Good evening, Rochester. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.
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A brief clearing overnight will allow lows to reach the upper 30s to around 40 degrees to start off Friday.
The further east you are, there looks to be a decent chance of some isolated to scattered showers in the afternoon and evening. For Rochester, we look to remain dry.
Tomorrow's Forecast
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Highs: Low 50s Lows: Low 40s Partly cloudy skies |
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Today's Big Stories
1. New Yorkers take pride in new American pope
It’s a new day for the Catholic Church as New Yorkers on Thursday celebrated the election of the first American to the papacy.
2. Robert Prevost is selected as the first American pope in history. He took the name Leo XIV
Cardinal Robert Prevost, an American missionary born in Chicago who spent his career ministering in Peru and leads the Vatican’s powerful office of bishops, was elected the first American pope in the 2,000-year history of the Catholic Church.
3. 2025 Rochester Lilac Festival gets underway Friday; what you can expect
More than half a million people are expected to fill Highland Park for one of Rochester's biggest events of the year.
4. Inside Grow-NY winner Craft Cannery's $1.5 million expansion
The Craft Cannery in Bergen, Genesee County, was awarded $500,000 in the 2022 Grow-NY contest and turned that investment into a $1.5 million expansion.
5. Sam Nordquist to be added to National LGBTQ Wall of Honor
An Ontario County man who investigators say was the victim of a horrific murder will be honored at the Stonewall Inn in New York City this summer.
6. Trump agrees to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain
President Donald Trump has agreed to cut tariffs on U.K. autos, steel and aluminum in a planned trade deal with Britain, which would buy more American beef and streamline its customs process for goods from the United States.
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World Video Game Hall of Fame inducts GoldenEye 007, Defender, Tamagotchi, Quake
The World Video Game Hall of Fame on Thursday inducted four honorees, paying tribute to games that challenged players and changed the industry.
