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Rochester, New York is located in Monroe County. Zip codes in Rochester, NY include 14652, 14621, and 14609. More Rochester information.

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24 min ago | RochesterHomepage.net

Susan G. Komen Foundation Restores Funding to Planned Parenthood

The Susan G. Komen Foundation has restored funding to Planned Parenthood. The breast cancer charity was criticized after it cut funding.

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4 hrs ago | RochesterHomepage.net

Arrest Made in Columbia Ave. Homicide

Rochester Police have made an arrest in the shooting death of a Monroe High School student over a week ago.

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8 hrs ago | RochesterHomepage.net

the Last Winter with Less Than 50" of Snow in Rochester

It's hard to believe, or not, that the last winter in which Rochester received less than 50" in a winter was almost 60 years ago!! Could it happen again this year!? Yes, the pattern is going to try to turn a little colder & snowier as we move through February, but we will see what it adds up to by winter's end.

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9 hrs ago | WHEC-TV Rochester

Rochester man charged with murder in death of Rochester teen

Police say Darius Bursey turned himself into police Thursday night. He's charged with the murder of Lamar Shahid on January 22.

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14 hrs ago | WHAM-AM Rochester

Amerks Shut Out Abbotsford Thurs. Night

The Rochester Americans kicked off their busy month of February with a 3-0 win over the Abbotsford Heat at The Blue Cross Arena on Thursday night.

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18 hrs ago | RochesterHomepage.net

Rochester economic recovery leads New York

A report released by the New York State Comptroller Thursday indicated the state's recovery from the recession may be slowing down, with the Rochester area being the notable exception.

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Thu Feb 02, 2012

13WHAM

Rochester Bouncing Back From Job Losses

Rochester regained 98 percent of the jobs it lost in the recession, according to a report from New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Snowy Owls: A different kind of shooting these days

From Massachusetts to Washington, large numbers of these magnificent predators having been showing up all across the northern tier of states, apparently as a result of an explosion in lemming populations on their tundra breeding grounds this spring.

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RochesterHomepage.net

Schumer Wants JetBlue to Expand in Rochester

New York Senator Charles Schumer is calling on JetBlue Airlines to expand its service in Rochester.

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WHEC-TV Rochester

Rochester man charged with criminally negligent homicide

A homicide arrest -- more than six months after the crime. The victim's brother in law is now charged with criminally negligent homicide.

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Rochester man charged with robbery, larceny

Chris Lerch is a national hockey expert who writes about the sport, and a volunteer broadcaster for Rochester Institute of Technology's hockey programs.

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RochesterHomepage.net

MCC Student Gov't Supports Campus at Kodak Property

The student government at MCC is siding with the Board of Trustees in recommending Kodak's downtown property as the site for their city campus.

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Examiner.com

Celebrating Black Heritage in Rochester

The City of Rochester kicked off its Black Heritage Month events on Wednesday, when the Rochester Police Department hosted a luncheon catered by Unkl Moe's Bar-B-Que, with live music performed by F.O.S. Family of Soul.

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Wed Feb 01, 2012

WHAM-AM Rochester

A Genesee County man convicted of leaving the scene of an accident.

A Monroe County jury has convicted a Genesee County man of a felony charge of leaving the scene of an accident in Rochester without reporting it, following a fatal accident last March.

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The Post-Standard

CNY Brew Fest heads to New York State Fairgrounds Feb. 4

The annual CNY Brew Fest rolls into the state fairgrounds Saturday -- as always, it's scheduled for the day before the Super Bowl.

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News8 Now

A Warm Finish to January & Start to February

It was a mild & damp January for sure, but there was at least a little more snow in January than December which one would expect.

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Examiner.com

Warm winter days in Rochester, NY and the danger of knowledge gaps

As I write it's seven in the morning on February 1, 2012 and fifty degrees outside.

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13WHAM

Rochester Man Arrested For Harassment At Walmart

Derrick J. Krager of Rochester is accused of harassing a person Tuesday at the Walmart Super Center in Canandaigua.

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Rochester Democrat and Chronicle

Fire on Dartmouth rages through B&B

Joe taught his players to play by the rules. It worked for thousands of them. But sadly, at the end, it didn't work for him.

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WHEC-TV Rochester

Duffy back in Rochester to speak about expanding DNA databank

The state senate passed a bill yesterday that would require everyone convicted of felonies and misdemeanors to submit DNA samples.

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