Residents in the city of Rochester are urging city officials to pass an ordinance allowing residents to own backyard chickens ...

Two young men arrested in Rochester on Friday face weapon charges in connection to a reported “menacing” incident, according ...

The New York State Court of Appeals has ruled the Rochester Police Department must publicly disclose any records of ...

RIT joins statewide Empire AI consortium that will facilitate innovation, research, and development of artificial intelligence technologies.

Documents obtained by the Journal Sentinel show that allegations of abusive behavior by Assistant Chief Jay Scharfenberg date back to 2017.

Lack of transparency alone should have brought a rejection of the NYPD’s contract renewal with ShotSpotter. By renewing, NYPD ...

Officials reported that one person had to be evaluated for smoke inhalation at the scene following the fire last May.

Rochester ranked ninth in the U.S., Buffalo 14th and Syracuse 17th for their rates of food stamp households in each city, ...

In Rochester, one man is demanding the city follow it's own rules, and he brought his concerns straight to the city council ...

Ball’s Pill Hill home is one of about 130 properties in the neighborhood — known as much for its Colonial and Tudor revival architecture as its famous past inhabitants, includ ...

The decision upends a city practice that kept some complaints of police misconduct secret even though a change in state law required their release.

Rochester city sales tax expected to cover land purchase and development with ball fields, with added funding needed for ...