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Rochester, NY - The fourth annual Oktoberfest will be held at Rochester’s Public Market, 280 N. Union St. on Friday, Sept. 18, from 5 to 9 p.m. Oktoberfest is a free, family-friendly celebration of the German tradition of welcoming autumn with food, music, and beer. Attendees are invited to sample a wide selection of German beers, lagers, and wines, as well as homemade German specialties. Krazy Firemen, an eight-piece big band, will treat guests to traditional, authentic

Filmed from above, so it always looks like someone bigger is running with you. Rochester, NY - Rochester Affinity is beta-testing a new approach to church planting called Jog With Jesus in Rochester and will soon begin trying the concept in Buffalo, New York.The idea is simple: On Sundays, meet two church members at a local park, pray together, and spend 20 minutes walking or jogging together. Each gathering begins and ends with a short prayer. "There is no cost, membership r

Rochester, NY - Yesterday afternoon, Officers received information that 21-year old Loujack Crowder was illegally possessing a firearm. Around 5pm, Officers from the Tactical Unit observed Crowder entering a 2013 Nissan in the 100 block of Sherwood Avenue. Officers stopped the car on Normandy Avenue, but as they approached the vehicle, it sped off, striking an Officer’s arm. A traffic pursuit ensued, during which time Crowder threw a backpack out of the car in the 300 block o

Rochester, NY - On July 3rd, 2026, at approximately 11:50 am, officers were called to an apartment at 149 N. Union St. for the report of a possible person dead inside apartment #1. When officers arrived, they found the sole resident, 77-year-old Marc Stekloff, clearly deceased. The Medical Examiner’s Office advised the victim had been stabbed over three dozen times. Stekloff was found by a friend who went to check on him because he was not answering his phone. The investigati

Mayor Malik D. Evans today announced the start of the City’s annual budget process with the launch of an online survey and a series of other opportunities for public input and feedback. The online survey can be found at www.CityofRochester.Gov/Budget. The survey is one of several community input opportunities embedded into the budget process, including in-person outreach activities at local events and a live Telephone Town Hall. Public feedback will help guide the Ci

Rochester, NY — On Tuesday, September 15, National Voter Registration Day will bring organizations and communities across the country together to make voter registration more accessible and encourage civic participation. The Urban League of Rochester will join this national, nonpartisan effort by hosting a Voter Registration Pop Up for Rochester residents. The Urban League of Rochester will host its Voter Registration Pop Up on Tuesday, September 15, 2026, from 9:00 a.m. to 4

Rochester, NY - Around 2pm, on June 6, Officers responded to Rochester General Hospital for the report of a walk-in shooting victim. Officers located the victim, a male in his 30s, suffering from multiple non-life threatening gunshot wounds to the upper body. During the preliminary investigation, Officers and Detectives from the Criminal Investigation Section’s Non-Fatal Shooting Unit determined the incident location to be in the 800 block of N. Clinton Avenue. It was learned

Rochester, NY(9.11.26)- Around 1:45am, this morning, Officers stopped a 2012 Nissan Altima in the 500 block of Joseph Avenue for violation(s) of the Vehicle and Traffic Law. During the subsequent stop, Officers observed an extended magazine sticking out from next to the driver. The driver was safely removed from the vehicle and a loaded, 9mm, “ghost gun”, with an extended magazine, was recovered. 19-year old Ramel Johnson was transported to the Monroe County Jail and released

Rochester, NY – The region’s most delicious festival is here! Foodlink’s Festival of Food will take place tonight at the City of Rochester Public Market. For 21 years, the festival has featured dozens of local food and beverage vendors in the Rochester and Finger Lakes region from restaurants, to wineries, to breweries, to bakeries and more. The event serves as a major fundraiser for Foodlink, our regional food bank, during a time when food insecurity remains high throughout

Lydia Alston-Murphy I am scared. I am angry. And I am heartbroken. I have been looking at reports of Black people being found hanging across this country, and I cannot simply look away. One report disturbed me. Then I saw another. And another. And another. At some point, I stopped seeing isolated headlines and started asking questions. In February, 21-year-old Kyle Bassinga was found hanging in Georgia. In May, 16-year-old Juliana Umba Nzita was found hanging in Charlotte, No

Breast cancer is the most common cancer diagnosed in women in the United States. Approximately 1 in 8 women will develop breast cancer in their lifetime. While the number of people diagnosed continues to rise, the importance of early detection remains. The Cancer Services Program of the Finger Lakes Region (CSP-FLR) provides free breast cancer screenings, including clinical breast exams and mammograms for uninsured and underinsured individuals 40 years of age and older. The N

Six Rochester City School District schools could be on their way out of state receivership by the end of the 2026-27 school year, potentially marking a significant turnaround for schools that have spent years under heightened state oversight. RCSD currently has seven schools in receivership: Dr. David and Ruth Anderson School No. 16, Henry Hudson School No. 28, Dr. Iris J. Banister School No. 33, East Lower School, Edison Career and Technology High School, James Monroe High S