now your forecast first sponsored by the vinyl Outlet slightly cooler this afternoon but you're still in the 40s you've got a mix of clouds and sunshine and no precept to be found we are dry as we work our way through Friday evening we're going to be dry for the first part of the day tomorrow but once we get into the afternoon we start to run into that let's try to get that wet weather out of here in time for Easter Sunday next also ahe had a guilty verdict for the third and final defendant accu
sed in a 22 triple shooting in Rochester after 3 days of deliberations the message from prosecutors having put a period at the end of this extended legal process plus the Rochester board of education has voted to end a partnership between East High and the ufr why staff at the school say this change can put student education at risk from the team you can trust this is News 8 at 5 good evening everyone thank you for joining us Teresa is off today we begin with the verdict in the case of a man tie
d to Kelvin Vickers the convicted killer of RPD officer Anthony maertz and two other men in court this afternoon 21-year-old Raheem Robinson was found guilty on all counts for the murders of 19-year-old Mel Rand and 25-year-old Richard King prosecutors say in the summer of 2022 Robinson Kelvin Vickers and dedric fwey were all involved D in a triple shooting that killed King and Rand the third victim survived prosecutors say this will hopefully bring some long- awaited closure for those involved
we have been in touch with uh my Joe Ran's mom who was unable to be in court um Nikki King Richard's mom was there every day uh Lynn maertz um was there supporting her several days uh during the trial was there for the verdict Day with her um which I think is great you know that that out of this terrible tragedy that a new friendship um and and they were able to support each other throughout this time Kelvin Vickers is already spending life in prison without the possibility of parole for his rol
e in those shootings full Wy will be sentenced May 17th followed by Robinson May 31st also developing the FBI has arrested a man in Rochester for allegedly possessing explosive devices yesterday an FBI investigation shut down part of Andrew Street in Rochester and prompted the evacuation of a building there officials say 24-year-old venzo selino of Rochester was arrested and charged with criminal possession of a weapon saying he possessed two improvised explosive devices the devices have been se
ized by rpd's bomb squad seleno was arraigned in Rochester city court this morning FBI officials say additional charges may be filed here a recent vote by rcs's Board of Education to end a nearly decade long partnership between East High and uvar has staffed there wondering how they'll maintain notable improvements Gio baglia talked with those involved in the partnership about the next steps here he joins us now in studio with more Gio Adam Kyle Crandle has been with East High School for more th
an 20 years and said the partnership between the U ofr and East High was key in the success of many students now amidst a busy week of announcements from rcsd he says plans seem to be in limbo and hopes next steps will be established soon we just feel right now as though the rug is being pulled out from underneath us and who's going to suffer um the members of the Board of Education are not going to suffer who's going to suffer our students and our families since 2015 East High School has been r
un by the University of Rochester the partnership between the university and East High introduced an extra hour to the school day allowing for students to receive the amount of literacy and math they needed without sacrificing electives such as PE and music kids get frustrated that leads to a higher dropout rate this is really the best example of what a community school model is anything that kids need that they may not be able to get at home we have provided for them here Crandle says he was ho
ping the partnership would be something other schools would see and learn from not be taken away as it was an example of a school getting out of receivership versus closing the school and starting from scratch the Board of Education seemingly is putting all the hard work that we've had at risk of being able to continue Mary coffee co-chair of the northw and Village Association says her organization was a key part in establishing this partnership and is shocked and worried about it ending why wou
ld you take it away you know do you know we have the highest child poverty rate in the nation and the first step out of poverty is a good education both Crandle and coffee talk about how they hope to continue seeing students succeed at East High we're going to just have to stay on it we go to I don't know but we're not going to let go there needs to be a plan and since the board has ended the plan that is working uh we need to see immediately what the plan is going to be to sustain the success t
hat we've had here and a statement from the University of Rochester reads in part quote moving forward the Center for Urban education success will continue to serve as a robust clean in House of clinical and academic research and other resources to support Urban schools in the challenges they face Adam all right Gio thank you for that report and today we also talked with Mary coffee regarding the recent gunpoint robbery at a nearby McDonald's on Culver right across the street from East High Wedn
esday night a suspect took out a gun at the store demanded money no one was hurt the North wion Village Association says they need everyone to come together as they continue to work with police we all got to together together together together McDonald's has been wonderful and we work with them we work with all our businesses we have a wonderful businessman's assoc business person's Association and uh we work hand inand with our our RPD RPD says there are no suspects in custody as this investiga
