Good evening, Rochester. We’re wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook.

Your Weather Planner

Since temperatures will fall back below freezing, we will see our precipiation switch over to snow as Monday comes to a close. 

St. Patrick’s day will be very cold. Wind chill values will be below zero or in the single digits. There is also the potential for lake enhanced snow showers during the day on Tuesday. Accumulation will be minor between today and tomorrow but we can expect a couple inches for the majority of WNY. 

Temperatures will moderate for the middle to end of the work week. There will be other chances for wet

Tomorrow’s Forecast

 Highs: 25
 Lows: 17
 Much colder/snow chances

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Today’s Big Stories

1. Service industry jobs dominate New York’s economy while goods-producing jobs decline, comptroller’s report says

Service-providing industry sectors like health care, social assistance and food service have increased their share of total employment in New York over the last quarter-century while goods-producing sectors have continued a long decline, according to a report released Monday by state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli’s office.

2. Erie County Stadium Corporation provides construction update for new Highmark Stadium

New details have been released about the construction of the new Highmark Stadium in Orchard Park. The Erie County Stadium Corporation met Monday morning. Officials on that board confirm that work is nearly 90% complete.

3. Home prices rising and supply lacking amid continued sellers’ market

Home prices are going up while the number of available houses is going down. According to the New York State Association of Realtors, the median home price in the state has gone up for 30 months in a row. Their January 2026 report said the median sales price in January of 2025 was $415,000 compared to $445,000 this past January.

4. Members needed for panel that helps select new Rochester police officers

The city of Rochester is looking for more members for its Civilian Public Safety Interview Panel. The all-volunteer group plays a key role in hiring Rochester Police Department officers.

5. 3 locations in Greater Rochester region nominated for State and National Registers of Historic Places

The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation has announced its latest round of nominations for the State and National Registers of Historic Places. Three of them come from the Greater Rochester region.

6. Rochester Music Hall of Fame announces additional inductees for class of 2026

The Whirwind Rochester Music Hall of Fame has announced additional inductees as part of its 2026 class.

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Brain injury survivor finds new purpose after injury

Every year, millions of Americans suffer a traumatic brain injury. It can be something that changes their lives forever.

Justin Parks was coming home from a corner store when the car he was riding in hydroplaned and slammed into a building. The crash left him with a traumatic brain injury that changed everything. He had no broken bones — but the road ahead would be one of the hardest of his life.

“I had to relearn how to walk, say words, swallow — all of those things,” Parks said.

Seizures followed. So did memory loss. He couldn’t drive. And at home, isolation felt comfortable.

“I was grieving my old self and the things I couldn’t do anymore. I was grieving them pretty hard,” he expressed.