Local state leaders announced a new bill that aims to expand mental health services by providing additional clinical training to mental health professionals.
The killing “dims the light,” city school board commissioner Camille Simmons said. “Unfortunately, there's young people that don't even have a high expectation of their life expectancy in some cases.”
The date for a special election for a congressional seat based mainly in the Southern Tier has officially been scheduled. Gov. Kathy Hochul over the weekend set Aug. 23 for the special election for the 23rd Congressional District seat now held by Republican Rep. Tom Reed, who resigned in May.
Rochester Police are investigating two homicides that both happened on Saturday night. One of them took the life of a 16-year-old girl who was attending a birthday party on Emerson Street.
