Morning Edition for Monday, August 22nd

Rain arrives for Finger Lakes, so does funding to help homeless students, and fire at popular local restaurant.

Here are the stories we’re following for you Monday, August 22nd. The Morning Edition is a daily digest of the biggest stories that matter to your life in the Finger Lakes. Today’s newsletter is sponsored by DiSanto Propane. Learn more about them and other FingerLakes1.com partners by scrolling down.

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5 FAST FACTS: GET CAUGHT UP IN 60 SECONDS

1. Much needed heavy rain has arrived to parts of the Finger Lakes. Find out where the strongest storms might be this afternoon as another active day in the weather center begins. [READ]

2. Auburn, North-Rose Wolcott, and Sodus central schools will share over $1 million to combat homelessness in the classroom. [READ]

3. Rooftop AC unit catches fire in Farmington at Eddie O’Briens, a popular local restaurant. The fire remains under investigation. [READ]

4. Counties across New York will now be expected to create Threat Assessment Management Teams to combat domestic terrorism. How will it work? What will it look like? The new program will mean funding for counties, too. [READ]

5. Red Jacket High School student pleads guilty to charges after bringing loaded gun to school last year. It’s the latest update in a long-term story covered by FingerLakes1.com. [READ]

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AROUND THE U.S. & WORLD

• Direct payments worth $1,000 a month for parents in Baltimore

• Deadline for direct payments worth up to $2,500– Deadline approaching in Montana

• One-time payments of $350 to millions of households in Georgia– Are you eligible?

• AT&T: Thousands of customers are due a payment after overcharging errors

• Judith Belisle: New Jersey woman has been missing for three weeks

• Missing person: Hiker went missing in 2014, his backpack was found during the wildfires happening in 2022

• Missing teenage girl hasn’t been seen since Monday in Anderson County, South Carolina