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Wednesday, May 15, 2013  Researchers are set to launch a pair of robot submarines to check the health of Lake Ontario.

Tuesday, May 14, 2013  A Romulus man accused of killing his son to collect insurance money is now facing additional charges.

Thursday, May 09, 2013  As the case against the man accused of holding three women prisoners against their will in his Cleveland home for a decade awaits grand jury action, details unravel in the case, with strings attached to one of his sons, a newspaper article, and even Western New York.

Wednesday, May 08, 2013  State Police in Rochester arrested a man for making a terrorist threat from a hacked Facebook account.

Tuesday, May 07, 2013  A graduating Baker High School student is being denied access to his senior ball because he is a junior graduating early.

Tuesday, April 30, 2013  Rochester is getting ready for its close-up as the stand-in for the Big Apple when the filming of a Spider-Man movie begins this week.

Monday, April 29, 2013  State police say a 44-year-old woman was drunk behind the wheel late in the morning when she was clocked going more than 100 mph on a western New York highway.

Monday, April 22, 2013  Two area schools are teaming up again, but this time to offer a new doctoral program in leadership in Central New York.

Monday, April 22, 2013  A Rochester woman is accused of using another person’s identity to open a loan and buy a car.

Wednesday, April 10, 2013  A Rochester man is accused of attempting to meet a young girl for the purposes of engaging in sexual conduct.

Tuesday, April 09, 2013  A trial is expected to start his fall for a central New York man charged with killing his 23-year-old son in a staged accident to collect his life insurance.

Monday, April 08, 2013  Lt. Col. Joseph Biehler, a veteran of the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan, has taken command of the New York Army National Guard's 27th Infantry Brigade Team.

Saturday, April 06, 2013  New York's attorney general says three more gun show operators have agreed to rules designed to make sure weapons aren't sold to prohibited buyers.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  A New York woman has been indicted on a charge she lied on a form while buying two guns that authorities say a neighbor used two years later to ambush and kill firefighters.

Wednesday, April 03, 2013  An economic development group says this summer's PGA Championship at a suburban Rochester country club will pump tens of millions of dollars into the local economy.