The YMCA of Greater Rochester has sold its Carlson Metro Center building on East Main Street to Rochester Regional Health for $2.4 million. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

Gov. Hochul announces $254B budget to ban phone use in school, send out rebate checks. wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

A national debate over sanctuary policies and the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown played out Tuesday across Rochester. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

The Rochester City School District’s new superintendent, Eric Rosser, held the first of three planned open meetings with community members on Monday. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

The ruling effectively leaves two things the Police Accountability Board can do: exist, and give recommendations on police policy. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

A crowd of people urged school board members to greenlight the trip during a public forum on Tuesday. But school board members say it comes down to safety risks at the border. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

Irondequoit town Supervisor Andraé Evans is suing the Monroe County Board of Elections as he tries to secure a spot in the Democratic primary. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

Battery recycler Li-Cycle announced Thursday that it was seeking buyers for its business and assets – hoping to strike a deal and avoid filing for bankruptcy protection. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

Federal agents arrested a Rochester father of five from Afghanistan on Thursday, charging him with providing forged documents to obtain a visa. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

More than 50 students from five area school districts, including Greece and Lyons, spent a day on the Nazareth University campus to learn about various mental health professions including social work, creative arts therapy, music therapy, and psychology. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

Rochester school board member James Patterson is considering an independent run for re-election after failing to get on the Democratic ballot line. And longtime board member Cynthia Elliott did not file petitions to seek re-election. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

Originally included in the budget book, a statewide Dolly Parton Imagination Library is in limbo, as negotiations continue in the latest New York budget since 2010. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

As the Trump administration hits higher education with cuts, many universities are preemptively cutting costs - and in some cases, reducing admission to their research programs. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

All were included in a shipment of bogus goods that U.S. Customs and Border Patrol intercepted at the Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

State Democrats agreed to close up to three prisons over the next year and put at least $500 million toward the continued deployment of National Guard troops to backfill prison guard shifts. wxxinews.org/new-york-publi…

The city of Rochester is suing a New Jersey-based landlord over hundreds of outstanding code violations and lack of certificates of occupancy. In practice, that totals to $194,000 every day for violations alone as the maximum penalty. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

Rochester city school leaders are assembling a committee to take an in-depth look at how the district is addressing student mental health. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

City officials are taking a closer look at the possible decommissioning of Highland Park Reservoir. And that is necessitating that they simultaneously look at changes to Cobbs Hill Reservoir, as well. wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

State health officials have ordered dozens of senior citizens and people with disabilities to leave their adult-care apartments at the East Danforth and Hudson Ridge to… See more wxxinews.org/local-news/202…

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