Rochester News

There is reaction today from the Catholic Diocese of Rochester on the Boy Scouts lifting its ban on openly gay scouts.

Rochester, N.Y. - 13WHAM and The Greater Rochester Red Cross are teaming up to raise money to help those affected by the Oklahoma tornado disaster.

A 29-year-old Rochester man is facing charges after sheriff's deputies say he stole an iPhone from someone in Pittsford.

A Chili 18-year-old is under arrest after sheriff's deputies say he sent indecent photos to two minors from his cell phone.

Two men from Rochester will be sentenced in June in connection with the shooting death of a Rochester teen last year.

Police are looking for the suspect who stabbed a man in the city overnight. Rochester police say the suspect jumped out of a truck on Sherman Street near Myrtle Hill Park and yelled at the man.

Police are looking for the suspect who stabbed a man in the city overnight. Rochester police say the suspect jumped out of a truck on Sherman Street near Myrtle Hill Park and yelled at the man.

March Against Monsanto : Cities across the globe will be protesting the company that makes GMO seeds.

New York State's Commissioner of Education was in Rochester Thursday afternoon. He had one thing and one thing only on his agenda.

Rochester, N.Y. - Five Rochester elementary schools will expand their school day next school year.

Assembly Minority Leader Brian Kolb hasn't called on Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver to resign, even as the state GOP and some of his own members have said so.

Firefighters are known to battle flames, not pack heat, but Southside Fire and EMS is exploring the idea of carrying concealed guns for upper management officers.

In our first poll, we took on the controversial subject of red light cameras. They've been up and operating in Rochester for more than two years now.

The Dinosaur Bar-B-Que in New York City has been named one of the top 10 barbecue joints in the country.

Five schools in the Rochester City School District have been selected to have expanded school calendars to improve learning for students as part of the TIME Collaborative.

How would you like to get a paycheck with no state income taxes taken out? That's one of the components of the Governor's plan to create tax-free zones around SUNY campuses and some privates colleges and universities.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Thursday there would be strict monitoring of his new "Tax-Free NY" initiative to prevent fraud from participating businesses.

This surprisingly simple exercise measures the brain's unconscious ability to filter out visual movement.

Only a few weeks ago, reporter Christine Van Timmeren was covering stories in Rochester, N.Y.before accepting a new position with 13WHAM's sister station KOKH in Oklahoma City.

Thursday on 13WHAM News This Morning: Former Rochester reporter checks in from Moore, Oklahoma; Soul Plates "Divorced Eggs"; Family Gathering Etiquette.