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Latea Hentz, a 36-year-old Indianapolis mother, is facing felony charges after boarding a school bus to confront and physically assault a student she believed was bullying her son. The incident occurred on March 6 and was captured in a viral video. Prosecutors say Hentz and her 17-year-old daughter entered the bus, where Hentz allegedly broke […]
The Buffalo Bills will once again hold their training camp at St. John Fisher University in Rochester for the 2025 NFL season. This marks the 24th time the team has trained in the Rochester area, continuing a tradition that began in 2000. The only exceptions were during the COVID-19 pandemic. While the exact dates and […]
Netflix’s The Residence is a witty, stylish whodunit set in the White House, blending comedy and classic murder mystery tropes. The eight-episode series kicks off with the murder of the head usher, A.B. Wynter, during a state dinner. Detective Cordelia Cupp (Uzo Aduba) is called in to investigate, questioning a colorful cast of characters, including […]
A copy of Bertrand W. Sinclair’s Wild West was returned nearly a century after its 1926 due date to the Cincinnati & Hamilton County Public Library. Discovered while cleaning out the home of a deceased relative, the book had been missing for over 35,000 days. Reference librarian Christopher Smith said it’s the oldest overdue return […]
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to dismantle the Department of Education, fulfilling a campaign pledge and a long-held goal of some conservatives. He criticized the agency for “breath-taking failures” and pledged to return its funding to individual states. The decision is already facing legal challenges aimed at blocking the agency’s closure and […]
The United States recorded its lowest-ever global ranking in the 2025 World Happiness Report, coming in at 24th out of 140 countries. The report measures wellbeing based on citizens’ perceptions of their happiness. This ranking places the U.S. behind countries like Israel, Mexico, Canada, and the UK. Finland topped the list, followed by Denmark, Iceland, […]
The Urban-Suburban Program, the oldest voluntary desegregation initiative in the U.S., celebrated its 60th anniversary with a gala at the Memorial Art Gallery. Since its inception in 1965, the program has made a significant impact, currently enrolling 900 “educational residents” from Rochester in 14 suburban districts, including Brighton, Hilton, and Pittsford. Applications for the program […]
With March Madness underway, some basketball fans are finding a creative way to stay glued to the screen: scheduling vasectomies. Dr. Jacob Gantz of Rochester Regional Health’s Center of Urology says the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament consistently brings a bump in appointments. “It seems to be more common whenever they can spend their time recovering […]
President Donald Trump announced Friday that the federal student loan portfolio and special education programs will no longer be overseen by the U.S. Department of Education. The move comes as part of his broader plan to dismantle the department. Speaking from the Oval Office, Trump said the Small Business Administration (SBA), led by Kelly Loeffler, […]
A woman from Kenner, Louisiana, is facing a felony charge after allegedly drowning her dog in a bathroom at Orlando International Airport when she was not allowed to bring it on an international flight. According to Orlando police, the woman was stopped from boarding a Latam Airlines flight to Colombia in December because she lacked […]
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