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Massive plane used to train presidential pilots visits Rochester
1+ hour, 39+ min ago (156+ words) A massive Boeing 747-800 used to train pilots to fly Air Force One was doing touch-and-go exercises and refueling Thursday at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport. While not unusual for the Air Force to use the local airport for…...
Proposals now being sought for $225 million Rochester-Monroe initiative
2+ hour, 16+ min ago (308+ words) New York state is now accepting project proposals to share in the $225 million Rochester-Monroe Transformation Initiative. Gov. Kathy Hochul made the announcement Thursday after receiving sign-off from the regional economic development board. Funding will be awarded on a rolling basis....
Rochester recreation centers offer summer programs
1+ mon, 12+ hour ago (244+ words) Recreation centers around the city of Rochester are opening up summertime programming starting this weekend. That will soon include the new Maplewood Nature Center. Opportunities run the gamut from exploratory music programs for children, ceramics workshops for adults, and a…...
Freedom Walk examines Rochester's role on the Underground Railroad
1+ mon, 5+ day ago (157+ words) In the second hour of "Connections with Evan Dawson" on 6/18/26, the team from Freedom Walk joins us to discuss their upcoming events and what we can learn from our city's place in history. Freedom Walk examines Rochester's role on the…...
Rochester man accused of fatal shooting in Perinton
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (108+ words) The Monroe County Sheriff's Office has arrested 35-year-old Tyree Ross-Simmons of Rochester on a charge of second-degree murder, alleging he shot and killed Ezra John Nunez, 32, at his apartment this past Wednesday on Pittsford Palmyra Road. The Sheriff's Office was…...
What this church porta-potty says about housing in Rochester
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (498+ words) A portable toilet installed behind a downtown church points to a larger problem of homelessness and the lack of public accommodations in the city. “I do want to be clear that the portable toilet is a Band-Aid on a gushing…...
Rochester man says immigration agents left him 'like a dog,' incapacitated on the street
2+ mon, 5+ day ago (579+ words) A 57-year-old Rochester man says he was pepper-sprayed, shocked with a stun gun and left on the side of the road after federal agents tried to detain members of his lawn care crew. “I fell and I fractured my wrist,…...
Honor Flight Rochester marks 95th trip with first all-woman flight
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (197+ words) Honor Flight Rochester is marking a milestone this weekend. The nonprofit, which escorts local military veterans to memorial sites in Washington, D.C. to honor their service, is embarking on its 95th mission. And it's special for another reason. This will be the…...
Rochester City Council approves sale of Charlotte Street green space to developer
3+ mon, 1+ day ago (395+ words) A coveted half-acre East End plot will be sold for development into affordable housing, after City Council voted to approve the controversial transfer Tuesday night. The Rochester City Council has approved the sale of a half-acre plot in the East…...
Rochester police continue investigation into Lake Ave house explosion
3+ mon, 1+ week ago (324+ words) WXXI News Rochester police continue investigation into Lake Ave house explosion The American Red Cross is assisting one person who had been living in a Lake Avenue house that exploded on Tuesday. Representatives from the Red Cross said it was…...