Morning News Brief
Written by Tom Tharp on August 21, 2023
3 shootings in Rochester over the weekend. A 29-year-old Rochester man was taken to the hospital after a shooting Saturday evening. The Rochester Police Department say they responded to a scene on Warsaw Street, where they found the victim with a gunshot wound to his upper body. He was transported to Strong Hospital for what was deemed non-life threatening injuries. Officers say an 18-year-old man was shot on Lyncourt Park Saturday night around 8:15. Greece Police say the shooting happened in relation to a party in the area. The victim was dropped off at a local hospital where he was treated for non-life threatening injuries. Party goers and the victim refused to cooperate with the police. As part of the shooting a stray bullet went through a house that had a family at home at the time. It went through a window and out an exterior wall after striking a chair and a computer monitor. No one was injured. City of Rochester police are investigating an incident on St. Paul Street where a 14-year-old boy was found with a gunshot wound on Sunday. The department says the shots were heard around 6:30 Sunday evening. The boy sustained a gunshot wound to his lower body. He was transported to the hospital for treatment, and he is expected to survive.
The new Rochester Regional Health building across I90 is complete and stands ready to receive patients. Although the official opening date is the 26th, a ribbon cutting ceremony was held on Friday and several officials received tours of the new facility. Many of the medical offices and services offered by United Memorial Medical Center and RRH at St. Jerome’s and other medical buildings are moving into the new medical campus, making it more of a one-stop shop for area residents receiving out-patient medical care. RRH invested nearly $45 million in the 95,000-square-foot facility. Hospital officials describe the facility as “centrally located right off the Thruway, in a convenient place both for local residents and those coming from around the region. There will be more than a dozen specialty services all under one roof, including primary care, pediatrics, orthopedics, otolaryngology, plastic surgery, vascular surgery, neurosciences and Sands-Constellation Heart Institute cardiologists. Also included is a 7 day Urgent care and lab services.
On Friday, Orleans County received 2 million dollars in FEMA funding to construct a new building for the Emergency Operations Management Center. Currently the EOM center resides in a bunker built in the 1960’s that has a leaky roof and cramped spaces for workers. Justin Niederhofer, the director of the Orleans County Emergency Management team says that the building needs improvements and has for decades. The county serves more than 40,000 residents and the funding will help make the team Niederhofer manages able to do their jobs better. The emergency management office hopes to begin the transformation of the bunker into the new building soon. But no timeline has been released yet.
2 people are injured after an auto accident on Lewiston Rd on Sunday morning. Around 1:16am a single vehicle crashed off the road near 8215 Lewiston Rd. Two passengers in the vehicle sustained multiple injuries and were transported to the hospital. The driver, 22 year old Owen Scouten of Batavia, was found to have a blood alcohol level higher than .08 percent and was charged with DWI, Speed not reasonable, moving from a lane unsafely, and drinking alcohol in a motor vehicle on a highway. He will be charged with more once the severity of the passengers injuries is determined.
EA Sport’s Madden NFL, a popular football video game, has a special place in the hearts of Buffalo Bills fans this year. The face of Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen is on the cover of Madden NFL 24. This is the first time in Madden history the game has featured a Bills player. However, an athlete on the cover of Madden is not always a good sign. Some football lovers believe in the “Madden Curse” — a superstition that the player on the cover of the game will face an injury or bad luck in the upcoming season. Still, many Bills fans consider this a dream come true.
Buffalo Bills Offensive Tackle Tommy Doyle is out for the season after Saturday’s Bills and Steelers game. Head coach Sean McDermott confirmed Sunday what most previously believed was a season-ending injury for Tommy Doyle. Although McDermott didn’t mention specifics, Doyle was ruled out Saturday with a left knee injury. Doyle suffered an ACL tear to his right knee last September and missed most of the 2022-23 season. With Doyle out and Brandon Shell retiring last week, the Bills are left with three backup offensive tackles entering their final preseason game against the Bears on the 26th.
