Kirk Matthews was winning. He had only to sink the eight ball into one of the pockets of a new pool table, and he’d have the victory. “Eight ball, corner pocket,” he said.

Dyslexia is a language processing disorder that causes difficulty reading or processing spoken words. It affects anywhere between 5% and 20% of the population, according to various estimates. Courtney Hathaway, a school social worker, was diagnosed with

For one Rochesterian, living with a disability as a queer black woman means navigating not only racism and sexism, but also ableism. Since she was a toddler, Luticha Andre Doucette has been living with incomplete quadriplegia and chronic pain. This, she

Interim New York State Education Commissioner Shannon Tahoe announced Thursday that Rochester had the biggest year-to-year increase in graduation rates among the big five school districts. These numbers are based on August 2019 graduates, which Tahoe said

Organizers say this year, Rochester and the Finger Lakes region will be the center of the celebration of the 100th anniversary of the passage of the 19th Amendment, when the U.S. recognized women's right to vote. 2020 is also the 200th birthday of Susan B

For the first time in 84 years, adopted people born in New York state have access to their original birth certificates. A new law to unseal those records went into effect on Wednesday. Many are calling it a monumental day. Adoptees say having quick and

Three busloads of people headed from Rochester to Albany on Tuesday to demand an increase in education funding. Rochester City School student Maya Adams led a chant,“ Whose money! Our Money! Our Schools! Our Schools! ” from the well of the state Capitol.

David Temperley composes tuneful, expressive pieces in a classical mold. But he also draws on influences from the popular music he grew up listening to on the radio. These inspirations include disco, The Rolling Stones, James Taylor, and The Police.

There’s the Pro Football Hall of Fame in Canton, Ohio, the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto and the National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York. But Rochester has its own hall for the many other games people play. This week, WXXI is looking back

By traditional political terms, 2019 was an "off year" - no national or even statewide races on the ballot. But it really wasn't an off year, there was a lot that happened politically in 2019 as Scott Fybush and Randy Gorbman review the year in politics.