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A Wednesday morning bomb threat led to the evacuation of Hilton Schools. After spending half a day searching all school buildings and the superintendent’s home with bomb-sniffing dogs, no explosives or suspicious objects were found. Superintendent Casey Kosiorek told an afternoon news conference that the threat mentioned a book in the school library called “This […]
The man shot to death by Rochester police after he allegedly aimed a shotgun at them has been identified as 35-year-old Brandon Burns of Rochester. Rochester Police Chief David Smith and Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter told a news conference that Burns has been known to law enforcement for some time. Police said Burns was […]
A man who fell into the Genesee Gorge last Sunday has died of his injuries at the hospital. The Rochester Fire Department says crews were called to the Maplewood Rose Garden Sunday afternoon after the man fell into the gorge and suffered a head injury. It took about 45 minutes to get down to the […]