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Executive order requires troopers to file for Protection Order under Red Flag Law whenever they have 'probable cause'

Executive order requires troopers to file for Protection Order under Red Flag Law whenever they have 'probable cause'

NY AG investigating Twitch, 4chan, 8chan, Discord, other social media companies after mass shooting
New York State Attorney General Letitia James announces that her office is investigating Twitch, 4chan, 8chan, Discord and other social media companies on May 18, 2022.
State records: Not 1 Red Flag petition filed in Monroe County to stop someone from getting a gun
State records: Not 1 Red Flag petition filed in Monroe County to stop someone from getting a gun
Greece CSD bus monitor charged after parents report son was choked
Greece CSD bus monitor charged after parents report son was choked
First Alert Weather: Showers tonight, then mid-summer warmth to end the week
First Alert Weather: Showers tonight, then mid-summer warmth to end the week
RPD arrests woman for not complying with deadly hit-and-run investigation
RPD arrests woman for not complying with deadly hit-and-run investigation

Top Stories

Lilac Festival: Week 3

NYSP: Crash in Butler sent one man to the hospital

First Alert Weather In-Depth: Another shot at summer weather

Americans can order 8 more free, at-home rapid COVID-19 tests

Convicted Rochester mobster pleads guilty to escape

2022 ESL Jefferson Award Winner: Teaching kids through robots

Vigils held in Buffalo and Rochester for Tops mass shooting victims, more planned

21 Stories for Scouts raises $98K

NYS Appeals Court will hear argument about whether an elephant has "human rights"

Broome County DA says Buffalo mass shooting suspect didn't make threats to his school

National & World

Parents wait in line to pick up their children at Walt Disney Magnet School, Tuesday May 17, 2022 in Chicago. A Chicago mother has been charged with child endangerment after a gun in her second grader's backpack accidentally discharged at the school, injuring a 7-year-old classmate, police said Wednesday. According to police, the backpack was in the boy's classroom when, just before 10 a.m. on Tuesday, the gun discharged. (Anthony Vazquez /Chicago Sun-Times via AP)

Gun in 8-year-old's backpack goes off at school, mom charged

Prosecutor: Officer who shot armed motorist was justified
Buffalo supermarket shooting: What do we know so far?
Hawaii hurricane season forecasted to be slow with La Nina
Stocks fall sharply as Target's woes renew inflation fears
Missouri governor OKs new US House map favoring Republicans
Feds: National Guard members on state duty can join unions
Doctor who fought church gunman remembered as kind protector
Lawyers: Georgia man's death sentence is unconstitutional
Ex-Minneapolis officer pleads guilty in George Floyd killing
Blurry ballot barcodes delay Oregon House primary results
Texas inmate who escaped bus got out of restraints, cage
Man held in deadly Las Vegas lounge shooting takes plea deal
US health secretary tests positive for COVID on Germany trip
Deep beach holes are dangerous, Outer Banks town warns
Heard's sister, friend back her assault claims against Depp
Happy is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person?
Kansas Supreme Court upholds Republican congressional map
'This Is Us' to end with a 'meditative day,' creator reveals
Taylor Swift gets honorary degree from New York University
No more streaming-only debuts for Oscar hopefuls

Good Question

Good Question: Another Gypsy Moth takeover in western NY?

Good Question: Another Gypsy Moth takeover in western NY?

Good Question: Excelsior pass and vaccine doses

Good Question: Excelsior pass and vaccine doses

Good Question: Rochester police at East Ave Wegmans

Good Question: Rochester police at East Ave Wegmans

Consumer

Consumer Alert: Gerber to the rescue! But it will not be a quick fix.

Consumer Alert: Gerber to the rescue! But it will not be a quick fix.

