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'I didn't do it': Rochester mom arraigned on murder charge in baby's death

06/17/2021 12:23 PM

Police: Multiple suspects fired more than 20 rounds at victim

Woman dead after crash involving ambulance

Driver taken to hospital after tractor-trailer flips in Chili

Woman accused of stealing, crashing ambulance released under supervision

'Obamacare' survives: Supreme Court dismisses big challenge

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Decision 2021: When and where to vote early in the primary election

Early voting for the June 2021 primaries kicks off on Saturday, June 12.

Summer in Rochester: What's on, what's off

News10NBC is providing this guide for you to see what's on, what's off, and what still is being determined.

Fourth of July celebrations around Rochester

With many COVID-19 restrictions lifted, towns and villages are announcing their plans for the Fourth of July.

First Alert Weather: Yellow Alert for possible strong to severe storms Friday

We issued a Yellow Alert as a heads up to pay attention to the forecast and the radar if you will be outside tomorrow and tomorrow night.

For third week in a row, a Monroe County student wins NY vaccine scholarship

Monroe County's Nicholas Keirstead was the only Rochester area student to win this week.

City of Rochester looking for input on how to invest $202M in federal funds

In a release Thursday, the city said people living in the city will have three ways of letting the city know how it should use the $202 million allocation from the American Rescue Plan Act,

US to spend $3.2B on treatments for COVID-19, other viruses

Dr. Anthony Fauci, the nation's top infectious disease expert, announced the investment during a White House briefing as part of a new "antiviral program for pandemics" to develop drugs to address symptoms caused by potentially dangerous viruses like the coronavirus.

FILE - In this May 11, 2021, file photo, Dr. Anthony Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, speaks during hearing on Capitol Hill in Washington. The United States is devoting more than $3 billion to advance development of antiviral pills for COVID-19, according to an official briefed on the matter. The pills, which would be used to minimize symptoms after infection, are in development and could begin arriving by year's end, pending the completion of clinical trials. (Jim Lo Scalzo/Pool Photo via AP, File)

Pittsford man sentenced to 18 years in prison on child porn charges

Luke Vuittonet, 21 who was convicted of production of child pornography, was sentenced to serve 18 years in prison.

Coronavirus in Monroe County: 24 new cases

According to the Monroe County Health Department, over 67,340 people in the county have tested positive for COVID-19.

Police: Driver facing DWI charges in connection to 4-car crash that hospitalized 5

The crash happened on Dewey Avenue near Locust Street around 11 a.m.

National & World

Patricia McCloskey, left, and her husband Mark McCloskey leave a court in St. Louis, Thursday, June 17, 2021. The St. Louis couple who gained notoriety for pointing guns at social justice demonstrators last year has pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges. Patricia McCloskey pleaded guilty Thursday to misdemeanor harassment and was fined $2,000. Her husband, Mark McCloskey, pleaded guilty to misdemeanor fourth degree assault and was fined $750. The couple also agreed to forfeit both weapons they used when they confronted protesters in front of their home in June of last year. (AP Photo/Jim Salter)

St. Louis gun-waving couple pleads guilty to misdemeanors

After 9 years and $10M, Georgia spaceport nears FAA approval

Feds: West Virginia transgender athlete ban violates law

Most stocks fall, tech holds up as markets digest Fed moves

Janet Malcolm, provocative author-journalist, dies at 86

US average mortgage rates mostly lower; 30-year at 2.93%

Officials detain 14 migrants who came ashore in Florida

As COVID-19 crisis ebbs, some seeking 9/11-style commission

After tumultuous year, can Portland make a comeback?

Police: 4 slain in Chicago mass killing all shot in head

Officers resign from Portland, Oregon, protest response unit

EXPLAINER: The story of Juneteenth, the new federal holiday

Man pleads guilty to shooting Black girl at Iowa Trump rally

Biden to sign bill making Juneteenth a federal holiday

Reports detail tense moments with Georgia election monitors

Hispanic group sues Santa Fe mayor over destroyed obelisk

Scotch whisky makers welcome suspension of costly US tariffs

'Fire and Fury' author writes new Trump book 'Landslide'

Defense: Man lost consciousness before driving into students

Black community has new option for health care: The church

Gun evidence detailed in Minneapolis task force shooting

Good Question

Good Question: Who's responsible for fixing the 'worst road' in Rochester?

Good Question Follow: State to address questions on gypsy moths

Good Question: What about kids for vaccinated venues?

Investigates

We’re past the breaking point: RFD troubled by AMR response times

T-Mobile reconfirms plans for call center despite 2-year wait, bringing 1,300 jobs to Rochester area

Monroe-One BOCES training EMTs to help staffing shortage

Consumer

Consumer Alert: We’re keeping our cars longer. Is car repair insurance worth it?

Wegmans warns 3.2M customers' data was vulnerable due to security issue

Consumer Alert: New York Attorney General warns of increase in scam calls

In-Depth

In-Depth: A look at a package of passed NY bills

In-Depth: Hospital emergency rooms packed, ambulances left waiting

In-Depth: Essential caregiver guidance finally released

Sports

Wings bounce back against Buffalo Wednesday night

Red Wings hold first game of the season without COVID-19 restrictions

Bills back together for minicamp

Red Wings: No more vaccinated, unvaccinated sections at Frontier Field

Section V sectional tournaments wrap up Tuesday night

Bills DT Star Lotulelei returns for practice after opting out of 2020 season

Strange News

Sign of the times: Hacked road sign in Chili providing some comic relief

Endangered corpse flower blooms in Warsaw, drawing crowds

CORRECTS SPELLING FROM MEET The endangered Sumatran Titan arum, or the corpse flower, at the rare moment of bloom for just a few hours, and emitting rotten meat odor, at the Warsaw University Botanical Gardens, in Warsaw, Poland, on Sunday, June 13, 2021. Hundreds of people waited for hours in cold wind to see the unusual flower, also known as Amorphophallus titanium, whose blooming is unpredictable and once in many years. Botanical gardens around the world help preserve this giant among flowers. (AP Photo/Monika Scislowska)

Chicago man jumps into Lake Michigan for 365th straight day

Dog ejected from vehicle in Idaho crash found herding sheep

Linda Oswald hugs 2-year-old dog Tilly at their home in Hayden, Idaho on Tuesday, June 8, 2021. The dog vanished for two days after being ejected from a vehicle during a car accident and has been found apparently doing the job it was bred to do - herding sheep. Oswald's family and their dog, Tilly, were driving along Idaho State Highway 41 on Sunday when they crashed into another car, launching the dog through the rear window, The Spokesman-Review reported. (Kathy Plonka/The Spokesman-Review via AP)

Sunrise special: Solar eclipse thrills world's northern tier

An annular solar eclipse rises over the skyline of Toronto on Thursday, June 10, 2021. (Frank Gunn/The Canadian Press via AP)

Archaeologists dig hilltop over Plymouth Rock one last time

University of Massachusetts Boston graduate students Sean Fairweather, of Watertown, Mass., left, and Alex Patterson, of Quincy, Mass., right, use measuring instruments while mapping an excavation site, Wednesday, June 9, 2021, on Cole's Hill, in Plymouth, Mass. The archaeologists are part of a team excavating the grassy hilltop that overlooks iconic Plymouth Rock one last time before a historical park is built on the site. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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