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Gas prices have risen sharply in the last week, nurses at Rochester General Hospital say they have reached a breaking point and are ready to strike, and Monroe County has expanded eligibility for arts groups to apply for funding.

The company hired to provide care and services to migrants bused to Rochester and other upstate cities is accused of mistreating those in their charge, Eastman Kodak this week reported an increase in profits but a drop in revenues, and the International Toy Research Association is holding its world conference at the Strong Museum of Play this week.

The governor’s statewide Hate and Bias Prevention Unit is moving forward with the creation of 10 regional councils, a new state audit says parks across New York need improvements to remove barriers for people with disabilities, and a group of residents is working to “re-wild” a 100-acre park in Rush.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory again today for Rochester and Western New York, the state is making COVID test kits available to schools as kids go back this week and cases are on the rise, and workforce development is growing in a market that’s short on labor but flush with cash.

Monroe County receives 77 migrants bused from New York City, a second person has died from his injuries in a series of shootings on North Clinton Avenue early Saturday morning, and Rochester General Hospital and its nurses' union have scheduled a new bargaining session on Friday.

Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer is promoting a new bill that aims to tackle the country's fentanyl crisis, the Buffalo Bills are already facing a budget shortfall just three months since construction began on their new stadium, and a federal lawsuit alleges the University of Rochester was "negligent and reckless” in its handling of student and employee records leading to a massive data breach in May.

A local health center is doing its part to provide people who are homeless with a variety of free services, 77 asylum seekers arrived last night from New York City and were placed in a local hotel, and a federal lawsuit alleges Greece Town Supervisor Bill Reilich used a town employee for unpaid labor at his hot rod side business.

Research out of Albany indicates the presence of school resource officers may increase the number of gun-related incidents, a local post office has been renamed to honor late Congresswoman Louise Slaughter, and more than a quarter of the 77 migrants who were bused to Rochester from New York City last week have gone back - claiming they were misled.

New York state Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie says it’s up to the federal government to provide direction and funds to ease New York’s migrant crisis, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration kicks off its “Drive Sober” campaign, and local libraries face ongoing challenges over the books on their shelves.

Rochester's longstanding annual Puerto Rican Parade was canceled on Saturday due to two separate shootings, New York state regulators are reviewing health insurance rate increases proposed by a number of companies, and hundreds of people attended the Annual Front Porch Festival at the Anthony Jordan Health Center in Rochester over the weekend.