One hospitalized after scene at Webster wastewater facility
One person at the Webster Wastewater Treatment Facility was taken to the hospital Thursday morning. Little information is known, but News 8 crews at the Phillips Road ...
Final preps underway for St. Patrick’s Day Parade
Final preps are underway for the St. Patrick’s Day Parade in Rochester this Saturday. First up tomorrow though, organizers ...
Friend for Life: Meet Stella
Meet our Friend for Life of the week, Stella! Stella is ready to get her groove back, as a lovable cat brought to the shelter ...
Nikki Glaser to return as host of Golden Globes in 2026
After a well-reviewed emcee debut, the Golden Globes are bringing back comedian Nikki Glaser to host the 2026 ceremony. Dick ...
Democratic-led states sue to block Education Department layoffs
A coalition of Democratic-led states is challenging the Trump administration’s sweeping layoffs across the Education Department, saying it amounts to an illegal dismantling of an agency created by ...
The one-take wonder of ‘Adolescence,’ a family drama about knife crime
Each episode of “Adolescence,” the four-part Netflix drama premiering Thursday, was filmed in a single continuous shot. While ...
FAFSA site goes down after mass layoff at Education Department
The Studentaid.gov website was down for hours on Wednesday after the Education Department laid off half its workforce.
Ducks were once a conservation bright spot. Now they’re declining in the US, new report shows
At least 112 North American bird species have lost more than half their populations in the past 50 years, according to a new report published Thursday. Among the birds showing ...
Measles cases in Europe and Central Asia doubled last year to the highest reported level since 1997
There were 127,350 measles cases reported in Europe and Central Asia in 2024, double the number of cases reported the previous year and the highest number since 1997, according to an ...
Syrian leader signs constitution that puts the country under an Islamist group’s rule for 5 years
Syria’s interim president on Thursday signed a temporary constitution that leaves the country under Islamist rule for five years during a transitional phase. The ...
Trump administration withdraws nomination of David Weldon for CDC director
The White House has withdrawn the nomination of Dr. David Weldon, a former Florida congressman, to lead the Centers for ...
One Tech Tip: Wasting too much time on social media apps? Tips and tricks to curb smartphone use
If you’ve got a smartphone, you probably spend too much time on it — checking Instagram, watching silly TikTok videos, messaging on WhatsApp or doomscrolling on X. It can be ...