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Through the first nine months of 2026, most categories of reported crime are at record 15-year low levels. 

Story by Jacob Schermerhorn

Members of 1199SEIU and community allies called on Congress to restore legal protections for immigrant workers and warned that deportations and federal cuts are straining hospitals, nursing homes and home care.

Story by David Wazana

Five years and $1.8 million in state money have given the Cornell Hops Breeding Research and Extension Program a chance to development a variety New York can call its own. But can New York farmers afford to grow hops?

Story by Will Cleveland

A federal judge granted David Streever’s request for a preliminary injunction against the Department of Homeland Security, which had warned him that his criticism of ICE could lead to prosecution.

Story by Paul Ericson

The Protect Our Neighbors campaign aims to expand protections for immigrants in Monroe County and limit cooperation with ICE.

Story by David Wazana

Health care and campus workers at the university are seeking a new labor agreement. Their current three-year pact has been extended to Sept. 26.

Story by David Wazana

The Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund is providing a total of $50,000 for grants to support environmental projects led by youth groups across the city. 

Story by Alex Holly

FIFCO USA has been acquired by Saothair Capital Partners, a private equity firm co-founded by a former CEO of the Rochester brewery. FIFCO USA will revert to its previous name, North American Breweries.

Story by Will Cleveland

Documents provide an inside look at the Downtown Revitalization Initiative process that made Peacemaker Brewing one of 10 projects to share $9.7 million in state funds.

Story by Will Cleveland

A town resident’s attempts to erect a Christmas Nativity scene in Twelve Corners town square, similar to Jewish and Muslim holiday displays, were met with silence from Town Hall. Now, he has sued the town, alleging violation of his rights to free speech, free exercise of religion, and equal protection of the law.

Story by Peter Lovenheim

The task force—whose investigation of a drug ring led to more than 20 arrests announced last week—is a partnership between the Rochester Police Department and federal law enforcement. 

Story by Jacob Schermerhorn

Launched Aug. 11, Stands By Me, created by Brent Bivona, who owns Sunrise Aquatics, a Rochester-based pond installation service and supplies center, helps users find and support farm stands, roadside sellers and small producers. It already has expanded to 33 states.

Story by Audra Fitzgerald

The measures will fund Parcel 5 improvements and redevelopment work to create Main Street Commons.

Story by David Wazana

Starting Sept. 15, the Department of Homeland Security will no longer allow international students to remain in the U.S. for as long as it takes to complete their degrees.

International students play a significant role in enrollment at local universities. At RIT, nearly 1,530 students from 112 countries were welcomed last fall. The University of Rochester had over 3,000 international students. Foreign students typically pay full tuition.

Story by David Wazana

The DEC has reclassified the property as a Class-2 Superfund site, but says this does not indicate that people are currently being exposed to contamination.

Court filings and state records now put claims against the brewery, which closed in January, above $444,000.

Unlike many other bookstores, McFall’s Books on Monroe Avenue sells only books. That’s by plan, owner Gregory Logan says.

Six Democrats joined the Monroe County Legislature’s 11 Republicans to accept the $160,000 grant. The county has participated in the Department of Homeland Security program since 2009.

The Ontario County brewery and restaurant is set to open Sept. 15 inside a 147-year-old industrial building along the Canandaigua Lake Outlet.

Former President Bill Clinton addressed students graduating from the Golisano Institute for Business and Entrepreneurship.