Black women to serve together in Senate for first time with Rochester, Alsobrooks wins
Incoming senators Lisa Blunt Rochester (D-Delaware) and Angela Alsobrooks (D-Md.) will be the first two Black women to serve together in the Senate. Neither Delaware nor Maryland has ever had a black senator. And Delaware has never been represented by a woman in the Senate. Blunt Rochester and Allsbrooks are the fourth and fifth Black […]
NY father learns his teen daughters died in crash after tracking their phones on their way home from Rochester amusement park
A New York father made the horrifying discovery that his two teenage daughters had been killed in a car accident after he tracked their phones to the wreckage after they stopped replying to his text messages. Haley Trumbull, 19, and Shelby Trumbull, 17, were killed in the crash in Ira, New York, about 25 miles […]
2 killed in Maplewood Park shooting in Rochester ID’d
A shooting at a Rochester park on Sunday night left two women dead, five people injured and hundreds of people fleeing, police said. Rochester police have identified the two victims killed when gunfire rang out in Maplewood Park in upstate New York as city employee Tiasia Manning, 25, and event organizer Phylicia Council, 34. Manning […]
Police Seek Multiple People in Connection with Rochester Shooting
Police are searching for multiple people in connection with a shooting that happened in Maple Park, Rochester, New York, at approximately 6:20 p.m. on Sunday. One man in his 20s was killed and six others were injured in the incident. USA Today report. Rochester Police Lt. Greg Bello said police don’t know what prompted the […]
At least 1 dead, 6 injured in mass shooting at Rochester, NY park
At least one person was killed and six others were injured after a shootout in a Rochester park on Sunday evening, according to reports. According to Rochester police, a shooting occurred in Maplewood Park around 6:20 p.m., leaving one man in his 20s dead and another in critical condition. According to Rochester First. Police arrived […]
Rochester, NY, man turns garage into nightclub, hopes it has a future
When the door goes up, people get out! A Rochester man turned his garage into a lively nightclub, complete with a DJ and security guards. But now he’s struggling to keep the party going after the city lifts restrictions. “I think it turned out pretty well,” said Frederick “Pee Dee” Poole, who “accidentally” turned his […]
Rochester, Minnesota, bank and North Dakota bank to merge in $116.4M deal – INFORUM
ROCHESTER — Home Federal Savings Bank, a 90-year-old Rochester financial institution, announced Wednesday that it will merge with Aleras Financial Corporation of Grand Forks, North Dakota, in a deal valued at approximately $116.4 million. Home Federal’s parent company, HMN Financial, Inc., signed an agreement for the bank to merge with Aleras. Founded in 1934, Home […]
FACT CHECK: Did University of Rochester Announce It Will Cut Academic Ties With Israel?
post shared on facebook It alleges that the University of Rochester has announced that it will sever academic ties with Israel. Verdict: False That claim is false. In an April 29 statement, the university denied cutting off academic ties with “Israeli institutions.” Reuters also debunked this claim. Fact check: University of Rochester student protesters reportedly […]
Abdullahi Muya’s body was undetected in Rochester reservoir for month
A body found floating in a Rochester reservoir this week remained undiscovered in the water for nearly a month, authorities said Thursday. The body of Abdullahi Muya, 29, was pulled from the city’s drinking water supply around 8 a.m. Tuesday during a routine morning inspection by the Highland Park Reservoir Water Department. The horrifying discovery […]
Rochester officials issue boil notice after finding corpse in public water, then say it had been floating there for a month
This was announced by a public official in Rochester, New York. boil notification They found a body in a water reservoir and notified residents, but the next day they admitted that the body had been floating in the water for a month. The body was discovered on Tuesday, and authorities said they would investigate under […]