Rochester News

Here's the Assembly's resolution that will start the process to expel Assemblyman Vito Lopez after Lopez was found to have sexually harassed female aides.

A recording of a Friday, May 17, 2013, earthquake appears on the seismograph station at the University of Rochester.

Armed with an array of questions about Charles Dickens' timeless classic story " A Christmas Carol ," author Leonard Brideau set about answering those clues and wrapping up loose ends.

When Duffy was first elected Mayor of Rochester in 2005, he quickly assembled about him the most expensive administration in the city's history.

"We started here because we had a few tragedies," said Tiffany Woolsey, a teacher, and adviser to Sources of Strength.

Camillus will get the first Costco store in Upstate New York, but it won't be the only one for long.

Vuzix , a Rochester, NY-based company, is establishing itself as an innovator in the emerging market for smart glasses and augmented reality eyewear.

Arson is suspected in both. The first happend inside a Flower Street home around 3 a.m. according to Rochester fire officials.

Rochester, N.Y. - Democrat Paul Haney has been in politics for more than 20 years.

Doris B. Allenson passed away peacefully on May 14, 2013, at Lutheran Rehabilitation Care Facility, where she has been a resident since April 2010.

Milton CAT workers in Syracuse are still on the picket line after walking off the job on Tuesday.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver is facing increased pressure from good-government and women's groups after two reports this week alleged sought to protect Assemblyman Vito Lopez from sexual harassment complaints made by Lopez's aides.

One of the most talented young vocalists in the country is getting ready to begin a dual-major program at the University of Rochester and the Eastman School of Music.

Rochester, N.Y. City Council has approved a pilot programthat would let food trucks rent spaces to sell food in several locations around the city.

The membership wholesale club Costco is coming to Rochester. The 150,000 square foot store will be the major tenant for the proposed CityGate mixed-use development project.

Rochester, N.Y. - 20 year old Kierra Jones was standing outside 90 York Street with friends Prescilla Pollock and Vernell Rose.

A Rochester woman is dead and two other people are wounded after a drive-by shooting Tuesday night on York Street.

A diverse group of 12 student films were presented at the 8th annual Gollin Film Festival at the University of Rochester on Wednesday, May 1, with the top three films winning $1,000 in cash prizes.

A teenager has been arrested and charged with stealing an iPhone from a woman's pocket while she was waiting for the bus on East Main Street Tuesday morning.

Rochester, N.Y. - The Boy Scouts of America's most exciting and unique fundraiser is taking place on Friday in downtown Rochester.