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Duckles Takes Over as Interim Monroe County DA Following Doorley Exit
Perry Duckles, Monroe County’s first assistant district attorney, formally assumed the role of interim district attorney following the...

Staff Report
Sep 21 min read
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Push for Safer Roads Brings Cyclists, Advocates to Parcel 5
Rochester cyclists and community members gathered Friday at Parcel 5 for a rally organized by Reconnect Rochester, calling on state and...

Karen Ward-Wilder
Aug 292 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...

Dave McCleary
Aug 283 min read
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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
Aug 272 min read
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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...

Dave McCleary
Aug 223 min read
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Major Rochester Black Church to Install New Pastor
Rev. Dr. Kito March Sr. of Cleveland, Ohio, will be installed as senior pastor of Aenon Missionary Baptist Church, one of Rochester’s...

Dave McCleary
Aug 212 min read
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Marijuana Shops Sue New York After State’s Measuring Error Leaves Dozens Too Close to Schools
Dozens of licensed marijuana dispensaries across New York — including at least one in Rochester — are suing the state after regulators...

Shay Jackson
Aug 182 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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Hochul urges restraint in political rhetoric after rise in violence
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul used a Friday morning press conference to call for dialing down political rhetoric, warning that inflammatory...


CBP Presence in Rochester’s Park Ave Spurs Protest, Deflated Tires
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Judge Approves $246M Settlement in Rochester Diocese Abuse Case
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Duckles Takes Over as Interim Monroe County DA Following Doorley Exit
Perry Duckles, Monroe County’s first assistant district attorney, formally assumed the role of interim district attorney following the...
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