The ExpressVoteXL electronic voting machine, which has been the focus of concerns about security and functionality, was used here in June’s elections.

Rebecca Bryant Novak, a doctoral student at the Eastman School of Music who complained about alleged harassment by a faculty ...

Rochester’s downward crime trend at midyear has continued for the third year in a row, with many categories returning to ...

The dumbing down of superlatives like “perfect” and “awesome” threatens to rob us of the ability to describe the most wonderful aspects of life.

Monroe County District Attorney Sandra Doorley plans to vacate her position after the state Commission on Prosecutorial ...

The city of Rochester has entered into a partnership with Recovery Houses of Rochester, providing $30,000 for addiction recovery resources.

“Jingle Bells” is one of the most performed and well-known secular holiday songs ever written, not only in the United States, but around the world. It’s the first song to have been broadcast from ...

The Rochester Beacon explores the complex challenges facing Rochester, New York, through narrative journalism, analysis and opinion grounded in facts.

A public takeover of Rochester Gas and Electric would be a complex and expensive endeavor. It's also unlikely that current RG&E ratepayers would pay less for power.

At the start of the fifth year since COVID struck, the Rochester regional economy is continuing to recover, but the rate of growth has slowed. And by several key measures, it lags New York and the ...

Four students allegedly involved in distributing “Wanted” posters of University of Rochester leadership, faculty and employees have been expelled, according to a statement from UR’s Students for ...

Annual homicides in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Boston and other big U.S. cities far outnumber those recorded here. But in 2021, Rochester had more murders per capita than any of them. A new ...