According to the NYS Office of Mental Health, this will be one of many stakeholder meetings for the task force to improve the way communities engage with people in a behavioral health crisis.

READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/community/daniels-law-task-force-to-hold-meeting-aimed-at-improving-community-response-to-behavioral-crisis/

Despite the cold Friday, community members gathered in Rochester to enjoy the lighting of the iconic Genesee Brewery Keg Tree.

According to the Irondequoit Police Department, a group of males were arguing inside the restaurant around 7:00 p.m. Friday when a man in his 20s was shot multiple times in the upper body. He was taken to Rochester General Hospital, where he died of his injuries.

READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/local-news/massive-police-presence-on-east-ride-road-in-irondequoit-popeyes-shooting/

The Biden Administration is proposing a massive drinking water pipeline replacement project. Crews in our area are ahead of the game and have already completed multiple replacement projects.

READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/rochester/ahead-of-the-game-where-rochester-stands-after-nationwide-proposal-of-10-year-plan-to-replace-lead-water-pipes/

A major roadblock preventing cannabis dispensaries across New York State from getting their licenses to operate was lifted Friday.

READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/business/local-business/cannabis-dispensary-licensing-process-resumes-in-new-york-state/

To mark World AIDS Day in Rochester, The Mocha Center is hosting a ball Friday night at The Rochester Museum and Science Center.

According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, a male driver was pulling into a parking space at the Pittsford Palmyra Road Wegmans around 10:30 a.m. Thursday when he ran over a woman who was exiting her car.

READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/perinton/pedestrian-fatally-hit-by-car-in-perinton-wegmans-parking-lot/

A Clarkson driver was killed in a car crash Thursday night on West Avenue in Brockport, according to the Brockport Police Department.

More here: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/news/business/local-business/warn-notice-watermark-communities-files-for-layoffs-closures-in-7-facilities/

Our Saturday features temperatures in the 40s and scattered (generally light) rain showers at times.

Stay up to date on the latest headlines in today's Sunrise Smart Start for Friday, December 1, 2023.

For today's GRE WHY ROC segment, we take a deeper dive into the expansion of Ultraphil and JCS Process and Control Systems, and the economic impact this will have in Downtown Rochester and Monroe County

Firefighters were at the scene of a house fire Friday morning on Lime Street.