radioNOVO News NY News Roundup for July 28, 2026

Good morning. Here is your New York State Roundup for this Tuesday morning.Leading off in statewide public safety news, state officials report a major milestone in driving down violent crime. More than two dozen police departments participating in New York’s Gun-Involved Violence Elimination initiative report a nearly twenty-percent drop in gun-related violence over the first half of the year. Seventeen participating departments—including Kingston, Newburgh, Middletown, and Mount Vernon—report zero firearm-related homicides through June.In statewide education news, the New York State Department of Education is sounding the alarm over a Western New York school district becoming the first in the nation to pilot a humanoid AI teaching assistant. State officials and the New York State United Teachers union are raising serious concerns over student privacy and data safeguards at Salamanca High School, calling for a pause while state regulators review the pilot program.In Rochester court news, the second suspect charged in a thirty-four-year-old cold case murder is scheduled to appear before a judge today. Sixty-three-year-old Roy Green was extradited from Canada to face charges in the nineteen-ninety-two death of Victoria Jobson, whose remains were discovered in a vacant Rochester lot two months after she disappeared.Turning to state agriculture, Governor Kathy Hochul announced that federal disaster relief is now available through the U.S. Department of Agriculture for New York farmers impacted by extreme spring weather. State officials say fruit growers were hit hardest, providing critical financial support to apple, strawberry, and grape producers across the state.And to close in Central New York: three baseball legends were officially enshrined in the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown. Carlos Beltrán, Andruw Jones, and Jeff Kent took the stage in front of thousands of fans and returning Hall of Famers, celebrating careers that defined a generation of baseball.For full regional updates across New York, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.