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• First Alert Weather In-Depth: A little short of average yearly snowfall totals

  23-02-2022 23:49
  
  Ahead of Friday's anticipated snowstorm, First Alert Meteorologist Glenn Johnson took a look at the average amount of snow in Rochester, month to month.
  
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• Rep. Morelle weighs in on Ukraine

  23-02-2022 23:43
  
  What's next? That's what so many are asking as tensions continue to rise in Ukraine.
  
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• Rochester Police, mayor address homes being hit by gunfire

  23-02-2022 23:31
  
  In the last week, several Rochester homes have been hit by gunfire.
  
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• Surging rent prices concerning some Rochester residents

  23-02-2022 23:21
  
  Rent prices have exploded across the country, causing many people to downsize or dig into their savings to make up the new costs.
  
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• Advocates calling attention to local resources for tenants facing eviction

  23-02-2022 22:31
  
  State and federal aid for preventing evictions are depleted, so the Tenant Defense Project is raising awareness about local resources for renters facing eviction.
  
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• Police: 3 stabbed on Rochester's north side

  23-02-2022 22:05
  
  Three people were stabbed on Rochester's north side Wednesday afternoon.
  
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• Trucker convoy heading to DC from Scranton

  23-02-2022 21:44
  
  A convoy of truckers left Scranton, Pennsylvania Wednesday morning, headed to Washington, D.C. in what one trucker called "the first wave"—comprised of more than 100,000 trucks that have signed up so far.
  
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• Night Ranger coming to New York State Fair

  23-02-2022 21:28
  
  Rockers Night Ranger are coming to the Great New York State Fair this summer!
  
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• Good boy! Cannoli the dog cheers up crying baby

  23-02-2022 21:09
  
  Dogs can truly be our best friends, and as former News10NBC Executive Producer Chris Cassavecca can attest, sometimes we just don't deserve them.
  
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• Man arrested for stealing the identity of co-worker's spouse

  23-02-2022 20:30
  
  Man used stolen I.D. to open bank accounts
  
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• Rochester Police: 2 men shot Wednesday afternoon on Union St.

  23-02-2022 20:20
  
  One victim found at scene, the other arrived at hospital by private vehicle
  
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• Rochester Police investigating possible shooting

  23-02-2022 19:58
  
  Crime scene established on Union St near Kenilworth Terrace
  
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• CDC now suggesting longer wait between vaccine doses

  23-02-2022 19:53
  
  Time between vaccines has been extended.
  
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• Man arrested for stealing the identity of a co-worker's spouse

  23-02-2022 18:57
  
  Man used stolen I.D. to open bank accounts
  
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• Advocates push for passage of Fair Pay for Home Care Act

  23-02-2022 18:17
  
  A local Assemblywoman is pushing for a bill to pass that she says will help end the home care worker shortage.
  
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• NYCLU files appellate division case against RPD over withheld disciplinary files

  23-02-2022 17:55 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed an appellate division case seeking the release of Rochester Police discipline files.The New York Civil Liberties Union is appealing a lower court’s ruling that the Rochester Police Department doesn’t have to release all of its officer disciplinary records. The organization filed its appeal Tuesday with the state’s Appellate Division, according to a news release.…
  
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• NYCLU appeals court to get RPD to open disciplinary files

  23-02-2022 17:55 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  The New York Civil Liberties Union has filed an appellate division case seeking the release of Rochester Police discipline files.The New York Civil Liberties Union is appealing a lower court’s ruling that the Rochester Police Department doesn’t have to release all of its officer disciplinary records. The organization filed its appeal Tuesday with the state’s Appellate Division, according to a news release.…
  
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• Man dies from complications related to smoke inhalation, burns after Gorham fire

  23-02-2022 17:37
  
  A 68-year-old man passed away at Strong Memorial Hospital after a fire in Ontario County Monday.
  
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• Man arrested after two-hour standoff with RPD

  23-02-2022 15:21
  
  Two hour stand-off ends peacefully.
  
