With several feet of snow in the forecast for Buffalo this week, many are wondering if Sunday’s Bills vs. Browns game will become another Snow Bowl.
Author: Victoria E. Freile, Rochester Democrat and Chronicle
Inspirational ESPY winner Jason McElwain injured while riding bicycle, hospitalized
Jason McElwain, who won an ESPY in 2006 for best sports moment, was in the ICU but awake, alert, “not in pain” and in good spirits, per his brother.
2 New York teenagers charged with setting man on fire inside his apartment
Two Rochester, New York, teens have been accused of lighting a man on fire after spraying him with an ignitable liquid, according to police.
3 National Guard members who died in New York helicopter crash identified
A New York National Guard helicopter crashed on a routine training mission Wednesday, killing three soldiers on board.
3 National Guard members dead after helicopter crash on training mission in upstate New York
Three National Guard members were killed in a helicopter crash in New York state during a routine training mission Wednesday night, authorities say.
‘It looked like a big flame ball’: Home explosion rocks Gates, New York, neighborhood
Video of the fire in Gates, New York, posted on social media shows an explosion and flames surpassing a nearby two-story house.
Petition aims to rename New York’s Rochester airport Frederick Douglass International
A petition to name Rochester’s airport after the abolitionist who lived there between 1847 and 1872, has garnered over 1,300 signatures.
Smartphone, Matchbox cars among Toy Hall of Fame finalists
Care Bears,the Nerf Blaster and the smartphone are among the 12 finalists considered for a place in the National Toy Hall of Fame.
Man goes over Niagara Falls, survives with ‘non-life threatening’ injuries
The man was found sitting on rocks near the Journey Behind the Falls observation platformafter a search of the lower river.
8-week-old kitten severely injured after being thrown from moving car in New York
The kitten suffered severe injuries including head trauma and two broken leg after being found in Batvia, New York, Genesee County officials said.