Rochester News

Rochester Mayor Bob Duffy met with City Council Friday morning to craft legislation to save $24 million in federal money for the Renaissance Square project.

The state has notified 544 businesses -- including 26 in the Rochester area -- that they face being removed from New York's lucrative Empire Zone tax-break program.

An East Rochester man who was stuck in the mud in a ravine in Penfield for more than a day, is recovering at Strong Memorial Hospital today.

Who has the toughest job in the Rochester City School District? Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard said it's the principals at the district's nearly 60 schools.

Passers-by frequently peer into the window at the new center honoring former slave, famed orator and abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

It may be months away, but the City of Rochester is gearing up for the 2010 census.

You can condense what the mayor thinks about Renaissance Square into two words: Back off.

A Rochester man has been freed from custody after being found not guilty in the slaying of a bicycle shop owner.

A man shot in the head last night remains in critical condition at Strong Memorial Hospital today, according to Rochester Police.

Police and prosecutors in Rochester are getting tougher on the clients of prostitutes.Rochester Police Chief David Moore and District Attorney Michael Green say the stricter treatment comes as part of an effort to end prostitution in the city's Lyell Avenue area.

Michael and Esta Miran accused of overbilling the government about 250-thousand dollars through a psychology practice.

The Monroe County Sheriff's Department blew up a television to demonstrate how dangerous fireworks can be if not handled correctly.

Rochester police officers are investigating a double shooting in the city's northeast quadrant this evening.

Rochester, N.Y. a ' A man is recovering after being shot late last night. According to Rural Metro Paramedics, the victim is a black male who says he was shot on Cottage Street around 11 p.m. Friday night.

The body was first spotted by young people aound 5 p.m. Thursday. Brighton Police, the Medical Examiner and RPD are all working on the case.

Fire destroyed a garage on the southwest side of the city early Saturday morning.

They are teachers, social workers, nurses and women of God. But now the Sisters of Mercy and the Sisters of Saint Joseph are being questioned by the Vatican.

A lifeless body was found in the water off the Summerville Pier on Thursday afternoon.

Two Rochester women are in an upstate New York jail after leading police on a chase through three counties.

A former city inspector allegedly took $500 bribes to leak the low bid on demolition contracts so a competing firm could undercut the offer and win the job.