4+ hour, 42+ min ago  (498+ words) A portable toilet installed behind a downtown church points to a larger problem of homelessness and the lack of public accommodations in the city. "I do want to be clear that the portable toilet is a Band-Aid on a gushing…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (579+ words) A 57-year-old Rochester man says he was pepper-sprayed, shocked with a stun gun and left on the side of the road after federal agents tried to detain members of his lawn care crew. "I fell and I fractured my wrist,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (197+ words) Honor Flight Rochester is marking a milestone this weekend. The nonprofit, which escorts local military veterans to memorial sites in Washington, D. C. to honor their service, is embarking on its 95th mission. And it's special for another reason. This will be the…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (395+ words) A coveted half-acre East End plot will be sold for development into affordable housing, after City Council voted to approve the controversial transfer Tuesday night. The Rochester City Council has approved the sale of a half-acre plot in the East…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (324+ words) WXXI News Rochester police continue investigation into Lake Ave house explosion The American Red Cross is assisting one person who had been living in a Lake Avenue house that exploded on Tuesday. Representatives from the Red Cross said it was…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (623+ words) Technical workers at Rochester General Hospital have voted to unionize " the latest in a growing organized labor movement within the health center. The vote adds 290 workers to the rapidly growing Rochester Union of Nurses and Allied Professionals (RUNAP). RUNAP now…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (149+ words) The Rochester Education Foundation and the Rochester Educational Opportunity Center are hosting a college financial aid application event called FAFSA Fest this week. FAFSA Fest is an opportunity for 12th graders in the Rochester City School District to receive help filling…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (189+ words) The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce and several local business leaders are backing Gov. Kathy Hochul's proposals on a climate law rollback as well as changes to cut auto insurance rates and environmental reviews of some housing projects. Hochul hasn't…...

1+ mon, 3+ week ago  (219+ words) The city of Rochester is selling the High Falls Garage, the latest in a string of similar sales over the past several years. This month, the Rochester City Council will vote on selling the garage to Boston-based LAZ Parking Realty…...

2+ mon, 9+ hour ago  (171+ words) No one has been shot to death in Rochester this year, marking a continuing drop in crime in the city from a pandemic-era peak. At this time last year, seven people had been killed in the city by gunfire. At…...