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updated: Mon Jul 07, 2008 03:12 am

Rochester News

Local news for Rochester, NY continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

2 hrs ago | WROC

Vacant House Fire Under Investigation

Starting July 1, the penalty for speeding violations will be raised by $20, under a plan proposed by Former Gov.

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Sun Jul 06, 2008

WQAD-TV Moline

Softball player accused in killing had done time for golf club attack

HyVee death linked to Sheley case Four dead in Rock Falls apartment Associated Press - July 1, 2008 3:23 PM ET ROCHESTER, N.Y. - New York state records say a softball player accused of fatally punching a rival ...

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Ithaca Journal

Meet my partner / significant other / companion...

If you're single and dating and aren't 25 anymore, here's a quandary you've no doubt encountered: how to describe the object of your affection.

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WROC

Suspected shooting on Rochester's east side

Starting July 1, the penalty for speeding violations will be raised by $20, under a plan proposed by Former Gov.

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Sat Jul 05, 2008

Democrat & Chronicle

State trooper shot but uninjured in Rochester

A state trooper was struck by a bullet but uninjured while investigating an incident in northeastern Rochester Friday night.

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R News

Man Shot During Robbery Attempt

An attempted robbery ended with a man being shot in Rochester's Corn Hill neighborhood.

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R News

Apartment Fire Causes Temporary Evacuation

Rochester firefighters evacuated an apartment complex on the city's west side late Thursday night, after a small fire broke out in one of the units.

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Related Topix: Seneca County, NY, Monroe County, NY, Brighton, NY, Rochester Metro

Fri Jul 04, 2008

Democrat & Chronicle

Arrest made in '07 slaying of Rochester teen

A 21-year-old Rochester man has been arrested and charged with the murder of a teenager whose body was found dumped in weeds last Sept.

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13WHAM

Families Mourn Victims of Boat Accident

Michele Ciaccia, 33, of Penfield; her step-sister, Jennifer Leasure, 30, of Rochester; and Cori Mitchell, 28, of Rochester were killed when the 23-foot boat they were in hit the pier head-on around 2 a.m. The ...

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Democrat & Chronicle

Your computer's done? Recycle it

You have a new place to take the old, dusty and outdated computer equipment taking up space in the attic.

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Related Topix: Dell, Rochester Metro, Computers, Laptops/Notebooks, Greece, NY

R News

Pregnant Woman Stabbed During Fight

A pregnant woman and another woman went to the hospital after a fight on Rochester's west side early Friday morning.

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Related Topix: Rochester Metro, Fairport, NY, Roman Catholic Church, Religion, Monroe County, NY

Thu Jul 03, 2008

Newsday.com

NY softball player's death ruled a homicide

A softball player who was punched in the back of the head by a rival team member and died the next day was a victim of homicide, a pathologist ruled Thursday.

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WROC-TV Rochester

Two women killed in boating accident were stepsisters

News 8 Now has learned the two women killed in the boating accident, Jennifer Leasure and Michele Ciaccia were stepsisters.

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WYSL

Murderer Gets Max in Storekeeper's Slaying

Judge Frank Geraci Tuesday imposed the maximum sentence on a brutal killer who was only 19 when he gunned down convenience-store owner Saleh Saeed Abu Ali last December.

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Wed Jul 02, 2008

Democrat & Chronicle

City fire displaces nine people

A fire this afternoon that started in the second floor of a home on Wilkins Street has displaced nine people.

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WROC-TV Rochester

Rochester boy missing from group home

Starting July 1, the penalty for speeding violations will be raised by $20, under a plan proposed by Former Gov.

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Star-Gazette

Golisano may throw support to Democrats

ALBANY -- Rochester billionaire Tom Golisano plans to make a 'major announcement' about his involvement in this year's elections next week, an aide said Tuesday, and a published report said it's going to be ...

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Related Topix: Brighton, NY, Rochester Metro, Monroe County, NY, Albany, NY

Democrat & Chronicle

Report: Hospitals should expand by 140 beds

The 2020 Commission today called for less expansion at Strong, Rochester General and Unity hospitals than the facilities had proposed.

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Related Topix: Rochester Metro, Brockport, NY

Tue Jul 01, 2008

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Almost Thirty People Charged in Drug Bust

Many arrested in connection with a drug trafficking network, stretching from Rochester to Oswego County.

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Related Topix: Oswego County, NY, Drugs, Rochester Metro, Fulton, NY

KSTP-TV Minneapolis

Police: NY man dies after assault at softball game

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - A softball player accused of fatally punching a rival team member after a recreational league game spent more than four years in prison for battering a man with a golf club, according to state ...

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