Talk show host Jimmy Fallon stopped by some local bars in Rochester Friday night to celebrate St. Patrick's Day.

Students at the East High Upper and Lower music departments got together Friday for an annual Music in our Schools showcase. East High music teacher Kyle Keller says engaging students with music they're familiar with and exposing them to other genres will help expose them to other cultures as well.

Neighbors were advised to shelter in place Friday evening, as police carrying out a welfare check heard gunshots on Turk Hill Road.

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The weather may have been a little cold and rainy early Friday, but that hasn't stopped thousands of dedicated Red Wings fans from flocking in.

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March 31 is Transgender Day of Visibility, a day to celebrate the transgender community. A local organization is celebrating the meaning of the day with their own initiative — bringing voters to the polls.

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The mission students undertook this year is to talk to their peers about combatting racism and to celebrate and discuss different kinds of people in the community.

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A new wave of electric cars and heat pumps in homes could be straining the power grid due to the increase in electricity usage. As we continue to venture into the era of clean energy, Eric Hittinger, Associate Professor of Public Policy at RIT, says that we should expect to see an increase in electricity system demand, which means more clean energy infrastructure being built in local communities.

The Pirate Toy Fund — a non-profit which distributes new toys to kids in need — was gifted this van by the folks at Van Bortel Subaru.

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The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Rochester Police Department have released body camera footage of the police-involved fatal shooting that occurred earlier this month.

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The Monroe County Sheriff's Office and Rochester Police Department have released body camera footage of the police-involved fatal shooting that occurred earlier this month.

School No. 33 in Rochester was the site of several car break-ins Friday.

Governor Hochul made an announcement Friday afternoon regarding the recent swatting incidents that took place throughout New York State.

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