Tyler Nichols is ready to start his sophomore year of high school. He's looking forward to it, especially because it would mean he can be around kids his own age for the first time in several months. "I'm a person who likes just seeing people every day,"

UPDATE: The New York State Office of People with Disabilities announced Friday that starting on July 15, 2020 in regions of the state that are in Phase Four of the reopening plan, home visits may resume for individuals living in OPWDD certified residences

Longtime local film critic Jack Garner has died. The Democrat & Chronicle , where Garner worked for decades, says he died Sunday at the age of 75. Garner’s wife, Bonnie, was quoted in the D&C saying they would have celebrated their 50 th

When Allison Roberts lost her job at the Jewish Community Center on March 16, she tried applying for unemployment benefits, but she couldn't get through by phone or online. After weeks of this, the human resources representative from the JCC started

The Nathaniel Rochester statue on South Avenue was defaced about a week ago, and a group in the South Wedge neighborhood is grappling with what to do next. The statue was tagged with Black Lives Matter, its hands were painted red and the word "shame" was

On a warm spring morning, Allison Roberts walked with bare feet to the art box she installed in front of her South Wedge home. It looks like a little library, with glass panels on the door and a handle in the shape of a red bird. "I finally had to put a

Amy Rivera is a paraprofessional. For the past two years, she worked one-on-one with special education students in the Rochester City School District. "I loved it," she said. "I have two kids of my own, and I have a child with special needs, so I know how

In the latest WXXI Business Report, former Xerox CEO Ursula Burns talks about the lack of Black executives at Fortune 500 companies, and why the Federal Government needs to step up. Plus, L3Harris Technologies is marking the one-year anniversary of their

Professional baseball’s roots in Rochester go back to the 1800s. The precursors to the Red Wings began play in 1877, and the franchise started in 1899. They’re one of the longest-running pro baseball teams in the world. Through two world wars, the Great

In response to the Black Lives Matter protests locally, leaders from Monroe County and the City of Rochester announced a new commission Thursday to address structural racism on a government level. County Executive Adam Bello and Mayor Lovely Warren said