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Academy Award-winning actor Jodie Foster was presented with the George Eastman Award at the Dryden Theatre last night, a Rochester firefighter who complained last summer that his supervisor took him to a racist Juneteenth parody party has now filed a lawsuit against the city, and representatives from several local climate and social justice organizations rallied at Washington Square Park on Thursday.

Brooks Kepka captured his fifth major title and third PGA championship on Sunday at Oak Hill Country Club, records reveal Governor Kathy Hochul and her husband took in a Buffalo Bills playoff game from state’s suite in January, and more dogs are accidentally ingesting marijuana since its medical and recreational legalization.

Counties across upstate New York are preparing for a potential influx of migrants seeking housing, Buffalo Bills safety Damar Hamlin eased his way back into practice some five months after having a near-death experience on the field, and State Assemblymember Marjorie Byrnes is strongly objecting to a legislative committee putting several childcare bills on hold.

Air Quality Health Advisories are still in affect across the state due to smoke from Canadian wildfires, a new law requires employers to meet certain standards for private pumping rooms, and the Children’s Agenda is pushing for expanded childcare eligibility.

New numbers from the state labor department show continued growth in the Rochester area, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Monroe County’s Blocks in Bloom is getting accolades from an international gardeners’ group, and Rochester is investing in the quality of its parks.

After more than two decades as America's best-selling beer Bud Light has slipped into second place, a committee is visiting communities around the state to promote a greater understanding of the history and achievements of New Yorkers of African descent, and a plethora of Juneteenth events happening cross the city kicks off today with a block party outside City Hall.

Thousands more parents around New York state are about to get 12 weeks of paid family leave, a group of religious leaders met in Rochester to hold a summit on gun violence and how to prevent it, and New York public schools have new guidance on the use of students’ preferred names and pronouns.

Governor Kathy Hochul says she hopes to double the number of state troopers hired in New York during the next year, after two years of planning the city will begin accepting applications for its Guaranteed Basic Income program next week, and Rochester Gas and New York State Electric say they have reached a proposed settlement with the state over their rate hike request.

Results are in from the recent Rochester Teachers Association elections, officials announce completion of the Brewery Line Trail and a project to restore the Pont de Rennes, and the Rochester Amerks have taken an early lead in the third round of the Calder Cup playoffs.

It’s time to vote for school board candidates and school district budgets in Monroe County’s suburbs, A new state law will allow prospective nursing students to complete part of their clinical training through simulated experiences, and recent studies indicate adults under 30 report more feeling of loneliness than their senior counterparts.