For first time ever, gas prices in all 50 states top $4.000 per gallon

For first time ever, gas prices in all 50 states top $4.000 per gallon

President Joe Biden speaks in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington, Friday, May 13, 2022, during an event to highlight state and local leaders who are investing American Rescue Plan funding. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik)

US allows more baby formula imports to fight shortage

In-Depth

A plaster imprint of Payton Gendron's hand from 2008 sits on the front porch of his home, Monday, May 16, 2022, in Conklin, N.Y. Authorities say the white 18-year-old who killed 10 people at a Buffalo supermarket during a rampage that targeted Black people had previously made a threat at his high school. But they say Payton Gendron was never charged with a crime and had no further contact with law enforcement after his release from a hospital. (AP Photo/Michael Hill)

Buffalo suspect: Lonely, isolated -- with a troubling sign

Attorney Crump said Buffalo shooting was 'act of domestic terrorism'

Attorney Crump said Buffalo shooting was 'act of domestic terrorism'

Raymond Moody

Sheriff's Office says convicted sex offender confessed to murder of Brittanee Drexel

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Greece CSD bus monitor charged after parents report son was choked
Greece CSD bus monitor charged after parents report son was choked
Executive order requires troopers to file for Protection Order under Red Flag Law whenever they have 'probable cause'
Executive order requires troopers to file for Protection Order under Red Flag Law whenever they have 'probable cause'
Convicted Rochester mobster pleads guilty to escape
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School Budget 2022-2023
School Budget 2022-2023
Americans can order 8 more free, at-home rapid COVID-19 tests
Americans can order 8 more free, at-home rapid COVID-19 tests

Sports

Bills, Sabres, and Bandits provide support for Buffalo in wake of deadly shooting
Bills, Sabres, and Bandits provide support for Buffalo in wake of deadly shooting
Utica Comets force Game 5 against Rochester Americans
Utica Comets force Game 5 against Rochester Americans
Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Jennifer Burns
Scholar-Athlete of the Week: Jennifer Burns
Bills Players Pledge To Help Community Following Buffalo Shooting
Bills Players Pledge To Help Community Following Buffalo Shooting
SUNY Brockport baseball to host 1st round NCAA Regional
SUNY Brockport baseball to host 1st round NCAA Regional
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Strange News

Happy is an Asian elephant. But is she also a person?
FILE - In this Oct. 2, 2018 file photo, Bronx Zoo elephant
Baron Cohen drops lawsuit over cannabis dispensary billboard
FILE - In this April 26, 2021 file photo, Sacha Baron Cohen arrives to attend a screening of the Oscars in Sydney, Australia. Cohen has dropped his lawsuit against a Massachusetts cannabis dispensary that used an image of his character Borat on a billboard without his permission. A document filed in Boston federal court on Tuesday, May 17, 2022, said the two sides have agreed to dismiss the case brought last year by the
Bad Kitty: German town grounds cats to save rare birds
File-File phote sows a big cat sitting in the deep grass in Frankfurt, Germany, Wednesday, April 19, 2017. (AP Photo/Michael Probst,file)
Texas toddler accidentally orders 31 cheeseburgers
Texas toddler accidentally orders 31 cheeseburgers
Indian couple longing for grandchild sues son, his wife
This image from video shows Sanjeev Ranjan Prasad, a 61-year-old retired government officer, and his wife Sadhana Prasad wait at a lawyer's chamber in Haridwar, India, Thursday, May 12, 2022. The Indian couple has sued their pilot son and daughter-in-law in a court demanding a grandchild within a year or compensation of 50 million rupees ($675,675). Prasad said this was an emotional and sensitive issue for him and his wife and they cannot wait any longer. His son got married six years ago. (KK Productions via AP)
By chance, Polish cop helps Lech Walesa with flat tire in US
In this photo provided by the Connecticut State Police, Trooper Lukasz Lipert shakes hands with former Polish President Lech Walesa on Interstate 84 in Tolland, Conn., on Wednesday, May 11, 2022. State police said Lipert responded to the call of an SUV with a flat tire, and was greeted by Walesa, who had spoken in Hartford on Tuesday as part of his U.S. tour advocating for aid for refugees who have fled Ukraine during the war with Russia. (Connecticut State Police via AP)