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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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Members of the Women's Equality Coalition joined Rochester Mayor Tom Richards at City Hall Wednesday in support of the passage of the Women's Equality Act. Richards is calling on the State Legislature to pass Governor Cuomo's 10-point proposal to ac  «Full Post»

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After online petitions, and heated debate, it appears most of the Rochester Police Department's Mounted Patrol Unit will be saved in some form. City Council made that announcement at a budget meeting Wednesday, but did not elaborate on what the un  «Full Post»

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A Phoenix mother and father face possible first-degree murder charges after their 2-year-old son was found dead outside their apartment Wednesday. Davieanna Marlena Blake, 21, and Darnell Moses Alvarez, 24, were arrested by Phoenix police the coup  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y. - Rochester Police are still looking into a shooting on the city's northwest side. It happened on Linnet Street just after 1:00 pm. The victim, a man, was shot several times in a house and taken to Strong Memorial Hospital in criti  «Full Post»

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Washington - The federal government is preparing to bring criminal charges against Edward Snowden. He's the man accused of leaking information about National Security Agency spying programs. Efforts are also underway to bring Snowden back to th  «Full Post»

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Jamestown, N.Y. - A former Rochester City School District principal will become the Superintendent of Schools for the Jamestown Public School District. Tim Mains is the Director of Internal School Operations for the Rochester City School District.  «Full Post»

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Syracuse, N.Y. - Former Syracuse Assistant Basketball Coach Bernie Fine's defamation lawsuit against ESPN is moving to a federal court. In a filing with the New York State Supreme Court, Fine also dropped legal action against several co-defendant  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y.--The Monroe County Fair is on the move to Northampton Park in Ogden. County Legislators voted 20-9 in favor of a measure that would allow Monroe County to accept a $500,000 gift from the Monroe County Fair and Recreation Associatio  «Full Post»

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The American Civil Liberties Union is challenging the constitutionality of the NSA's phone surveillance program. In a lawsuit filed Tuesday, the ACLU claimed that the program violates Americans' constitutional rights of free speech, association a  «Full Post»

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Washington (AP) - U.S. employers advertised fewer jobs in April, but overall hiring rose and the number of people quitting their jobs increased. The Labor Department said job openings fell 3 percent to a seasonally adjusted 3.75 million. Total  «Full Post»

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Oprah Winfrey is giving $12 million to a museum being built on Washington's National Mall that will document African-American history, officials said Tuesday. The media mogul and former talk-show host previously gave $1 million to the National Mus  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y. - Thomas O'Connor lived a quiet life after being acquitted of robbing the Brinks building in January of 1993. He died this week at the age of 74. O'Connor was retired from the Rochester Police Department and was one of three se  «Full Post»

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Jay-Z and Kanye West started flirting with putting out a second Throne album almost immediately after Watch the Throne dropped in 2011. Hov himself told MTV News that we could very well get new solo albums for both he and Kanye and a new Throne for 2  «Full Post»

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Fort Lauderdale, Fla. (AP) - Former NFL star Chad Johnson will serve 30 days in jail after violating probation in a domestic violence case involving his then-wife, TV reality star Evelyn Lozada. A plea deal that called for no jail time fell apart  «Full Post»

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Washington - The journalist who interviewed the whistleblower behind the NSA scandal says to expect "significant revelations" in the coming weeks and months. Meantime, Edward Snowden is now a step ahead of his pursuers, having abandoned his hotel  «Full Post»

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Two arrests have been made following a chase that sent a Rochester police officer to the hospital. Police say Damien Rutledge, 18, allegedly rode his bike in front of a car driving on Glendale Park Saturday evening. The car hit Rutledge, so police s  «Full Post»

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The Rochester City Council will hold a number of hearings Tuesday on the proposed city budget. The Council will focus on the police department, fire department, emergency communications, finance and neighborhood and business development. Mayor To  «Full Post»

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Irondequoit, N.Y.- 40 students at West Irondequoit High School will not be able to participate in senior activities this week after an incident at the school's senior ball over the weekend. The school district said when two limos, each carrying tw  «Full Post»

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(AP) - A person familiar with the situation says quarterback Tim Tebow is planning to join the New England Patriots at their minicamp on Tuesday. The person spoke on condition of anonymity because no official announcement had been made. ESPN repor  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y. - School day trips to amusement parks are no more in the Rochester City School District. Superintendent Bolgen Vargas says the trips interfere with schooling. "I cannot in good conscience permit these trips," Vargas said in an e  «Full Post»

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NEW YORK (AP) - The federal government has told a New York judge it will reverse course and take steps to comply with his order to allow girls of any age to buy emergency contraception without prescriptions. The Department of Justice notified U.S.  «Full Post»

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Rochester, N.Y. - A Rochester woman is okay, but will be cited after crashing into a light pole overnight. Rochester Police say it happened around 12:45 a.m. on Field St. near S. Clinton Ave. Police say the 23-year-old driver hit a light pole,  «Full Post»