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New air service initiatives coming to Rochester airport

Delta Airlines is expanding service and offering passengers more flights to the Big Apple.

The airline announced Tuesday it is putting more resources in its New York City operation at the Rochester International Airport.

Delta says it's upgrading planes and will increase the number of flights.

The changes will mean ten new jobs for Rochester and 700 for LaGuardia's Airport.

 

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Queen Latifah added as headliner at Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest

Queen Latifah added as headliner at Xerox Rochester International Jazz Fest

Today, organizers of the Xerox Rochester International Jazz Festival released the complete lineup for this year’s music festival.

Organizers announced that Queen Latifah has been added as a hearliner on June 23. Other headliners include Daryl Hall, of Hall and Oates, Steve Martin's band, Norah Jones, Diana Krall and Dweezil Zappa. Most of those shows are already sold out.

The highly anticipated jazz festival runs from June 22 to June 30.

Click here for ticket and event information

Two bodies found in the Genesee River

Two bodies found in the Genesee River

Two bodies pulled from the Genesee river. Police think they've found the two brothers missing from Batavia.

There's no positive identification yet, but the bodies were found down river from where David and Michael King were last seen.
  
A spotter in a State Police helicopter saw the bodies this morning as police continued their search for the Kings and with-in hours, fire fighters pulled the bodies from the water.

One of the bodies was found near the Elwood Avenue bridge. The other body was about a mile down river across from the university football field.
  
The helicopter hovered over the body in the water near Elmwood Avenue. Penny Higgins at the UofR snapped this picture this morning and sent it to us on twitter. The same crew found the second body a short time later. 

"Both the bodies are about a mile apart," State Police Capt. Scott Crosier said.

Tent catches fire at Occupy Rochester encampment

A tent caught fire at the Occupy Rochester camp at Washington Square Park. It happened around 5 a.m. Tuesday.

There man inside that tent was able to escape and call 911. Other protestors helped stomp out the fire.

The Rochester Fire Department’s preliminary findings indicate the fire was accidental in nature.

YMCA of Greater Rochester Hosts Annual Splash Week

During school spring break, the YMCA invites the entire community -- members and non-members -- to come to the YMCA and participate in Splash Week.

Splash Week is a free water safety and basic swimming skills program for those with little, or no experience.

Classes are grouped by age, from age six months to adult and run Monday through Thursday with both morning and evening classes available.

There is no fee but registration by April 6 is required.

Thomas Jefferson High School no longer in lock down

Thomas Jefferson High School is no longer in lock down. School officials say a shooting in the neighborhood prompted the lock  down just before 8 a.m. Tuesday.

Rural/Metro officials say a man in his 20’s was taken to Strong Hospital after being shot near Costar Street and Saratoga Avenue. News10NBC is told the victim was later found at Edgerton Park.

No one was hurt at the school.

Rochester Police are investigating.

Two fires in city Monday night; no injuries reported

The Rochester Fire Department responded to two separate fires on Monday night, neither of which resulted in any injuries.

Firefighters first responded to a house fire on Jay Street just before 10:00 p.m. People outside the home alerted the residents to the fire. Everyone inside the house was able to escape safely. Firefighters were able to contain the fire to the first floor. The Red Cross provided housing to the two adults and one child who were home at the time of the blaze.

About 30 minutes later, firefighters were called to a home on Culver Road. Smoke detectors notified the second-floor tenants of the house. The first-floor tenant was not home at the time of the fire. The fire was contained to the first floor and everyone inside was able to escape safely. The Red Cross was also on scene of this fire to determine if housing would be needed.

Investigators are stil looking into what might have caused both fires.