WXXI Local Stories

Lt. Governor Bob Duffy has announced half-a-million dollars in tax credits for solar technology company Natcore. The credits come as an incentive for the company to expand its footprint at the Eastman Business Park in Rochester.

An earthquake in Canada lit up Twitter and telephones in the Rochester area on Friday morning.

The quake was a magnitude of around 5.1, and it was centered near Shawville, a village in Western Quebec, about 45 mils away from Ottawa.

There are no reports of any major damage in Canada, and just a slight tremor felt by some people in the Rochester area.

The Landmark Society of Western New York is targeting historic buildings in critical need of revitalization through a new effort called "Five to Revive."

Coming up this week on Need to Know Rochester we take a look at the changing landscape of international adoptions  on local families and a sneak peek into metal artist Albert Paley’s first public exhibition on New York’s Park Avenue. Tune in this Friday at 8:30 p.m. and Sunday at 12:30 p.m. on WXXI-TV Channel 21 and Cable 11 or 1011.

Rochester City Council Tuesday night gave its approval to a new pilot program that will allow food truck vendors to set up shop at three downtown sites starting in June.

The 8-1 vote gives the green light to vendors to sell food from their trucks on State, Broad and Andrews Streets.  The program will continue through the end of the year.  Truck owners will pay a fee of $750.