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Police officers in Kenner, Louisiana pulled over a vehicle traveling recklessly down I-10 westbound, only to discover that a 10-year-old boy was behind the wheel, along with his grandmother Brenda Byrd, 54 (left), her friend, Sheila Joiner, 48 (righ  «Full Post»

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Penfield, N.Y. - Drivers think that voice control devices in their cars are safer but a new study found they can cause more distractions for drivers. John Adamski loves his new car. It is equipped with the latest technology. He has voice commands  «Full Post»

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Buffalo, N.Y. - Former Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly is improving after having cancerous cells removed from his jaw. A spokesperson said Kelly has been recovering at home since Friday. Kelly's wife, Jill, tweeted Wednesday that the Hall o  «Full Post»

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Albany, N.Y. - Repeat drunk drivers in New York State could soon face tougher penalties and more time in jail if they're involved in deadly crashes. A new bill in the state legislature was prompted by two fatal crashes, one in Buffalo, and a cras  «Full Post»

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Albany, N.Y. - State lawmakers are working to strengthen bans on synthetic marijuana and bath salts. The State Senate passed a bill this week that would make it illegal to possess those substances. Under current law, it's illegal to sell bath  «Full Post»

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Police in Irondequoit, along with the FBI, arrested a man in connection with the robbery of a Canandaigua National Bank branch last month. Alejandro Lopez, 24, of Rochester is charged with robbery and grand larceny. Police say Lopez entered the H  «Full Post»

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Police are investigating a shooting on Rochester's north east side. According to Rural/Metro, paramedics responded to Weyl Street and Joseph Avenue around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday. Crews transported a man in his 20s to Strong Memorial Hospital. His co  «Full Post»

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Supporters of the City of Rochester's Mounted Patrol have started an online petition to try to save the unit from being cut out of the city's 2014 budget. The Facebook page for "Save our Rochester Mounted Police Patrol" posted a link to a change.o  «Full Post»

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U.S. - The auto industry is about to shift into massive hiring mode. Vehicle sales this year are expected to reach 15.5 million, which is the highest in six years. Factories are already operating at about 95 percent capacity. They're running th  «Full Post»

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WASHINGTON (AP) - A 29-year-old intelligence analyst who claims to have worked at the National Security Agency and the CIA has been revealed as the source of The Guardian's and The Washington Post's disclosures about the U.S. government's secret surv  «Full Post»

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BUFFALO, N.Y. � Jim Kelly had successful surgery Friday to remove cancer in his upper jaw. A statement released by ECMC says Kelly underwent a partial maxillectomy and reconstruction. The hospital says the surgery went well, and Kelly is recove  «Full Post»

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SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) � Police in Santa, Monica, Calif., say they aren't absolutely convinced yet that a gunman who killed six people acted alone. The carnage started at a burned out house where two people were shot dead and a woman outside  «Full Post»

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U.S./N.Y. State - Gamblers who prefer laptops to blackjack tables could be getting a boost from Washington. Legislation introduced this week could fully regulate online gambling. If passed, the legislation could move the practice from its current  «Full Post»

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HOPE MILLS, N.C. (WTVD) -- A preschool worker from Cumberland County said she was fired from the New Life Baptist Daycare and Preschool in Fayetteville because she's single and pregnant. Venita Short said she was recently fired after she told the  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y. - Monroe County Executive Maggie Brooks said Monroe Community Hospital has gotten a clean bill of health from the State Health Department. Last month, the state handed the county a list of deficiencies and asked for them to be corr  «Full Post»

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Hartford, Conn. (AP) - Connecticut lawmakers are setting aside up to $50 million to help Newtown build a new school to replace the one where a shooting massacre took place last year. The money was tucked into a bonding bill passed Wednesday, the  «Full Post»

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Rochester/Finger Lakes Region, N.Y. - Students at several local community colleges will pay more for tuition next year. Monroe Community College is bumping its rates for in-state students up $100, and increasing tuition by $200 for out-of-state st  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y. - Rochester teachers have received layoff notices, but their jobs are expected to be saved. Rochester Teacher's Association President Adam Urbanski said that 143 teachers have been laid off in the past week, including 55 special ed  «Full Post»

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U.S. - New reports suggest the National Security Agency isn't just listening to phone calls of citizens; it's also tapping into the biggest servers on the internet. A program called "Prism" is reportedly a porthole to private emails from nine majo  «Full Post»

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NEW YORK (AP) - Major League Baseball's lawyers issued subpoenas to Federal Express, AT&T Mobility and T-Mobile USA in an attempt to gain records for its investigation of players suspected of using performance-enhancing drugs. The subpoenas were i  «Full Post»

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Rochester police and the Monroe County Medical Examiner's Office are trying to find the identity and cause of death for a man found on the Brown Street and Jefferson Avenue rail overpass. Police responded to the scene after a 911 call just before  «Full Post»

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Fairport, N.Y.-- Eric Boyum said not even an all-guilty verdict would bring his wife Heather back. He knows she would want him to move on and he said he is trying. But Boyum said he was disappointed in the mixed verdict found in the cases of driv  «Full Post»

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Paris Jackson was rushed to the hospital early Wednesday morning, and sources tell us it was a suicide attempt. Paris was taken out of her Calabasas family house on a stretcher at around 2 AM and taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital. The 911  «Full Post»

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A former Monroe County Jail deputy will spend six months in jail for having sexual contact with female inmates. Robert Wilson, 41, pleaded guilty to a 21-count indictment as part of a plea deal. Wilson admitted to having a sexual relationship wit  «Full Post»

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A Rochester woman pleaded guilty to the felony charge of criminally negligent homicide Wednesday. Shaquana Perdue accepted a plea deal in connection with her nine-month-old child's death. After giving the child and a sibling a bath in their home las  «Full Post»