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No Evidence of Terrorism in Rochester Crash
The police investigating a fatal crash in Rochester have determined terrorism is not a factor in the tragic accident. Erica Byfield reporting.
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Police seek motive in fiery fatal crash in Rochester; no terror link found
A man who died after crashing an SUV loaded with gas cans outside an upstate New York concert venue appeared to have been aiming at a pedestrian crossing, but investigators have found no evidence that the crash that killed two ride-hail passengers early on New Year’s Day was terror-related, police said Tuesday. Rochester police Chief David Smith told a news conference...
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Rochester officials hold news conference on fiery New Year's Day crash
Police and the FBI are investigating after a fiery crash in Rochester on Jan. 1 killed multiple people and caused an explosion.
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Fiery New Year's Day crash in Rochester leads to FBI investigation after explosion, gasoline canisters found
Police are investigating after a fiery two-vehicle collision killed two people and injured five others in Rochester, New York, early on New Year’s Day. Officials say a Ford Expedition struck a Mitsubishi Outlander, sending both vehicles through a group of pedestrians in a crosswalk. Investigators say once the flames were doused, firefighters located at least a dozen gasoline cannisters in...
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39-year-old tourist falls off cliff, to her death, at New York state park
New York State Police are investigating after a woman fell to her death while taking photos with her husband at the top of a cliff in Minnewaska State Park last week. Nur Aisyah Binte MD Akbar, 39, and her husband Abdul Rauf Bin Mohd Said, 41, were visiting from Singapore and hiking on Beacon Hill Trail in Minnewaska State Park,…
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3rd Person Dies Following Concert Stampede; Venue Closed
Police say a third person has died after being injured in a stampede after a weekend rap concert in Rochester, New York.
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1 Dead After GloRilla Concert Stampede in Rochester
Mayor Malik Evans called the fatal stampede “a tragedy of epic proportions” and promised a through investigation.
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Death Toll Rises to 2 in New York Concert Stampede
Police say another person injured in a stampede at a rap concert has died. The death toll is now two after the chaos in Rochester, New York. A 33-year-old died earlier. The two were among those injured in a crowd surge as concertgoers left a show headlined by Grammy-nominated artist GloRilla. Authorities say audience members rushed for the Main Street...
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Former NY Nursing Home Employee Sentenced for Raping 81-Year-Old Resident
A former Rochester nursing home employee was sentenced Friday to decades behind bars for the rape and sexual assault of an 81-year-old resident suffering from dementia, New York Attorney General Letitia James said. Khadka Pradhan, 52, was sentenced to 25 years in prison to be served concurrently, and 20 years of post-release supervision for the events that took place at…
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2 Dead, 1 Injured in Murder-Suicide Involving Off-Duty NY Police Officer
An off-duty police officer in western New York state shot a woman to death, wounded another woman and then killed herself during a domestic dispute, police said.
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Rochester Diocese to Pay $55 Million to Sex Abuse Survivors
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Rochester will pay $55 million to survivors of sexual abuse committed by clergy members under a settlement announced by church officials. The diocese, which declared bankruptcy in 2019 after hundreds of lawsuits were filed against it under the state’s Child Victims Act, will create a trust for abuse survivors, Rochester Bishop Salvatore Matano said Thursday. Survivors...