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• In-Depth: Delta variant of COVID-19 starting to spread nationwide

  02-07-2021 23:27
  
  The Delta variant of the COVID-19 virus is spreading nationwide.
  
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• First Alert Weather: Thundery downpours slowly taper overnight

  02-07-2021 22:48
  
  Friday has been wet, and at times, loud across the area.
  
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• WATCH: Lightning strike sparks Webster house fire

  02-07-2021 22:32
  
  Firefighters responded to the scene on Sunningdale Rise at around 1:30 a.m. Friday.
  
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• Gates Police: Armed man robbed victim at ATM

  02-07-2021 21:29
  
  Police are reminding residents to be safe and aware of their surroundings after a Gates resident was robbed at gunpoint while using a drive-up ATM.
  
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• Building partially collapses in downtown Buffalo

  02-07-2021 21:01
  
  Emergency crews are on the scene of an apparent partial building collapse in downtown Buffalo.
  
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• Judge Craig Doran steps down as administrative judge over controversial photo

  02-07-2021 20:34
  
  Supreme Court Justice Craig Doran is stepping down from his responsibilities as an administrative judge after a controversial photo was taken of him back in 1988.
  
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• First Alert Weather: Showers and thunder likely Friday night

  02-07-2021 20:27
  
  Any thunder that develops today may bring some locally heavy rain and also some small hail.
  
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• City locks in renewable energy supplies for residents

  02-07-2021 20:22 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  Starting Sept. 1, RG&E customers in the city will get their electricity from 100 percent renewable sources, unless they opt out.Starting Sept. 1, city of Rochester residents will get their electricity entirely from renewable sources unless they opt out of the initiative that’s enabling the shift. This week, city officials announced the launch of Rochester Community Power, which is using the state’s community choice aggregation program to procure power from a supplier on behalf of
  
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• US plans to make airlines refund fees if bags are delayed

  02-07-2021 18:56
  
  The proposal, if made final after a lengthy regulation-writing process, would also require prompt refunds for fees on extras such as internet access if the airline fails to provide the service during the flight.
  
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• Johnson & Johnson: Vaccine showed to be effective against delta variant

  02-07-2021 18:49
  
  The company says it analyzed blood samples from eight people who received the single-dose vaccine in the phase three study.
  
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• Tally of missing in condo collapse falls to 128 after audit

  02-07-2021 18:40
  
  After rescue efforts resumed Thursday evening, officials said they had started planning for the likely demolition of the remaining structure even as searchers continue to comb the rubble pile beneath it.
  
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• Fairport Lift Bridge officially reopens

  02-07-2021 18:16
  
  The 105-year-old lift bridge over the Erie Canal had been closed for repairs since September 2019.
  
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• Mayor: 2 more dead found at collapsed Florida condo building

  02-07-2021 18:00
  
  After rescue efforts resumed Thursday evening, officials said they had started planning for the likely demolition of the remaining structure even as searchers continue to comb the rubble pile beneath it.
  
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• Craig Doran, Rochester's chief judge, steps down over racist photo

  02-07-2021 16:37 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  Craig Doran announced he was resigning, citing a photo of him masquerading as “a well-known public figure of color” in 1988.State Supreme Court Justice Craig Doran, the administrative judge for the Rochester region, announced Friday that he was resigning his post in light of a photo of him masquerading as what he termed in a statement as “a well-known public figure of color” at a Halloween party in 1988. In his statement, Doran apologized for his behavior and said he was
  
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• Richardson will miss Olympic 100 after marijuana test

  02-07-2021 16:29
  
  ." She tested positive at the Olympic trials and so her result is erased. Fourth-place finisher Jenna Prandini is expected to get Richardson's spot in the 100.
  
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• Judge Craig Doran steps down from Administrative Judge over controversial photo

  02-07-2021 16:16
  
  Supreme Court Justice Craig Doran is stepping down from his responsibilities as an Administrative Judge after a controversial photo was taken of him back in 1988.
  
