Deliberations are underway on Thursday in the trial of three former prison guards charged with murder in the death of Robert Brooks.

A man has been sentenced to 15 years behind bars after pleading guilty to manslaughter in a December 2022 mass shooting at an Airbnb on Rochester’s east side.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Members of the Boys & Girls Club of Rochester got to train like Red Wings players on Wednesday. They got to tour the performance center at Innovative Field and hit balls at the state-of-the-art “Hit-Trax” batting cage.They got to tour the performance center at Innovative Field and hit balls at the state-of-the-art […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A cat died after a kitchen caught fire inside a house on Sawyer Street in the 19th Ward neighborhood, the Rochester Fire Department confirmed on Thursday.The fire broke out on Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters searched the home and rescued two dogs and a dog. The cat was found dead. No people were injured.RFD […]

EDEN, N.Y. – Law enforcement paid their respects on Wednesday to retired New York State Trooper Mark Ondus. The Western New York trooper died from an illness stemming from his assignment at the World Trade Center site following the 9/11 terrorist attacks.Ondus died earlier this month at age 56. Flags across the state were flown […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — “Domestic violence is happening everywhere, and it’s a very personal thing,” said Mary Jo Gugino Colligan, resident and CEO of Angels of Mercy.In honor of Domestic Violence Awareness Month, Angels of Mercy is leading an Awareness Stroll on North Winton Road  Thursday, October 16. The stroll aims to raise community awareness and […]

A Brighton native continues to shine on the baseball diamond as the Toronto Blue Jays inch closer to going to the World Series.

Journalists at the Pentagon turned in access badges and cleaned out their workspaces, the price for refusing to agree to new restrictions on their jobs at the seat of U.S. military power. The refusal was near-unanimous, from trade publications, wire services, television networks and newspapers, and included outlets that appeal largely to conservatives like Fox News Channel and Newsmax. Many of the reporters chose to turn in their badges together at the 4 p.m. deadline set by the Defense Department to vacate the building. Reporters said their work will continue despite the loss of access.

A man is under arrest after a 57-year-old was stabbed on Wednesday night on Avenue C near Conkey Avenue.

Last month marked the second driest September on record in our area. The rain for this month is still well below average. So, is the apple harvest being impacted by the lack of rain?

Xerox is working to reduce its workforce as part of its merger with the company Lexmark, a Xerox spokesperson confirmed.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The naming rights to Innovative Field, what to do with a $6 million opioid settlement, and a grant to develop CityGate were all up for discussion at Tuesday night’s Monroe County Legislature meeting. Here’s what happened at the meeting.Naming rights for Innovative FieldThe home of the Rochester Red Wings could soon have […]

Crews are working to fix a water main break on Cheese Factory Road in Mendon on Wednesday morning.

People will get to explore college and career options on Wednesday at the Monroe County Hall of Justice.

The Israeli military says one of the bodies handed over by Hamas the previous day as part of the ceasefire deal is not that of one of the hostages who was held in Gaza. Four bodies were handed over by Hamas on Tuesday to ease pressure on the fragile ceasefire, following the first four on Monday – when the last 20 living hostages were released. The military said that “following the completion of examinations at the National Institute of Forensic Medicine, the fourth body handed over to Israel by Hamas does not match any of the hostages.

Some neighbors were cleaning up on Tuesday after a deadly crash Monday night in Clarkson. Deputies say a car went off the road, crashed into a yard, and then caught fire.

People will get to explore college and career options on Wednesday at the Monroe County Hall of Justice.

Neither of the Buffalo area's two airports will play a video at TSA checkpoints where Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem blames Democrats for the government shutdown.

The New York Times, The Associated Press and the conservative television network Newsmax are among five outlets on Monday who say they won't sign a new Defense Department document about its new press rules. Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's team has said that reporters who don't sign onto their new rules will be thrown out of the Pentagon on Wednesday if they don't agree. The new rules declare large swaths of the  Pentagon off-limits to reporters and declares that journalists who report information not formally approved by Hegseth's team risk getting their access revoked. The Pentagon says the rules are “common sense.” Journalists say they punish routine newsgathering.

UPDATE: Lollypop Farm vaccinated 258 dogs and 89 cats during its latest community care event. The animal shelter also gave out over 1,000 pounds of pet food and supplies at the event at the Father Tracy Advocacy Center on North Clinton Avenue in Rochester.The event happened last Wednesday. Helpers also trimmed the nails of many […]