Rochester NY

If you purchase a product through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. Comedian Ben Bankas will take the stage in Rochester, N.Y. this weekend. Bankas will perform four shows at Rochester’s Comedy at the Carlson. Performances are scheduled for 7 p.m. and 9 p.m. on both Friday, Feb. 6, and Saturday, Feb....

The University of Rochester’s Laboratory for Laser Energetics will receive $111 million in federal funding for fiscal year 2026, marking the largest annual funding level in the laboratory’s history. The funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s National Nuclear Security Administration represents a 17 percent...

Our Bright Spot shines on a global village of "neighbors" helping "neighbors" a half of a world away. Greater Rochester Habitat for Humanity brought a team of 20 local volunteers last month to a small village of Nanyuki in Kenya to build a home for a woman and her family. They're one of thousands in need in the area,...

SWEDEN, N.Y. — A police investigation into a possible shooting in the area of Ogee Trail and Hollybrook Road on Monday — involving a perimeter set up in the area and traffic briefly being shut down — revealed that nothing actually happened. According to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office, deputies responded at around...

Sweden, N.Y. — A false call led to several road closures Monday afternoon in the town of Sweden, according to Deputy David Marcucci of the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded around 4:20 p.m. to the area of Ogee Road and Hollybrook Road after a 911 caller claimed someone was shot in the area, Marcucci...

Chaos erupted at the Mall at Greece Ridge when a confrontation between two 17-year-olds ended with one being stabbed. According to the Greece Town Supervisor, Jeffery McCann, the suspect was apprehended and is now held at the Children’s Detention Center on a $20,000 cash bail.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Some “Everyday Heroes” take on the seemingly impossible. In Rochester, one man has a goal that may seem that way, given the number of people who use the roadside as their own trash can. But that’s not discouraging his goal of a litter-free city.

GREECE, N.Y. — A mother pleaded guilty on Monday to criminally negligent homicide in the case involving the death of her 7-year-old son, Hakeem. He died in 2024 after being hit by a U-Haul truck. The mother, Cyonna Badger, will serve one year of interim probation, officials said. In July 2024, Badger was crossing...

Multiple fire trucks were at the scene of a house fire on Craig Street off Maple Street on the city’s southwest side.

Deputies arrested a Farmington man after they say he violated a full stay-away order of protection, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. Ryan Merced-Gomez, 23, turned himself in around 3:12 p.m. Feb. 2 at the Ontario County Jail. Deputies charged him with second-degree criminal contempt after an...