tion continues meanwhile three people are in the hospital after a dump truck crash in Fairport this morning that scene on Whitney and Turk Hill roads in Fairport where an SUV and that large truck collided both vehicles were knocked off the pavement the SUV badly damaged no word yet on who may be at fault or the current condition of those taken to the hospital well we've got some news from the US Postal Service to tell you about turns out they will we know changes to its site and processing cente
r in Buffalo which means none of those services are coming to Rochester this issue was hotly debated as you might remember for months with union workers and Neighbors in the Buffalo area voicing concerns worried about a potential loss of jobs and delays with mail had some operations come to Rochester Senator Chuck Schumer was one of many politicians who pushed back against the proposal and released a statement today celebrating the decision reading in part quote today is a massive win for Wester
n New Yorkers that will ensure more efficient mail delivery for the Region's seniors families and businesses all right we're going to turn now to the weather chief meteorologist Eric snidle waiting for us here this is one of those weeks where yeah it was cold but overall what a gorgeous week and I would take a Saturday and Sunday like we had today or yesterday does make a difference when you've got the Sun that is shining too on a day that temperatures are otherwise a little bit cooler than you
might expect here for the latter part of the month of March we've been more low and mid-40s tops across the area some of us south of the throughway the high terrain has not made it out of the 30s even through this point of the afternoon winds Northwest at 25 mph that's adding a lot more bite to the air than the air temperature would otherwise suggest the winds will start to come down a bit as the sun goes down that's a usual occurrence around here temperatures this evening will gradually work th
eir way through the 30s come tomorrow morning we've got temps that start off right around the freezing Mark and I still think we're going to be completely dry by that point nearest rainfall is to our East and running away from us tomorrow late we get a chance of some additional rainfall but the hope with this Adam we can get it out of here in time for Easter Sunday we'll talk about that and the latest encouraging update for April 8th's Eclipse forecast coming up looking forward to hearing that E
ric we'll see you in just a minute meanwhile Thomas High School student athlete Austin Tores childhood could be described as normal that was until about 6 months ago when his entire life was turned upside down our Carl Jones has this story for us here in Webster Austin tor's childhood was filled with sports lacrosse track wrestling you name a sport he probably played it but there was something different about soccer we enjoy watching him play sports and you know the smile on his face just being
with his teammates and all that was great but last September that normal childhood began to fade I went to school and I was extremely tired like I almost fell asleep sitting in my chair and then the night I just couldn't sleep I whenever I try to breath through my nose I couldn't get air in so I to breath out my mouth the next day things got worse and he was rushed to the ER it was you know it was Unreal I you know um we didn't know what the heck was going on and why that was going on but when t
hey were hooking up with all sorts of IVs and stuff we were breathless at 16 years old Austin was diagnosed with stage five kidney failure an unexpected turn for an otherwise healthy teenage was just stumped I couldn't believe that all this had happened spend in such a short amount of time playing the role of protector his parents felt they came up short well you kind of thought that you could you know you could protect your kids you know from from everything but it's just uh you know feel like
a failure you know we feel them Austin is on dialysis and gets treatment three times a week yet his parents said Austin's the one who's been the rock of the family through it all his strength and his drive to do what is needed to to get to the next step there's no words you can put him Austin needs a kidney transplant and his parents are hopeful that everything will work out so that their son will get the chance to live his new normal reporting from Strong Memorial Hospital I'm Carl Jones I see
nothing but love there not an ounce of failure Carl thank you for that story March is National Kidney month and Austin's family is asking those who wish to donate to do it not just for their son but for anyone who needs a kidney so they can get the gift of life well a special honor for one of our own the office of assemblyman Harry Bronson has announced that my co-anchor Teresa marenberg who again isn't here today but she's going to be receiving a 2024 woman of Distinction award the award celebr
ates inspirational women in Monroe County who have positively impacted the lives of others and continue to be outstanding members of our community she'll receive the awards Saturday April 13th we'll be sure to bring you highlights of that when it happens on behalf of all of us here at News 8 I want to say congratulations Teresa welld deserved coming up right after the break here on News 8 out5 at this point we know there are Eclipse festivities Galore out there but we're going to show you one pl
an over at one local golf club that appears to stand apart from the others that's ahead News 8 the the team you can trust Adam chodak Teresa marenberg and chief meteorologist Eric snidle you're watching news 8 at 5 should
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