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A cybersecurity expert explains what's at stake when stores collect shoppers' bio-metric data; Governor Hochul supports buffer zones to protect houses of worship from protesters; and will state lawmakers go for universal child care?

Rochester braces for a winter storm with high winds and freezing temperatures, UR Medicine launches a home hospital program, and Brighton is considering a massive battery storage facility.

Thousands of residents were without power in a severe wind storm, Rochester's pilot GBI program shows promising results, and the state will no longer accept anonymous calls to its child abuse hotline.

New York pushes back against the Trump administration's childcare funding freeze; state leaders set their agendas for 2026; and Rochester's Catholic diocese has a new leader.

New York's governor seeks more social media safeguards for kids; old payphone booths in Rochester are repurposed with free phones; and a new WXXI podcast features self advocates with disabilities.

A relentless champion for the homeless has died; an update on Rochester's school modernization project; and it appears to be the end for a beloved local distillery.

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.

New York's talks over a local Tesla plant are sputtering; an update on the state's offer to employ laid off federal workers; and a Rochester nonprofit serving people with disabilities gets a major donation.

New York lawmakers recommend training and incentives in response to the doctor shortage; concerns grow over AI's effects on the workforce and in the film industry; and local college students gain international recognition for research on biodegradable plastic.

A Rochester school district committee looks at ways to help students, before a crisis; for the second time, a grand jury has declined to re-indict New York's attorney general, and Bills fans and collectors can get a piece of Highmark stadium before the wrecking ball strikes.