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Graffiti "Rock The Mic" and "Now Casting Morning Show Search" for 101.7 The Wall on a brick wall.

Friday, June 12

The Winner of the WALL’s “Rock The Mic” Contest is……..

After weeks of listener voting, on-air auditions, and spirited competition, 101.7 The WALL has selected a new co-host to join veteran morning personality Ken Paradise. The station’s “Rock the Mic”…

Latest Local News

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Friday, June 12

Two Rochester Men Arrested in Geneva Drug Investigation

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Friday, June 12

Farmington Resident Charged in Debit Card Scheme

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Friday, June 12

Ithaca Police Investigate West Seneca Street Vandalism

Person's hands using a calculator and writing on a budget form.

Friday, June 12

New Auburn Budget Narrowly Passes

Large brick building on the Hobart and William Smith Colleges campus overlooking Seneca Lake, with a gold dome visible.

Friday, June 12

Keuka College to Host NYS Sheriffs’ Institute Program on Officer Resiliency

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Friday, June 12

Canandaigua Courthouse Becomes Daycare for Curious Young Fawn

Three kittens, two tabby and one light-colored, in a cage on blue blankets at an animal shelter.

Friday, June 12

Beverly Animal Shelter Announces September Reopening

Firefighter Salvace in a navy polo shirt stands in front of a red Auburn Fire Department truck.

Friday, June 12

Auburn Firefighter Retires After Over 22 Years of Service

Friday, June 12

Ollie’s Discount Store Coming to Newark This Fall

Front view of the Yates County Courthouse, a brick building with a white columned entrance, under a clear sky.

Friday, June 12

Yates County Man Sentenced in Child Pornography Case

Governor Kathy Hochul speaks at a podium with US and New York flags, and the NY State Seal behind her.

Friday, June 12

Hochul Announces Emergency Preparedness Funding for Finger Lakes Counties

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Friday, June 12

Third Case of Rabies Confirmed in Wayne County

Regional and Statewide

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Friday, June 12

Election Protection Hotline for June Primary Opens Saturday

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Friday, June 12

Madison County Man Sentenced for $50 Million Ponzi Scheme

Firefighter in bunker gear and SCBA kneels on pavement next to a helmet and large red ventilation fan.

Friday, June 12

Syracuse FD Stop Four Fires in Two Hours Thursday

Worker in orange hard hat and safety vest aims a laser speed device at traffic on a highway.

Friday, June 12

Troopers Issue 101 Tickets During Thruway Work Zone Crackdown

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Friday, June 12

NY Announces $1.2M Program to Help Nonprofits Secure Funding

A wooden court gavel rests on a sound block, symbolizing justice and law.

Thursday, June 11

Horseheads Man Admits to Killing 3-Year-Old

Community Calendar

Ovid Strawberry Festival Fireworks

The Pumpkin Stand 8:30 PM

Johnston House Open House

Johnston House 11:00 AM

Chicken and Pork Chop BBQ

Federated Church of Port Byron 11:30 AM

Preserving Rose Hill—A Special Tour of Rose Hill Mansion

Rose Hill Mansion 1:00 PM

National News

Donald Trump, in a suit and red tie, speaks with open mouth, pointing his right index finger in an airplane cabin.

Friday, June 12

Judge issues injunction blocking administration’s ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’

Two masked individuals captured on surveillance camera, one running with a backpack, the other crouching on a sidewalk next to a truck.

Friday, June 12

Suspects at large after armed robbery at kids’ lemonade stand in Boston: Police

Sam Bankman-Fried, wearing a suit and striped tie, looks down outdoors on a street with cars and trees.

Friday, June 12

Sam Bankman-Fried loses appeal of fraud conviction in FTX case

Entertainment News

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Friday, June 12

In brief: ‘Widow’s Bay’ renewed, ‘Lioness’ season 3 teaser, and more

Power Book III: Raising Kanan poster features a young man's face torn to reveal an older man, surrounded by characters, bullets, and cash.

Friday, June 12

Mekai Curtis says he’s ‘extremely blessed’ to have spent five seasons on ‘Raising Kanan’

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Thursday, June 11

Paul Anthony Kelly to join Sydney Sweeney in ‘The Housemaid’s Secret’