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• Donny Murakami's 'Enfant Terrible' is a promising full-length debut

  23-02-2022 14:00 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  Rapper Donny Murakami’s colorful selection of samples, references, and multi-genre nods suggest the work of an older, more experienced musician. Rapper and producer Donny Murakami has set the bar for 2022 in the stratosphere with his exceptional debut hip-hop album, “Enfant Terrible.” With much more famous, industry-embraced musicians set to release lesser projects this year, the Rochester-native-turned-Brooklyn-resident released the album in early January with surprisingly lit
  
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• Good Question: Where's all the pet food?

  23-02-2022 11:35
  
  News10NBC’s Brennan Somers heard from multiple people having a hard time tracking down food for cats and dogs
  
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• Two houses hit by gunfire, one man inside shot

  23-02-2022 11:21
  
  Victim is expected to recover.
  
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• Genesee Johnny navigates the Black roots of the blues

  23-02-2022 11:00 via rochestercitynewspaper.com
  
  Is a white man playing the blues a quiet cultural appropriation?There’s an old railroad bed behind Genesee Johnny’s parents’ property in Rush. The tracks were hauled away long ago, now it’s just a power line access road through the suburban wilderness.…
  
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• The surprising reason crews can't clear ice jam flooding in Conesus

  23-02-2022 05:13
  
  The recent winter thaw is causing some major headaches for people living next to Conesus Lake in Livingston County...
  
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• Nepali Food Market & Restaurant owners' 'American dream' was business damaged in fire

  23-02-2022 05:08
  
  The owners of Nepali Food Market & Restaurant on Lake Avenue say they're still in shock over flames that ripped through the upper portion of their building last night.
  
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• Advocates to push for passage of Fair Pay for Home Care Act Wednesday

  23-02-2022 04:28
  
  A local Assemblywoman is pushing for a bill to pass that she says will help end the home care worker shortage.
  
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• New York plans cybersecurity hub to coordinate responses

  23-02-2022 04:09
  
  New York wants to improve its cybersecurity defenses and will open a joint operations center in the coming months to coordinate between government agencies, critical businesses and utilities, Gov. Kathy Hochul said Tuesday.
  
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• National gaming company to buy del Lago Resort & Casino, other properties

  23-02-2022 03:46
  
  del Lago Resort & Casino will be changing hands after Churchill Downs Incorporated purchased Peninsula Pacific Entertainment for nearly $2.5 billion.
  
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• Rochester man charged in Livingston County storage unit burglaries

  23-02-2022 02:59
  
  A Rochester man is facing charges in storage unit burglaries that happened back in August in Livingston County.
  
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• Biden, Putin signal bigger confrontation ahead over Ukraine

  23-02-2022 02:00
  
  The measures, accompanied by the repositioning of additional U.S. troops to the Baltic nations on NATO's eastern flank bordering Russia, came as Russian troops rolled into rebel-held areas in eastern Ukraine...
  
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• Anna Murray Douglass and daughter getting individual grave markers at Mt. Hope Cemetery

  23-02-2022 01:25
  
  Freedom fighter and longtime Rochesterian Anna Murray Douglass and her daughter, Annie, are being given individual grave markers at Mt. Hope Cemetery.
  
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• Rochester Rotary's Sunshine Camp turning 100

  23-02-2022 00:47
  
  Rochester Rotary's Sunshine Camp is turning 100 this year.
  
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• A first look at Rochester's first e-sports gaming facility

  23-02-2022 00:29
  
  Rochester's first and only e-sports gaming facility is about to open.
  
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• Siena Poll: Parents with kids in school 'nearly equally divided on masks'

  23-02-2022 00:28
  
  We know the issue of masks in school is controversial, but a poll released Tuesday by Siena College in Albany shows just how difficult it will be for school superintendents and principals if and when the state drops the mandate.
  
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• West Irondequoit teacher going to Iditarod Trail sled dog race

  23-02-2022 00:03
  
  A West Irondequoit School District teacher is leaving the comforts of the classroom, and going into the Alaskan bush country.
  
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• West Irondequoit librarian going to Iditarod Trail sled dog race

  23-02-2022 00:03
  
  A West Irondequoit School District librarian is leaving the comforts of the classroom, and going into the Alaskan bush country.
  
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