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Plans to relocate the Border Patrol station to Rochester’s federal building — and growing concern about immigration enforcement — are casting new attention on the long-running federal grant.
Federal prosecutors say scammers are increasingly steering victims to convert savings into gold, a tactic highlighted in a Rochester-linked fraud case.
Researchers will test whether an HIV drug can help preserve health and function in older adults.
As foreclosure actions and other legal woes make clear, K2 Brothers Brewing’s bet on a massive Walworth production facility has led to a closing that won’t be ‘temporary.’
Rochester City School District commissioner James Patterson had filed a petition to have fellow board member Isaiah Santiago removed from the school board last year.
The plan is part of a broader effort to make the museum more welcoming to the community.
Proponents of autonomous vehicles in New York suffered a setback last week when Gov. Kathy Hochul withdrew a proposal for a robotaxi pilot program, but they still believe self-driving cars are the way of the future.
PathStone Corp. and Rochester General Hospital received the funds, which support SNUG Street Outreach programs that aim to reduce gun violence.
Our unique geography provides a competitive advantage that landlocked states cannot replicate: sustainable and non-consumptive use of water resources for economic growth.
Experimental dancers Rachel Bast and George Mechalke juxtapose the serious, comedic, and grotesque through their self-described feverable minds at the ESL Rochester Fringe Festival.
In Fairport, board members and residents continue to debate the village’s first zoning update in three decades. The draft Character Based Code has not resolved disagreement over issues such as the range of housing options needed in a village where most residences are single-family homes.
In New York, appellate courts have rebuffed efforts by defendants to reverse course after an agreement not to challenge a plea of guilty. Now, a case stemming from a 2020 fatal shooting in Greece could mark a significant change.
The event, part of a national day of climate action, will highlight the dangers faced by the region and call on New York elected officials to do more to protect the environment
Amid ongoing payroll snafus at RCSD, the board authorized an audit of the transition to the Oracle system by an independent third-party firm.
The coalition of local nonprofits and community organizations has been formed to respond to the local impact that sweeping federal funding cuts could have on areas such as food and health care access.
The Eastside Potluck Society, whose core members bonded through their Asian-American roots, builds community by serving dinners biweekly on Monroe Avenue.
In Jewish tradition, the yahrzeit—the date of someone’s death—becomes the key date on which the person is remembered by family and community, but while we live, it’s just another day on the calendar. Or is it?
The family-friendly annual event at Casa Larga winery will have several new attractions, and expanded food and beverage offerings.
The conviction review bureau launched by then-Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has investigated just a handful of innocence claims of the hundreds it’s received since 2012.
Originally rescued by the Cleft Rescue Unit, Pittsford-native cocker spaniel Leo is a semi-finalist in the American Humane Society’s nationwide Hero Dog competition.
Charles Plosser, former dean of the University of Rochester’s Simon Business School and president and CEO of the Philadelphia Fed, passed away last month.
Activists and community leaders arrived Tuesday morning as Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers targeted roofers on a project near the George Eastman Museum, leading to a standoff.
Officers in New York State crashed their official vehicles, hit other motorists and arrived to work reeking of alcohol. And yet, they sometimes evaded criminal punishment, an investigation found.
