The Point Rocks | radioNOVO News for Olean/Hornell 05-28-29

Good morning,New York's highest court has unanimously upheld the murder conviction of a Steuben County man behind a deadly insurance-fraud arson. The State Court of Appeals rejected a push for a new trial for Joseph A. Meyers, ruling that a lower court properly handled his missing trial transcripts. Meyers is serving twenty-three years to life for the twenty-sixteen murder and arson that killed David O'Dell in Wayland.Meanwhile, a Hornell couple is warning neighbors to lock up their supplies after a massive black bear was caught on camera. Fairview Avenue resident Mike Chace says he found himself just three feet away from a three-hundred-pound bear outside his home. Ring camera footage captured the animal stealing a five-gallon bucket of birdseed. State environmental officials are urging residents to take down all bird feeders immediately.And downtown Hornell is getting ready to bloom this weekend. The twelfth annual Wildflower Festival takes over Union Square Park this Saturday from noon to five p.m. The free event aims to boost the local economy and features live music, craft vendors, and a charity chicken barbecue fundraiser to benefit Catholic Charities emergency food programs.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.