Afternoon News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on March 22, 2024
Genesee Orleans and Wyoming Counties are under a Winter Weather Advisory starting tonight at 5pm and going through 8am tomorrow morning. Mixed precipitation is expected with possible freezing rain with accumulations of a tenth inch or less and snow accumulations of 2 to 5 inches. Plan on the roads to be slippery and restrict travel unless absolutely necessary. Slow down and use caution if going out.
Police are investigating several stabbings in the City of Rochester. Two stabbing victims were transported to Strong Memorial Hospital with laceration wounds, while another person on Roxborough Road reported having similar injuries. The first incident was initially reported as a stabbing and a shooting on Lawrence Street. Police say they found nobody had been shot, and the location of the stabbing is unknown. Whether the two incidents are related is unclear. All three parties have non-life threatening laceration wounds on their upper bodies.
A man is now facing charges in a deadly shooting on the city’s north side. Keyon Wright, 18, of Rochester was arrested Thursday for allegedly shooting and killing Julien Walthour, 28, during a marijuana deal in the area of Avenue D and Bauman Street the night of Dec. 30. Walthour died at the scene after he was found shot in a vehicle that was stopped in the roadway. U.S. Marshals found Wright in a vehicle Thursday on Laser Street. Police said he was in possession of a loaded 9 mm handgun. Wright is charged with second-degree murder and criminal possession of a weapon.
The annual Tech Wars brings middle and high school students from all 24 of the GLOW region’s school districts together in teams to demonstrate their technical expertise through innovative, mind-expanding competitions. Tech Wars 2024 events include: Battlebot Soccer; the Regatta; Bridge; CO2 Cars; Logo Design; Sculpture; Onsite CAD Drawing and Reverse Engineering CAD; Skimmer Cars; Sumo Bots; Tractor Pull; Trebuchet and Lumber Labyrinth. A new event this year, Drone Agility. 2 scholarships are offered every year to encourage high school students to enter technology and trade fields.
As all of the young Easter egg hunters prepare for the annual Batavia Kiwanis Easter egg hunt, which begins at 9 a.m. sharp on March 30 at Centennial Park, club member Matt Landers wants to remind participants that there will be one golden egg hidden every day in the park from Friday through March 28 for the finding. Each child that finds a golden egg may redeem it for a prize of a chocolate bunny from Oliver’s Candies during the big event on March 30 at Centennial Park in Batavia. The Easter egg hunt will feature “thousands of eggs,” members say, so come prepared for the hunt and to have some family fun, even if Mother Nature doesn’t fully cooperate with the beginning of spring.
The choir of Emmanuel Baptist Church at 190 Oak Street in Batavia is performing it’s Easter Cantata, “Then Came The Morning” this Sunday at 2pm. The choir is comprised of members of the church and the community and is led by Debbie Prosser of Debbie Prosser Music Ministries. The performance will be followed by a free refreshment hour. The cantata is free to attend and everyone is welcome.
