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" Rochester's mayor is close to offering up the Midtown site as a location for a new performing arts center.

RBTL at Midtown? It's a possibility. In a phone interview this afternoon, Mayor Bob Duffy said that if it's not economically feasible to renovate the Auditorium Theater, he'd like RBTL to consider Midtown as a possible new home, specifically, the former McCurdy's site.

Ceremonies throughout the region will commemorate the sacrifice of the Armed Forces on Veterans Day.

A lack of understanding of minority cultures is a barrier to reaching people of color with HIV-related information, says Stephaun Clipper, programs manager at MOCHA.

Health officials say two adults stricken with swine flu have died in Ontario County near Rochester.

Stunned relatives tried to jump out a window when a man presumed dead showed up at his own funeral in southern Brazil, officials said.

The Salvation Army 2009 Red Kettle campaign kicked off this morning with opening ceremonies at the Seneca Park Zoo.

Highland Hospital will host a free informational seminar on bariatric surgery from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the Radisson Hotel, 125 Denison Parkway East in Corning.

The head of the Rochester Chapter of Certified Football Officials says the organization will stop assigning its members to officiate Rochester semi-pro football games.

Whether he's handing out business cards at a show, networking at a bar or writing blog posts at a coffee shop, 30-year-old Rochester resident James Niche is just as career-minded as anyone working a typical 9-to-5 job.

A 30-year-old Rochester man was rushed to Strong Memorial Hospital after being robbed and shot in the torso on New York Street Monday night.

Rochester, N.Y. - Although it's time for the 65 employees at X.L.I. Corporation to pick a health insurance plan, MVP Healthcare hasn't told them yet how much its rates will go up.

Frank Garcia 's murder trial is scheduled to begin Monday morning in Monroe County Court in Rochester.

A man imprisoned in Ohio for shooting at police officers after a robbery drew the maximum prison term today for killing a Rochester man during a two-decades-old burglary in which the dead man's wife was raped.

Arrests in city schools have dropped in recent months, but underlying issues still merit attention, parents, teachers and advocates told school board members at a public hearing last week.

Counselors reached out to students Monday, after two Rush Henrietta High School students were killed in separate car accidents over the weekend.

Sarah Palin will be promoting her new book soon in the Rochester area. The former Republican Vice Presidential candidate will be at Borders Books in Henrietta.

More than 200,000 students from 150 universities around the country are already using University of Rochester's online homework system WeBWorK to help them with their math homework.

Between Kittyhawk and the Moon: Memoirs of an Aviation Pioneer by Russell Holderman .

Lisa Twombly Personal: 45, of Penfield. Education: Formal: associate's degree in secretarial science.