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Sen. Cooney Announces $1 Million in State Grants for Local Nonprofits Amid Federal Funding Cuts
State Sen. Jeremy Cooney on Friday announced a new $1 million grant program aimed at supporting Rochester-area nonprofits facing growing...
May 171 min read
Families to Pay the Price as Monroe County Ends Free Jail Calls
Families with loved ones incarcerated in Monroe County are bracing for the return of phone call charges, as legislators move forward with...
May 154 min read
Evans Proposes $680M Budget With No Tax Hike for Fourth Year
Mayor Malik D. Evans on Friday released his proposed $680 million budget for the 2025–26 fiscal year, a plan that maintains the city’s...
May 123 min read
Rochester Loses Victor Saunders, Voice for Nonviolence and Youth Empowerment
Victor Saunders, a steadfast advocate for youth and community safety in Rochester and a top advisor to Mayor Malik Evans, has died, city...
May 92 min read
First Conviction in Death of Robert Brooks at Marcy Facility
A former corrections officer at Marcy Correctional Facility has pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter in the 2024 death of inmate...
May 62 min read
Rochester, N.Y., officials, WXXI push back against Trump administration order targeting public media
Local officials and public media leaders in Rochester are speaking out against an executive order from the Trump administration that...
May 53 min read
May Day Demonstrations in Rochester Echo Nationwide Protests Against Trump Agenda
More than a thousand demonstrators marched through downtown Rochester on May 1, converging at the Eastman School of Music to support...
May 52 min read
Community Leaders Denounce Border Czar Tom Homan’s Visit to Rochester Amid Sanctuary City Clash
Community leaders across Rochester are speaking out against today’s visit by Border Czar Tom Homan, as tensions escalate between local...
Apr 293 min read
Anthony Hall Sentenced to Two Years in State Prison
Anthony Hall, the former director of the City of Rochester's Pathways to Peace program was sentenced yesterday after pleading guilty to...
Apr 291 min read
Appeals Court Rules Unanimously for Rachel Barnhart in Dispute With Monroe County Executive
A New York State appeals court on Monday unanimously ruled in favor of Monroe County Legislator Rachel Barnhart, siding against County...
Apr 282 min read
Trent Jackson Jr. and Clifford Florence Sr. Call Out ‘Racist Barriers’ in Rochester Elections
After being removed from the June 18 school board election ballot due to what he calls a deliberate technicality, Rochester City School...
Apr 274 min read
Sinha Rebukes Evans' State of the City Address, Vows Bold Action on Crime, Housing, and Education
Mayoral candidate Shashi Sinha sharply criticized Mayor Malik Evans’ State of the City address on Thursday, arguing that the mayor’s...
Apr 252 min read
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