4+ day, 2+ hour ago   (545+ words) Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A new international assessment shows reading scores among American teenagers have declined, raising concerns as students return to classrooms for a new school year. The latest Programme for International Student Assessment, or PISA, found 15-year-olds in the United…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (158+ words) Rochester, N.Y. — Goodwill of the Finger Lakes marked 988 Day with an open house Tuesday to highlight the life-saving services it provides. The day is meant to raise awareness of the 988 Suicide & Crisis Lifeline, which offers free confidential support for those in…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (437+ words) Farmington, N.Y. — Tuesday marked the first day of the new school year for the many students in the Rochester area. For one family in the Victor Central School District, and others who witnessed it, the new school year kicked off with…...

4+ day, 13+ hour ago   (69+ words) 13wham.com Kids are back-to-school this week and families have taken their young ones to the doctor for annual check-ups. One check-up sometimes gets overlooked -- an eye exam. Local ophthalmologist Dr. Matthew Haynie gave ARC Rochester a closer look at the…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (326+ words) Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — As the price of fuel climbs, Triple A says top domestic fights are nearly up 20%. As millions across the country take to the roads and skies this Labor Day weekend, travelers are noticing the higher prices. Gayle Carrington…...

5+ day, 23+ hour ago   (129+ words) Rochester, N.Y. — Good Life Collective, Rochester's first legal cannabis dispensary, held a carnival in support of suicide awareness and prevention. The event is designed to bring the community together through games, music, food, and a shared passion. MORE: GALLERY: People's Choice…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (449+ words) Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Drivers hitting the road for Labor Day weekend are facing another costly trip to the pump, with gas prices remaining elevated after an expensive summer. Supreme Wilson of Rochester stopped at a Henrietta gas station Tuesday afternoon to…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (58+ words) 13WHAM ABC Rochester provides local news, weather forecasts, traffic updates, health reports, notices of events and items of interest in the community, local sports and entertainment programming for Rochester and nearby towns and communities including Greece, Victor, Pittsford, Penfield, Henrietta, Webster,…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (115+ words) Rochester, N.Y. — The annual Clothesline Arts Festival returned to the Memorial Art Gallery this weekend. The annual festival began in 1957 with paintings strung along a clothesline and has since grown into a two-day festival with more than 300 artists from across the…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (104+ words) Rochester, N.Y. — The Clothesline Art & Fine Craft Festival is returning to the Memorial Art Gallery this weekend. The annual festival began in 1957 with paintings strung along clotheslines, and has since grown into a two-day festival with more than 300 artists from across…...