HTN: Batavia School Bus Driver Cheered

The Batavia school bus driver who talked a a six-year-old into surrendering a weapon is being hailed. James Henning told the boy if he didn't want to get in major trouble he needed to hand the weapon over. The boy produced a purple sack with the gun inside. Twenty other kids were on the bus. The boy's father and older brother, who don't live with the little boy, are facing charges of child endangerment and weapons violations, as police say both of them knew the unregistered gun was in the home and had handled it before. The boy said he found the gun under his mother's bed. She has not yet been charged. Authorities are still investigating.

HTN: Boy Boards Batavia Bus with Gun

A six-year-old boy in Batavia boarded a school bus with a gun yesterday . Authorities say the bus driver was told the student had a weapon. The driver then confronted the boy, who gave up the gun. Police say there were no bullets in the chamber, but there was ammunition in the clip. The investigation continues.

Iraq Vet Killed in Batavia

Over the weekend, 22-year-old Matthew Hebell of Batavia was killed when his car went out of control and hit a utility pole on Route 98. Hebell had recently returned from Iraq and had hopes of one day becoming a New York state trooper. He apparently was on his way to work at a local nursing home when the accident occurred.