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• Harmonica Lewinski, Beef Gordon play offbeat rock show at Abilene

  02-07-2021 15:18 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  Garage-surf rock band Harmonica Lewinski and electro-pop crooner Beef Gordon will join forces for a show at Abilene Bar & Lounge on July 3 The Rochester-based garage-surf rock outfit Harmonica Lewinski is coming out of its cage for a show alongside local avant-pop showman Beef Gordon at  Abilene Bar & Lounge on Saturday, July 3.…
  
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• Investigators: Webster house fire caused by lightning strike

  02-07-2021 14:32
  
  Crews went to the scene on Sunningdale Rise, off Bay Road in Webster around 1:15 a.m.
  
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• Police: Canandaigua man sought sexual activity from undercover officer posing as teenager

  02-07-2021 14:12
  
  Police sayRobert Schaefer tried to lure who he thought was a 14-year-old on social media for sexual activity, but he actually met a Canandaigua Police detective.
  
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• More than 500 lose power in Rochester area

  02-07-2021 14:06
  
  A storm came through overnight and produced some spectacular lightning, but also some outages.
  
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• Where to catch fireworks, food, fun, and music this Fourth of July

  02-07-2021 14:05 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  After a year of fireworks going off in the city seemingly around the clock, official Rochester Independence Day fireworks are back.After a year of fireworks being set off in the city seemingly around the clock and by everyone except the city, an official Rochester Independence Day fireworks display is back — and it’s a two-fer. Many suburban towns have also announced plans to celebrate the holiday with parades, fun runs, festivals, and fireworks, although there are some pandemic-rela
  
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• First Alert Weather: Showers and thunder likely Friday into Friday night, but Improving weather for 4th of July weekend

  02-07-2021 13:44
  
  Any thunder that develops today may bring some locally heavy rain and also some small hail.
  
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• News10NBC photojournalist, editor Gretchen Cannan retires after 43 years!

  02-07-2021 13:19
  
  Gretchen graduated from SUNY Geneseo and started with WHEC (CBS Affiliate) on June 6, 1978 as a part-time Summer Relief Photographer.
  
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• More than 500 without power in Rochester area

  02-07-2021 12:21
  
  A storm came through overnight and produced some spectacular lightning, but also some outages.
  
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• Nobody hurt after Webster house fire

  02-07-2021 11:15
  
  Crews went to the scene on Sunningdale Rise, off Bay Road in Webster around 1:15 a.m.
  
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• Collapsed Florida condo building likely to be demolished

  02-07-2021 11:03
  
  After rescue efforts resumed Thursday evening, officials said they had started planning for the likely demolition of the remaining structure even as searchers continue to comb the rubble pile beneath it.
  
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• Community bringing awareness to resources amid drug overdose uptick

  02-07-2021 05:10
  
  The numbers are staggering, and keep growing on a daily basis.
  
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• Trillium Health offers free opioid overdose prevention, NARCAN training

  02-07-2021 03:54
  
  Trillium Health is taking steps to end opioid overdoses in our community.
  
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• Rochester man on year-long journey around the US

  02-07-2021 03:51
  
  A Rochester man is spending a year traveling to nearly every state in the U.S. and our affiliate in Duluth, Minnesota caught up with him for a story.
  
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• Rochester launching composting pilot program

  02-07-2021 02:21
  
  The City of Rochester is launching a composting pilot program.
  
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• Rochester Animal Services advises holding lost dogs, if possible, ahead of the Fourth

  02-07-2021 01:59
  
  With the Independence Day holiday coming up, Rochester Animal Services says the best way to reunite a dog who has run off with their owner isn’t to bring the dog to a shelter.
  
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• In-Depth: 'I wouldn't wish this on my enemy' says father of OD victim

  02-07-2021 00:45
  
  Joey Williams’s mother, Latasha Williams, never had to worry about her son growing up.
  
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• Rochester to come alive with the sound of music as Party in the Park Concert Series returns

  02-07-2021 00:18
  
  If you are a music lover, this is going to be music to your ears.
  
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