Downtown traffic on S. Fitzhugh Street reduced to one-way until Sept.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Starting on Monday, January 12, a part of South Fitzhugh Street will be reduced to one-way traffic until September. Between West Broad Street and West Main Street, S. Fitzhugh will be reduced to one-way southbound traffic through Friday, September 4, 2026, weather permitting. The change is...
RPD investigating Dewey Avenue hit-and-run, man on e-bike injured
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Police Department is investigating a motor vehicle accident that occurred on Dewey Avenue on Saturday evening. According to police, officers responded to the area of Dewey Avenue and Benwell Road following a report of an accident involving a pickup truck and an electric bicycle....
Early house fire in Penfield brought under control
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The West Webster Fire District (WWFD) reports a house fire that they brought under control this morning on Shoecraft Road in Penfield. Around 4:30 a.m. on Sunday, the WWFD was dispatched to the farthest portion of their district for a house fire. Crews first encountered heavy fire on the...
From Minnesota to New York, immigrant communities speak out
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Thousands of people rallied across the country this weekend, largely in opposition to the recent killing of a Minneapolis woman by federal immigration officials. "It's really painful because I'm a mother of five and I am an immigrant,” Mental Health Education and Legal Code for Refugees...
ICE shooting sparks protests; Wegmans uses biometric data; ‘Best of Rochester’
(foreground) Leah Stacy and Evan Dawson, (background) Katie Epner and Mike McGinnis on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Friday, January 9, 2026. We're joined by members of the WXXI News and CITY Magazine teams to discuss the most popular stories this week. First, investigations and City Hall reporter Gino Fanelli...
Photos and videos of strong winds and damages in Rochester area Friday
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — News10NBC’s First Alert Weather team was tracking severe winds in the Rochester area Friday evening. See some photos and videos of the wind and damages as a result of the wind. Tree down in Gates. See photos from some trees that fell down on Elmgrove...
Midge Thomas, beloved community leader and civil rights advocate, dies at 99
Rochester, N.Y. — Margaret "Midge" Thomas, a beloved community leader, educator, philanthropist and advocate, died Thursday at the age of 99. Midge was the wife of Dr. Freddie Thomas, a renowned Black scientist known for his biological research for Eastman Kodak and the University of Rochester. Together, they played...
SEE IT: New York man rescues baby deer from icy waters
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A young man saved a baby deer after it walked out on frozen Irondequoit Bay. It’s not something that’s advised; in fact, it’s dangerous. But as he told News 8’s Oran Spitzer, if you have an opportunity to help, take it. Eric Shutter, 24, leaped into action when his mother saw […]
Video of Canandaigua police encounter sparks backlash
A YouTube video analyzing a City of Canandaigua police encounter involving an autistic father and his young son has prompted widespread criticism of the police department and intensified online debate over civil rights, police conduct and government use of social media. The video, published by a civil rights attorney...
RPD: SUV crashes into Child Street home, driver flees
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Police Department is investigating after an SUV crashed into a home on Child Street. Officers responded to the area of the 400 block of Child Street at 9:42 p.m. for a report of a vehicle into a home. At the scene, officers discovered a damaged fence and a mid-sized […]
