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Monroe Community Hospital awarded $10M for pediatric, ventilator unit upgrades
Monroe Community Hospital Monroe Community Hospital will receive more than $10 million from New York state to expand and modernize its...

Veronica Sizer
1 day ago2 min read
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Roc Fest: ‘I Love the 90s Tour’ Brings Iconic Throwback Hits, Local Flavor, and Community Support to Rochester
The Rochester Community Sports Complex will turn into a 1990s time machine on Sept. 6 when Roc Fest’s I Love the 90s Tour  takes over...

Dave McCleary
Aug 133 min read
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Greece Police Arrest Eight in Home Takeover, Drug Trafficking Case
A Rochester man is facing multiple charges after Greece police say he took over a home, forced out the rightful owner and used the...

Staff Report
Aug 112 min read
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City of Rochester Reports Progress on Housing Quality, Launches Homeownership Pilot Program
Mayor Malik D. Evans on Thursday announced major advances in the city’s effort to improve housing quality and expand access to...

Staff Report
Aug 72 min read
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Bello, Morelle Announce Expansion of APEX Accelerator to Boost Upstate Business Growth
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello and U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle announced Monday that the Monroe County-Finger Lakes APEX Accelerator...

Staff Report
Aug 72 min read
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Morelle, Trillium Health Slam Trump-Backed Health Care Cuts
U.S. Rep. Joe Morelle on Monday condemned sweeping federal health care cuts signed into law by President Donald Trump, warning of their...

Veronica Sizer
Aug 72 min read
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Rochester police release body camera video in fatal officer-involved shooting
Rochester police have released body-worn camera footage showing the fatal shooting of a 38-year-old man by officers responding to reports...

Dave McCleary
Aug 42 min read
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Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley to Retire; Timing Raises Questions About Successor
Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley announced Friday that she will retire on August 31, capping a 33-year career as one of the...

Audra Kieta
Aug 22 min read
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Rochester Groups Among Winners of $551K Springboard Awards for Entrepreneurial Innovation
Several Rochester-based organizations were among twelve winners announced Thursday in a regional competition awarding over half a million...

Staff Report
Jul 293 min read
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Second Suspect in Irondequoit Quadruple Homicide Extradited to Western New York
A second suspect in last year’s brutal quadruple homicide in Irondequoit, which claimed the lives of two children, has been extradited to...

Staff Report
Jul 282 min read
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Monroe County Launches 'Wired for Opportunity' to Expand Digital Access
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello has launched a new digital equity initiative called Wired for Opportunity, a $3 million program funded...

Audra Kieta
Jul 271 min read
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Jazz Legend Chuck Mangione, Rochester Native and Grammy Winner, Dies at 84
Born Charles Frank Mangione on Nov. 29, 1940, Mangione grew up in northeast Rochester, living behind his family’s grocery store on Martin Street.

Shay Jackson
Jul 252 min read
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Rochester officials crack down on drug activity in North Clinton Avenue corridor
Mayor Malik Evans and Police Chief David Smith on Tuesday announced aggressive new public safety measures in Rochester’s North Clinton...

Audra Kieta
Jul 243 min read
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Son of Mt. Olivet Baptist Pastor Killed in Virginia Car Crash
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church is mourning the loss of Rishard Harvey, the youngest son of Senior Pastor Rev. Dr. Rickey B. Harvey, Sr., who...

Staff Report
Jul 221 min read
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Bat in Hand, Cool as Ever—Rochester’s Curtis Jones is an Internet Sensation
A local man’s vivid account of encountering a mountain lion in downtown Rochester, NY has sparked a social media frenzy and propelled him...

Shay Jackson
Jul 202 min read
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Congress Approves Spending Cuts Targeting Public Media; WXXI Faces $1.9 Million Loss
The U.S. Congress has approved a sweeping package of federal spending cuts that will eliminate more than $1 billion in funding for public...

Dave McCleary
Jul 182 min read
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Rochester City Council Strengthens Sanctuary City Policy Amid Trump Crackdown
Rochester lawmakers voted unanimously Tuesday to codify the city’s status as a sanctuary city, expanding legal protections for immigrant...


Barnhart Accuses Bello of Hypocrisy as Monroe County Joins Lawsuit Over DEI Funding
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is defending his administration’s decision to join a federal lawsuit challenging the Trump...


Major Rochester Black Church to Install New Pastor
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A shooting inside a crowded Brooklyn lounge early Sunday left three people dead and nine others wounded, authorities said, marking one of...
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