CNY coach arrested for attempting to assault players; other top stories (Good Morning CNY, June 20)

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Weather

High: 92; Low: 71. The heatwave finally ends today; see 5-day forecast.

picture of the Day

All CNY Awards: Syracuse.com’s All-CNY Awards ceremony is tonight at 6 p.m. Here are all the nominees. Visit our website after the show to see more than 50 winners. You can also check out outtakes from last week’s All-CNY photo shoot. (Photo by Scott Schild)

The newest

A newly formed high school basketball team in Syracuse has had enough of the adversity and is trying to keep its composure: The Gray Wolves faced many obstacles in their first full high school basketball season for OnTech Charter, a Syracuse school that opened in 2018 and promises individualized attention to some of the city’s poorest students. Team members struggled with depression, anxiety, and difficulty finding regular food and transportation. Most came from families where money was tight. Their head coach, a former Syracuse men’s basketball player, was fired mid-year. A classmate was killed during the season. Read more about the “ten-man” team’s first year.

• New York law requires paid breaks for mothers who have to pump breast milk at work
• Thunderstorms in Oswego County on Thursday are expected to bring penny-sized hail and damaging winds

What is trending?

Building collapse in Syracuse: We find out more about Tuesday’s explosion in Syracuse. Here’s what we know:

• Syracuse investigators are getting closer to the cause of the explosion.
• At that time, there were two Burmese refugee families in the building. One of the families had only been in the United States for twelve days.
• Firefighters also rescued a child from a car trapped under rubble.
• Three young children were in hospital in “critically stable” condition on Wednesday morning.

How to get free air conditioners and fans: New York State offers this assistance to eligible low-income residents through the Home Energy Assistance Program. The program provides one window or portable air conditioner or fan valued at up to $800 per household. The assistance is available to residents who meet income guidelines—less than $3,035 a month for a single person or $5,838 a month for a four-person household—and whose household has at least one member who is heat sensitive due to a documented medical condition or age (under 6 or over 60).

Two are engaged in a bitter battle in the Republican primary for a seat in the state Senate: Fanny Villarreal and Caleb Slater agree on many of the issues that matter to Republican voters in the 48th Senate District primary, but those issues have taken a back seat in a campaign marked by slander from the candidates and their supporters.

8 New York colleges among the 50 most expensive in the USA: Several universities in upstate New York were among the 50 most expensive last year, including Colgate University, Cornell University and the University of Rochester. Syracuse University landed just outside the top 50.

looking ahead

Today is the State Fair’s one-day “flash sale” with discounted ticket prices: The New York State Fair offers visitors a savings of about $2 per ticket. Thursday’s price is $6 per ticket plus a 14 cent ticket fee and a 14 cent credit card fee, for a total of $6.28. Regular admission tickets are $8 this year. Regular admission was $6 in 2023.

Sports

CNY coach arrested for attempted assault on Syracuse City players: A volunteer boys lacrosse coach was arrested after being accused of attempting to assault a player during a game in May. Richard Knight, 38, of Whitesboro, was charged with attempted third-degree assault and endangering the welfare of a child, both misdemeanors. During the game, an altercation broke out between players from both teams, according to Whitesboro Police Chief John Scholl. Knight was accused of attempting to assault a Syracuse West player during the altercation.

Oshae Brissett is invited to participate in Canada’s training camp before the Olympic Games in Paris: The former Syracuse star, who just won an NBA title with the Boston Celtics, is one of 20 players invited to training camp. Brissett, who turns 26 today, is trying to become one of 12 players selected for the Olympics.

MORE SPORT:

Shortly

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At the start of the trial, lawyer says the murder charge against man is based on assumptions

Two in hospital, one rescued after house fire on Syracuse’s west side

How is it going at Urban Leaf Pharmacy in Midtown East?

Elderly hiker missing overnight on New York’s highest peak is rescued by rangers

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