Created: April 22, 2021 10:13 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) A 16-year-old is behind bars and is being charged with the murder of 71-year-old Richard Sciascia after an attempted carjacking earlier this month.
Sciascia s stepdaughter, Emily Austin, said the family is relieved to know that police have a suspect, but they re still trying to pick up the pieces as they continue to mourn the loss of a loved one. I just pray for rehabilitation for the young kid, I pray that they re made an example of so that this doesn t continue in our community I hope the community can rest,” Austin said.
Austin said her family feels a sense of relief. She said they ve been kept well-informed through this investigation, but didn t know what to think when the phone rang Thursday afternoon.
Created: February 16, 2021 11:05 PM
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) The latest proposal from Gov. Andrew Cuomo to legalize recreational marijuana includes getting it delivered.
On Tuesday, the Governor’s Office released a series of new amendments to its plan for a comprehensive adult-use cannabis program.
The proposal brought familiar alarms from longtime critics. It s a gateway. It s a beginning. It s a first step in the wrong direction,” warned recovering addict Randy Cimino, now the president of the rehab group Gates to Recovery.
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Drawing from his own experience, Cimino kept up his opposition to recreational marijuana legalization, even as he acknowledges Gov. Cuomo s latest push to make it legal will likely succeed, paving the way for what could be $350 million a year in tax revenue for the state.