The State Education Department says Rochester’s high school graduation rate improved from 2012 to 2013, going from about 48 percent to nearly 52 percent. That’s an improvement of more than four percentage points. All of the state’s “Big 5” city school districts except for Syracuse reported improvements, with Rochester and Yonkers posting the biggest. […]
The Wayne County Sheriff says scammers pretending to be with his office have called people, saying they owe money on a warrant and trying to collect. Sheriff Barry Virts says this is a scam, and law enforcement will never call someone on the phone demanding money. Sheriff Virts says the caller claims there’s a […]
According to the Monroe County Health Department, nine people have now died of the flu since the season began this winter. All of the deceased were 50 or older. The latest report ending January 27th showed more than 2,300 confirmed flu cases. Nearly 600 people were sick enough that they needed to be hospitalized. The […]