Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley plans to vacate her position after the state Commission on Prosecutorial ...

The city of Rochester has entered into a partnership with Recovery Houses of Rochester, providing $30,000 for addiction recovery resources.

The ExpressVoteXL electronic voting machine, which has been the focus of concerns about security and functionality, was used here in June’s elections.

Rochester’s downward crime trend at midyear has continued for the third year in a row, with many categories returning to ...

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As the 2025 FIFA Club World Cup plays out in stadiums across the U.S., Rochester’s soccer community sees a chance to channel that energy into the local game. After basketball, soccer is the second ...

Annual homicides in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and other big U.S. cities far outnumber those recorded here. But in 2021, Rochester had more murders per capita than any of them. A new ...

“Though the suburbs don’t have as many households making less than $20,000 a year, they’re cost-burdened at a similar percentage as the city,” Van Dusen notes. “So, all across those income ranges ($20 ...

“Jingle Bells” is one of the most performed and well-known secular holiday songs ever written, not only in the United States, but around the world. It’s the first song to have been broadcast from ...

Rochester experienced a significant drop in crime last year—30 percent overall—that spanned every reported category, with the second half of 2024 continuing the midyear trend. “I am not satisfied with ...