Afternoon News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on February 13, 2024
A restaurant worker in Greece is recovering after being hit by a vehicle while on the job. According to authorities, two women ate then refused to pay for their meal on Saturday before that employee followed them to their car. That is when the worker was intentionally struck and needed treatment for non-life-threatening injuries. The situation is being investigated by Greece Police.
The names of the two men killed in a double homicide over the weekend in Rochester have been released. On Sunday, Wahid Nazario and Frank Rosario Vazquez were outside of a bar on North Goodman Street when they were shot. Both victims passed away at the scene due to their wounds. Police said the two men in their 40s were leaving the bar around 1:30 in the morning when they were shot. Officials aren’t saying if they’ve determined a motive for the murders. No arrests have been made.
Rep. Elise Stefanik, announced an official complaint against New York Attorney General Letitia James today for allegedly violating the rules of professional conduct in her prosecution of former President Donald Trump. James demanded in January that the state penalize Trump $370 million and bar him from its real estate business in connection to his ongoing civil fraud trial. She also accused Trump of inflating his asset values to boost his net worth and receive financial benefits. In a letter to the New York Committee on Professional Standards, Rep. Stefanik claimed James’s actions were unfair and politically motivated against Trump. Letitia James ran on a platform of finding Trump guilty of “something” and is also being sued by former Governor Andrew Cuomo for what he says is a politically motivated investigation into his conduct in office. Stefanik is demanding that James be suspended or disbarred.
The Buffalo Sabres are going to be back on their home ice once again tonight as they look to snap their current two-game losing streak. The Sabres are hosting the Los Angeles Kings at KeyBank Center. Buffalo last played on Saturday when they were defeated by the Saint Louis Blues by a final score of three-to-one. Face-off this evening is set for seven p-m.
Governor Hochul has announced the date for a special election in the 26th Congressional District. People living in that district aren’t being represented on Capitol Hill right now following the resignation of Brian Higgins. The former congressman stepped down earlier this month to take over as president and CEO of Shea’s Performing Arts Center in Buffalo. Whoever wins on April 30th will finish up the rest of Higgins’ term.
