Rochester Police are checking video from security cameras as they try to figure out who or what smashed eight windows of the Strong Museum’s Butterfly Garden overnight. Officials at the Strong Museum of Play say it apparently happened sometime around 2:00 a.m. Police aren’t ready to say this was definitely vandalism. They say it could also have […]
A study by the University of Rochester Medical Center published today in the journal Pediatrics talks about the many challenges doctors face in trying to screen refugee children arriving in the United States. They include differences in cultural and religious beliefs, language barriers and different educational levels. About 70,000 refugees are admitted to the U.S. […]
Livingston County Sheriff Tom Dougherty says there’s been a 26 percent decrease in the most serious crimes in that county over the past three years, with a near 30 percent drop in property crimes. So-called “index crimes” in Livingston County went from 1,195 in 2012 to 882 last year. Those include murder, rape, robbery, aggravated […]