The National Weather Service is telling us to keep watching the skies on Saturday from Syracuse to Buffalo.
The weather should be quiet tonight…but tomorrow the entire Rochester region is under the threat of potentially severe thunderstorms, particularly during the afternoon and evening. The weather service says they’re likely to come in two waves as a strong cold front approaches; one before 2:00 p.m. and another after 4:00 p.m.
They say strong winds will be the major problem, but there’s potential for large hail and tornadoes as well.
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The next Rochester School Superintendent may be named as early as next week.
The school board held an executive session behind closed doors last n
ight. Sources say they’re working on a contract with Dr. Luvelle Brown and that he was offered the job last week.
School Board President Van White (photo) confirmed earlier this week that the board has made its selection and contract negotiations were underway. He’s hoping the announcement will be made in the coming week.
Nobody on the board is commenting on these latest reports.
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Brockport Police have charged a village woman with stealing more than $35,000 from the company where she worked.
Cheryl Arthur was charged with grand larceny over a three-year period. Investigators spent ten months going over bank records after discrepancies were spotted pointing to Arthur.
She turned herself in and has been released on bail pending her trial.
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Police say a combination of a heavy load and excessive speed caused a truck to roll over at Buffalo Road and the 490 East on ramp in Gates this morning.
The driver is recovering from a minor back injury at Strong Memorial Hospital after climbing out through his passenger-side window. Charges against him are pending.
Cars spread spilled diesel oil and transmission fluid around the intersection, forcing firefighters to do a cleanup that closed the road for a couple of hours.
Police In Rochester are also investigating a rollover crash today at Broad and Allen Streets west of Downtown.
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A Rochester woman has been charged with arson following a fire yesterday on Kenwood avenue.
Police say while the fire department was on the way residents of the multi-unit house identified 56-year-old Arlene Robinson as a suspect who set the building on fire. They found her in the street a short distance away. They say the fire was the result of a domestic dispute between Robinson and a male resident of the building.
Firefighters say the house was heavily damaged and three families were displaced. Nobody was hurt.
Robinson is being held in the Monroe County Jail.
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A 44-year-old man is recovering from stab wounds at Strong Memorial Hospital after an incident on Spencer Street early this morning. A 26-year-old Rochester man is under arrest on an assault charge as a result.
Police say they charged Kwame Wearen with stabbing the victim in the upper body. He’s in stable condition.
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A crash in Genesee County sent a 20-year-old man to Strong Memorial Hospital with a serious head injury early this morning, and his passenger facing charges for lying to deputies about what happened.
First responders found Zachary Schwartz unconscious in the wrecked car and Nicole Sullivan sitting on the porch of a nearby house. She told them the driver had run off on foot after the crash, leaving them behind.
After a search failed to find a third person, Sullivan admitted Schwartz had been driving the car. He was airlifted to Strong by Mercy Flight and charges are pending.
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Canandaigua Police have charged a Rochester man with both grand and petit larceny after he allegedly stole from a number of apartments while employed as a maintenance man.
Police say 31-year-old Robert Adamski of Glide Street stole $9,800 in cash, prescription pills, jewelry and other property at the Camelot Apartments on North Main Street in Canandaigua.
He’s a suspect in several other larcenies and are charges are pending. He’s being held without bail.
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An Ontario County 17-year-old is under arrest for endangering the welfare of a child after allegedly picking up a 13-year-old girl who was running away from home.
The Clifton Springs teenager was spotted with the girl in his car after picking her up at home and they were pulled over.