Morning News Brief

The State Supreme Court has ordered that the work on the pipeline for wastewater from the STAMP site to the Oak Orchard Creek be temporarily stopped.  Contractors started installing the 20-inch sewer main last month and are headed north along 63. They haven’t reached Orleans County yet.  Judge Sanford Church on Monday issued the preliminary injunction and set a court date for Oct. 23 at the County Courthouse in Albion.  Orleans County sued to stop the pipeline earlier this month.  A couple of other issues have come up.  Sinkholes have been noted that could be caused by the drilling for the pipe and also liquids used in the drilling are showing up in the Iroquois National Wildlife Refuge according to the US Fish and Wildlife Service.  

Rochester Police are looking for suspects after a teen was shot Wednesday afternoon near the Franklin Educational Campus.  Around 2:45 p.m., officers in the area of the campus were flagged down by someone claiming a person was shot in the area of Hudson Avenue. At the same time, ShotSpotter detected gunfire in the area.  Police said they found evidence of shots fired on St. Stanislaus Street. Not long after, the victim from the shooting, a 14-year-old boy, was dropped off at Rochester General Hospital by a private vehicle with a gunshot wound.  The boy has non-life-threatening injuries, according to the Rochester Police Department.  The Rochester City School District said the incident happened after dismissal, one block away from campus, and all students who were outside waiting for rides were brought back inside the school.  The district also noted that Franklin went into a shelter-in-place during the school day due to several fights between students. Police were called in to assist. No injuries were reported.

The man who allegedly drove his truck into the oncoming lane to intentionally hit his own sister’s vehicle head on is being charged with murder.  21 year old Evan Klink was westbound June 17 on Freedom Road in Freedom NY when his Dodge Ram crossed the center line and collided with an eastbound Ford Focus driven by his sister, 24 year old Dahlia Klink.  Dahlia survived the crash but her passengers, 17 year old Havana Lopez and 6 year old Molly Kibler, were pronounced dead at the scene.  Dahlia then passed away the next day at the hospital.  There was a 4 year old also in the car who was severely injured.  Police arrested Evan on Thursday. He’s charged with three counts of second-degree murder and one count each of aggravated vehicular homicide, vehicular manslaughter, vehicular assault, reckless driving, driving while ability impaired by drugs and various traffic violations.

New York City has decided to drop its lawsuit against Genesee county over the county’s State of Emergency which blocks migrants from being bussed into Genesee County.  County Manager Matt Landers had first issued a State of Emergency in May after receiving word that busloads of immigrants were potentially being sent to upstate New York, including Genesee County.  Several other Counties did likewise.  County Attorney Jim Wujcik informed legislators Wednesday that the plaintiffs had a change of heart.  The official letter from Assistant Corporation Counsel Doris Bernhardt provided no explanation other than the plaintiff was discontinuing its lawsuit against the county and Landers “without prejudice and without costs to any party.”  New York City filed its lawsuit in June against 30 municipalities and was seeking to invalidate the decisions of the counties, claiming that their moves were unconstitutional and impeded the rights of people who are legally within the borders of the United States as asylum seekers to travel and use public accommodations.

Genesee County has had an issue with not having enough ambulance coverage.  County Manager Matt Landers delivered a solution on Wednesday at the Ways and Means meeting.  He proposed a contract with two providers, LeRoy Ambulance and Mercy Flight, to increase their funding and therefore, their ability to respond to emergencies.  The county Legislature is set to give the final vote next week on the resolution to pay Le Roy Ambulance Service $77,220 for ambulance and emergency advanced life support/paramedic service needs, $5,000 for related financial documents, and $187,705 for equipment and related maintenance for a three-year term beginning Oct. 1.  The contract with Mercy Flight is still being negotiated but should be in place by January 1st.

A new tropical storm could dampen the Bills game in the capital on Sunday.  A brand new tropical storm will form along the South Carolina coast by Friday afternoon. Ophelia will begin to move North and deliver some heavy rain and punishing surf to the coast over the weekend.  Tropical storm warnings already in place from North Carolina into Southern Delaware. Gusts over 45 mph are possible as the storm travels toward D.C. on Saturday.  The Buffalo Bills play on Sunday in the nation’s capital. Flights on Saturday from Rochester to D.C. may be impacted by heavy rain falling in the D.C. area. While the storm will be moving away from the stadium by Sunday afternoon, lingering light rain and gusty winds are likely Sunday afternoon.