David Andreatta
Investigations editorDavid Andreatta is investigations editor. He joined the WXXI family in 2019 after 11 years with the Democrat and Chronicle, where he was a news columnist and investigative reporter known for covering a range of topics, from the deadly serious to the cheeky.
His coverage has earned national and state honors for depth and beat reporting, and his commentary was consistently recognized as being among the best in the state.
Outside the paragraph factory, David writes and acts in local theatre and coaches youth hockey. He lives in Fairport with his wife, two sons, and two fat cats.
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County officials said the asylum-seekers are being sheltered at the Holiday Inn in downtown Rochester, and that their accommodations, meals, and medical needs, will be paid by New York City. -
Emails between the motel owner and Monroe County officials reveal why scores of families, including 130 children, were uprooted from their emergency housing. -
A Western New York plastics company has revived production of the "Sno-Toboggan" that was popular with children of the 1970s and '80s. It's now called "The Retro Racer." -
A new report found that Rochester topped a list of 32 large and small U.S. cities in growth in car thefts in the first six months of 2023 by a huge margin. -
The Rev. William J. O’Malley, a McQuaid Jesuit High School teacher and actor who became a Rochester celebrity for his supporting role in the 1973 horror film “The Exorcist,” and was later accused of sexually abusing a student, has died. He was 91. -
Monroe County Executive Adam Bello raised nearly $487,000 in the last six months for his re-election campaign, pulling in more than five times what his challenger, Mark Assini, did in the same period. -
An historical marker has been erected outside the childhood home of Maj. Gen. Gordon Granger, who in 1865 informed enslaved people in Texas that they were free. -
The water utility joins a growing list of plaintiffs that have sued chemical manufacturers over the cost of cleaning up PFAS in drinking water. -
A bill being introduced in the Monroe County Legislature would prohibit county government from asking job seekers about their criminal history on their application. -
County Executive Adam Bello said a new program is designed to keep juveniles accused of crimes busy and productive while they await their day in court.
