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There's a rise in LGBTQ candidates in Monroe County elections; researchers study the connections between menopause and some later-in-life diseases; and, a Rochester family chooses a non-traditional farewell to a man killed in a crash.

A massive new redevelopment project begins today on Rochester's East Main Street; a new charter school will blend academics with social services; and a break down of Prop one, the only statewide proposition on the ballot in Tuesday's election.

It's Election Day and voters will be choosing their representatives in town and village governments, and the city of Rochester; New York's Gov. faces pressure to fund SNAP; and a pair of local filmmakers talk about their new psychological thriller.

A new report says most Monroe County child abuse investigations are unfounded; a Finger Lakes cryptominer will be allowed to operate after years of legal challenges; and the Rochester region gets another round of lake effect snow.

With a potential pause in SNAP benefits a few days away, Monroe County offers guidance for SNAP recipients; big news for local film buffs; and the region's largest employer hires a new leader.

The NY League of Women Voters tries to intervene in a justice department lawsuit seeking access to voters' personal information; new guidelines on how to respond when someone is choking; and a community food cupboard talks about the potential effects of suspended SNAP benefits for tens of thousands of local residents.

Students across Monroe County are gobbling up free school meals; there's a pre-holiday push for people to get their flu shots; and the former head of the Islamic Center of Rochester reacts to the election of the first Muslim mayor of New York City.

A new hotel trend gains traction in Henrietta; nonprofits in underserved communities compete for a new round of state funding; and Penfield's newly elected supervisor talks about breaking a glass ceiling.

Local community colleges face more federal funding uncertainty; Rochester police make an arrest in a high-profile cold case murder; and a local site's role in the Ken Burns "American Revolution" documentary.--

Local governments face millions of dollars in costs with changes to SNAP and Medicaid; Monroe County has a new emergency alert system; and New York's 500th cannabis shop opens in Rochester.