3+ hour, 40+ min ago  (311+ words) JOY, N. Y. " A man from the Rochester area played a crucial role in ending slavery 161 years ago. News10 NBC's Emily Putnam visited the childhood home of General Gordon Granger, who was instrumental in the first Juneteenth. On June 19, 1865, Granger told enslaved people…...

6+ hour, 57+ min ago  (826+ words) Romanch Mahajan, 18, died after he got off of the four-wheeled carriage as its horse sprinted through the park without the driver. He is believed to be the first person to die in a horse carriage accident since they were introduced…...

4+ hour ago  (585+ words) ROCHESTER, N. Y. " Plenty of people are still cleaning up from the wind damage. News10 NBC's Chris Fortune spoke with a woman in Rochester who hired a crew after a tree fell on her roof. Janice St. Marthe shared her initial reaction to…...

5+ hour, 3+ min ago  (92+ words) WHEC. com Canandaigua woman sentenced for stealing $75 K+ from employer CANANDAIGUA, N. Y. " A 44-year-old Canandaigua woman has been sentenced to prison for stealing thousands from her employer. Monique Barrette-Lewis is sentenced to seven and a half to 15 years in prison. She…...

6+ hour, 16+ min ago  (831+ words) Located on a sprawling campus on Chicago's South Side, the center honoring the nation's first Black president has been designed to inspire people to make the change they want to see in their own communities. It's the kind of contemplation…...

6+ hour, 47+ min ago  (297+ words) WHEC. com First Alert Weather: Tracking less wind Friday and some lake breeze thundershowers ROCHESTER, N. Y. " After an active Thursday, Friday will bring less windy weather. However, some lake breeze thundershowers will form just south of Route 104. These showers may present…...

6+ hour, 56+ min ago  (1206+ words) Take Folarin Balogun who scored twice in the United States" opening win over Paraguay. He chose to play for the U. S. where he was born instead of England where he grew up or Nigeria where his parents came from. Or Yasin…...

7+ hour, 13+ min ago  (322+ words) Manchester City, in its first season in 10 years without Pep Guardiola as manager, will host Bournemouth in its opener, and Manchester United will visit promoted Hull. Liverpool plays at Newcastle. The season's fixtures were released by the league on Friday....

9+ hour, 37+ min ago  (182+ words) WEBSTER, N. Y. " A protest took place outside Webster's Town Board meeting Thursday night in favor of the Pride flag. People gathered outside the town hall on Ridge Road to rally against the town's decision to remove the Pride flag from its…...

10+ hour, 17+ min ago  (126+ words) WHEC. com Deputies: 2 paddleboarders rescued from Seneca Lake Thursday YATES COUNTY, N. Y. " Yates County Sheriff's deputies say two people on paddleboards were rescued from Seneca Lake Thursday after not being able to make it back to shore. Deputies say at around…...