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Rochester Wire

Comprehensive News Feed for Rochester, NY.

Results 1 - 20 of 26,908 in Rochester, NY

  1. Milford stars in new mysteryRead the original story

    20 min ago | Nashua Telegraph

    ... in a small town in a part of the country with which one isn't familiar can be a challenge. Lorna Barrett lives in Rochester, N.Y., but her new mystery, "Murder Is Binding," is set in a New Hampshire town based on Milford. She'll discuss the book and ...

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  2. The Long Way HomeRead the original story

    39 min ago | The Post-Standard

    ... U.S. Orienteering Federation to find a local group. Later that year, she went to her first orienteering meet in Rochester. Volunteers showed her how to use a map and compass to follow the beginner course. Sleight had so much fun, she turned around ...

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  3. Former WDRB sports reporter diesRead the original story

    47 min ago | WDRB-TV Louisville

    ... battle with colon cancer. He was 46. Rainey spent more than 20 years as a sportscaster working in his hometown of Rochester, N.Y. and later at WLKY and WDRB in Louisville. He was FOX41's first weekend sports anchor. Rainey also made stops in ...

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  4. Grant Leads Rattlers To Victory Over BostonRead the original story

    1 hr ago | WHAM

    Rochester, NY- John Grant Jr. scored eight goals and added three assists as the Rattlers defeated Boston 26-19 on Saturday.

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  5. BILLS: First-round pick McKelvin signs 5-year dealRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Niagara Gazette

    ... Bills headquarters in Orchard Park and was preparing to join the team at its training camp facility in suburban Rochester after he missed four practices, including two on Saturday. Shortly after McKelvin's agent, Hadley Engelhard, told The ...

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  6. Pittsburgh 250Read the original story

    1 hr ago | Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

    ... similar destruction. "It's the equivalent of a mob burning down the headquarters of Microsoft," said Stowell of Rochester, N.Y., who wrote "Streets, Railroads, and the Great Strike of 1877." "The scale of the destruction in Pittsburgh even today is ...

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  7. Irondequoit, Penfield athletes happy for Empire Games exposureRead the original story

    1 hr ago | Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

    ... who tried out, 40-50 at the final one." Culver and Penfield senior Alex Lindenmayer were among seven players from Rochester-area high schools who made the final roster. Talk about jockeying for positions. "I would say over 100," Lindenmayer said of ...

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  8. Rochester Rattlers blitz Boston, 26-19Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | Democrat & Chronicle

    John Grant scored eight goals and finished with 11 points as the Rochester Rattlers defeated the Boston Cannons 26-19 tonight in front of 2,558 fans at PAETEC Park.

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  9. Former Nashville Sportscaster Dies At 46Read the original story

    2 hrs ago | WSMV-TV Nashville

    ... 46 after a battle with colon cancer. Rainey spent more than 20 years as a sportscaster working in his hometown of Rochester, N.Y. and later Kentucky, Philadelphia and WTVF-TV in Nashville. Rainey worked in Nashville for seven years before taking a ...

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  10. Lou GrammRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | 92.9 Y93

    ... Lou Gramm later mounted a successful solo career, cracking the Top Five in 1987 with "Midnight Blue." Born in Rochester, NY on May 2, 1950, Gramm first surfaced as the drummer with the band Black Sheep, assuming lead vocal duties prior to recording ...

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  11. Air ShowRead the original story

    3 hrs ago | Democrat & Chronicle

    A group of people look into the hanger of a Marine Corps Osprey tilt-rotor aircraft. Thousands of spectators attended the ESL International Air Show on Saturday afternoon, July 26, in the Greater Rochester International Airport. Photo 1 of 17

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  12. Scranton/W-B edges Red Wings in Pa.Read the original story

    3 hrs ago | Democrat & Chronicle

    Red Wings manager Stan Cliburn will have to wait at least one more day for his 1,000th Triple-A win, as Rochester dropped a 4-3 decision to the Scranton/Wilkes-Barre Yankees on the road tonight.

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  13. Cab Driver Shot Dead In RochesterRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | WHAM-AM Rochester

    It happened late Friday night on the west side. A Rochester cab driver was shot and killed near West Main Street on Friday night.

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  14. Parade Celebrates Community, ChurchRead the original story

    4 hrs ago | R News

    Community, church and heritage all came together Saturday in Rochester. The Fraternity Hispanic Pastors of Rochester celebrated the annual Parade of the Christian Child.

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  15. Killed taxicab driver father of threeRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | WROC-TV Rochester

    ... his last breath. "I'm pretty sure when he got in the cab he never thought it would be his last night," she said. A Rochester woman, who asked that her identity be concealed, heard gunshots around 10 o'clock Friday night. She was one of the people to ...

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  16. WCCO sports reporter Bob Rainey dead at 46Read the original story

    6 hrs ago | KSTP-TV Minneapolis

    ... battle with colon cancer. He was 46. Rainey spent more than 20 years as a sportscaster working in his hometown of Rochester, N.Y. and later Kentucky, Philadelphia, and Nashville, Tenn. before landing in Minnesota in 2004. WCCO-TV reported on its Web ...

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  17. Taxi Driver Found Dead on Taylor StreetRead the original story

    6 hrs ago | WHAM

    Rochester, N.Y- Rochester Police are searching for the person who shot and killed a Taxi driver late Friday night.

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  18. Lee Evans Hoping For Long Term DealRead the original story

    7 hrs ago | WHAM-AM Rochester

    ... moving in the right direction, which is positive," Evans said Friday at the opening of training camp in suburban Rochester. "Both sides are talking. Both sides are positive. That's really good. I am hopeful." Bills chief operating officer Russ ...

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  19. Guest Speaker Announced for PictometryRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | R News

    Rochester's Pictometry announced that the chief scientist for Tele Atlas, Don Cooke, will be the guest speaker at its third annual Pictometry FutureView User Conference this fall.

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  20. Academy Building Being RevampedRead the original story

    8 hrs ago | R News

    Traikos Development is rehabbing a downtown Rochester building. The Academy Building on Fitzhugh Street will get a facelift.

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