. The plane came down behind a home around 6 p.m. The pilot and a single occupant died in the crash.