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Armed Robbery on Jones Avenue: Dollar General Employee Targeted
(WNY News Now) – Rochester – In a brazen daylight incident, a Dollar General employee was robbed at gunpoint on Jones Avenue in Rochester, N.Y., on Wednesday afternoon. Rochester Police responded to a report of a gunpoint robbery on Jones Avenue near Parkway at approximately 3:00 p.m. on Wednesday. Upon arrival, officers found a 33-year-old man who reported being robbed at gunpoint.
Rochester Embayment Area of Concern could be removed after nearly 40 years
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — For nearly 40 years the Rochester Embayment has been listed as an Area of Concern (AOC) by the EPA due to pollution and contamination from industrial, urban, and agricultural sources that was so great that the broader environmental laws and regulations couldn’t address the needs of the area. But now, the […]
ROCHESTER MAN ALREADY SERVING 30 YEAR SENTENCE, SENTENCED TO AN ADDITIONAL 20 YEARS IN PRISON
(WNY News Now) – ROCHESTER, N.Y.-U.S. Attorney Trini E. Ross announced today that a 31-year-old resident of Rochester, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute, and to distribute, 100 kilograms or more of marijuana, and possession of a machine gun, was sentenced to serve 20 years in prison by U.S. District Judge Frank P. Geraci, Jr. The sentence will be served concurrent to a 30-year sentence Fulwiley received in New York State Court for committing two homicides in July 2022 with Kelvin Vickers and Raheem Robinson. Vickers was also convicted of murdering Rochester Police Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz and wounding Officer Sino Seng.
“Hornell’s Tim Hortons Underway!”
Builder announces that project should be complete in September 2024. Empire Helps Deliver New Seneca Street Restaurant Location. From Empire Commercial Construction, photo provided. Hornell, New York – Empire Commercial Construction, a regional general contractor that specializes in turn-key retail, restaurant, and small-project construction, is well underway with the construction...
Little League NYS 12s Baseball Tournament 2024: South Shore ‘can go all the way’, but Staten Islanders have tough road
Death. Taxes. South Shore in the New York State Tournament. For the fourth straight year, the boys from Tottenville will represent the borough in the Little League 12-year-old All-Star baseball tourney at the state level, which will be held right here on Staten Island. South Shore has already garnered the District 24 and Section 3 South titles along the way and will go against the other seven sectional champs from around the state beginning next week.
Bronx student creates online platform 'MerchMojo'
A high school student is paving the way for New Yorkers to spread the word about their favorite local businesses through t-shirts, hats and tote bags. Sebastian Merkatz, a rising high school senior, is the founder of “MerchMojo.”. ”MerchMojo” is an online marketplace for custom merchandise that connects New...
New Dollar General construction proposed for former Elmira Heights diner
ELMIRA HEIGHTS, N.Y. (WETM) — A new building project has made its way onto the agenda for the next Chemung County Planning Board meeting, with plans to tear down a beloved former diner. Manos Diner on College Avenue was once the spot for many, young and old, to get a hot breakfast any time of […]
Gov. Hochul, Rep. Suozzi Cut The Ribbon For Great Neck Water Pollution Control District Facilities
Gov. Kathy Hochul, Rep. Tom Suozzi (D–Glen Cove), and state Assemblywoman Gina Sillitti (D–Port Washington) cut the ribbon Tuesday afternoon on the Great Neck Water Pollution Control District’s new state-funded projects, which the electeds called environmental and taxpayer-conscious infrastructure. “Nowhere ever should we take for granted the...
Flo’s Diner remembering Canastota man killed in tornado
CANASTOTA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — People in Canastota are still recovering from Tuesday’s, July 16, tornado, while also mourning the tragic death of 82-year-old Robert Popple. Popple was a longtime customer of Flo’s Diner in Canastota. He’s now being remembered by those who knew him as a kind and strong man who will be dearly missed.
Marine veterans work to salvage what the tornado left of their gathering place in Rome
ROME, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Any pictures you see from the Vietnam War, you probably see a picture of a truck like this. “War zones, you’d have bullets. This one, you’ve got concrete blocks lying on top of it,” Tom Arcuri, the executive director of the Rome Marines Veterans Center, said.
Tonight at Woods Valley: Benefit Concert for Romans Affected by Tornado
ROME, N.Y. -- It will be a concert with a mission tonight at Woods Valley in Rome. Mike Powell and The Echosound will be performing at the ski area, with all ticket proceeds from both online sales and at the door being matched by Woods Valley. Money will be donated...
Storm Damage in the Adirondacks
Severe summer storms, torrential rain, and flash flooding have washed out roads, knocked out power to tens of thousands in the Adirondacks and Central New York, and even tornadoes touched down in the Town of Wells, and the City of Rome. This came on top of the flooding & damage caused by the remnants of Hurricane Beryl last week that battered New York and Vermont leaving behind millions in damage. Essex County was hit hard.
Rome churches blocked off, begin clean up
ROME — Clean-up has begun on the two heavily damaged churches in Rome, with the areas around both buildings blocked off due to the possibility of further collapse, according to Rome’s Chief Code Enforcement Officer Mark Domenico. The Tuesday tornado that ripped through the city blew the steeples...
Greek Peak Announces Winners of Dream Wedding Giveaway Contest
Love is in the air! Especially when you’re the couple that just won the first ever Dream Wedding Giveaway contest by Greek Peak Mountain Resort, a prize valued at up to $15,000. The contest required only one thing from those entering the contest, to tell their proposal story and why it would be special to have their wedding hosted by Greek Peak for a 2024 booking.
States force green transition in public transportation despite taxpayer burden
(The Center Square) – Despite a hefty taxpayer price tag, several states are requiring cities to transition their public transportation to emitting zero greenhouse gasses. Since 2022, seven states have passed laws to transition to zero-emission school buses. In Illinois, a law passed last year requiring all transit agencies to purchase zero-emission buses by 2026. Similar legislation was passed in California, Connecticut, Delaware, Maine, Maryland and New York. ...
NOAA Says New York State Will Stay Very Warm Well Into the Fall
While the brutal heatwave finally broke across New York state this week, meteorologists say the much warmer than average weather isn't going to stay away. Could summer-like temperatures last well into the fall across New York and the Northeast?. So far this year, Extreme Weather Watch says that it has...
At least 7 in New York sickened in listeria outbreak linked to deli meats
NEW YORK – A listeria outbreak linked to deli meats has sickened at least seven people in New York. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is investigating over two dozen cases of listeria across 12 states.As of Friday, 28 people have been sickened and hospitalized, with the most cases reported in New York state. Two deaths have been reported, one in New Jersey and another in Illinois. No cases have been reported in Connecticut, so far. The first case was reported May 29, and the most recent illness connected to the outbreak was reported July 5. The patients range in age from...
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