4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (699+ words) Image via Wikimedia Commons/Beyond My Ken The gold vault at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York is widely recognized as the world's largest known depository of monetary gold. According to the most recent disclosures, it contains approximately 507, 000 gold…...

4+ day, 19+ hour ago  (681+ words) As the United States celebrates its 250th birthday, we asked AI to travel another 250 years into the future. What might Rochester look like as the country turns 500 and celebrates its quincentennial? Not even simulated human intelligence knows for sure, but here…...

5+ day, 12+ hour ago  (458+ words) Few things are more synonymous with the Fourth of July in America than fireworks. As the nation celebrates its 250th birthday, several communities in the Rochester region are planning to cap July 4 festivities with an explosion of peonies, chrysanthemums and willows…...

6+ day, 1+ hour ago  (804+ words) The red, white and blue celebration of the July 4 holiday " alongside America's 250th anniversary " is bringing a wave of food and drink deals aimed at helping consumers save money while celebrating. The nation's semiquincentennial, marking 250 years since the signing of the…...

6+ day, 18+ hour ago  (415+ words) With the pending heat wave predicted to blast Independence Day week plans with sweltering, humid weather, you may wonder, what were the hottest days in Rochester's history? Only six days in recorded history have reached 100 degrees or higher'and all of…...

6+ day, 23+ hour ago  (418+ words) By Jonathan Allen and Maria Tsvetkova NEW YORK, July 1 (Reuters) - A Russian couple of daredevil artists climbed to the top of the Empire State Building's towering spire in New York City on Wednesday to unfurl a large banner urging world…...

1+ week ago  (227+ words) Independence Day is still several days away, but America's semiquincentennial celebration is shaping up to be a hot one across much of New York. A dangerous heat wave is expected to continue through Friday, with heat index values topping 100 degrees…...

1+ week, 20+ min ago  (283+ words) Rochester Opera House is offering a summer filled with live performances, including comedy, tribute acts, and pop concerts, according to an announcement. The season kicks off at 7: 30 p. m. July 18 with comedian Jimmy Dunn at the Rochester Performance & Arts Center. Dunn, known…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (155+ words) Two people were shot - including a man who suffered life-threatening injuries - in southwest Rochester Monday afternoon, according to police. Emergency responders were called to Genesee Street, near Seward Street, just before 5: 30 p. m. on Monday, June 29 after it was reported that shots…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (313+ words) ROCHESTER " A man riding an electric unicycle at a busy intersection tried to elude officers before being arrested on June 28, according to city police. Rochester police Capt. Jeremy Aucoin said the suspect, a 45-year-old man from Raynham, Massachusetts, was reported…...