Memorial Day weekend is nearly here, and Rochester Police have announced stepped-up patrols and resources for the holiday. Over the next number of days, Rochester Police will have more of a presence on key city streets and at Ontario Beach Park. Lt. Greg Bello said there’s one thing that can enhance, but certainly ruin, the long weekend.

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The facility's new $70 million patient tower has been finished. The structure will allow the hospital to provide private rooms to nearly all patients.

After a fatal motor vehicle accident on Empire Boulevard in Penfield over the weekend, some of you emailed News 8 pointing out what a traffic concern that roadway is, and the accident numbers are up there.

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A proclamation and commemoration to honor a monument to Frederick Douglass took place Friday afternoon at Frederick Douglass Plaza in the city.

With New York State’s ambitious decarbonization goals of being 70% renewable by 2030, there’s a lot of enthusiasm for solar energy that’s also being met with opposition primarily in rural areas of upstate that go beyond being for or against the idea of climate change. 

The new space will increase their manufacturing six-fold, and will feature a storefront.

If you are applying for a new concealed carry permit, be prepared to wait. We are getting a look at the impact the laws are having on people applying for pistol permits in Monroe County.

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RCSD School No. 33 officials sent a letter to staff Friday, saying three cars drove onto a field during student dismissal.

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Some local students are learning what it's like to get into the world of crypto. A company worked with the Eastern Monroe Career Center in Fairport for kids to take part in internships.

Eight names are left in the vote for a new representative name and symbol for the Canandaigua City School District.

Police are currently on scene at Summerville Drive in Irondequoit. Details are limited at this time. News 8 staff on scene says multiple streets are blocked off around the area.

Stay with News 8 for updates: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/irondequoit/police-currently-on-scene-of-summerville-drive/

The first national tour of the history-making production of "To Kill a Mockingbird" makes its way to the stage in Rochester at RBTL next week.

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A motorcyclist was taken to the hospital for a “serious physical injury” following a crash Friday morning in the area of Hylan Drive and Marketplace Drive.

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