Sentencing held for 2 of 3 people convicted in Portland Ave. arson that killed...
Two out of three people convicted for their roles in a 2024 arson that claimed the life of a 5-year-old boy in Rochester have been sentenced. The district attorney's office says Tiakayla Hendrix took a plea deal and admitted to starting the fire at the entrance of the home. Roy Chambers admitted to helping set the...
Irondequoit’s new town justice sworn in at board meeting
Irondequoit has a new town justice. Attorney Roman Misula was sworn in during a special town board meeting on Monday night.
Woman to serve 25 years to life for 2021 fatal stabbing death in Durand...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Shannon Reinholtz Tuesday was sentenced to 25 years to life in prison for the stabbing death of James Wooden at Durand Eastman Park more than four years ago. Officers discovered Wooden’s body on Zoo Road in September 2021. He had been stabbed more than 40 times. Reinholtz was convicted of murder in...
Firefighters respond to fire on Myrtle Street in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Crews from the Rochester Fire Department battled a house fire on Myrtle Street Monday evening. The department was dispatched to Myrtle Street just before 6 p.m. Monday. When they got there, crews say they saw heavy fire coming from both the first and second floors. Extra companies were requested, as...
Man arrested for violating court order at Canandaigua restaurant
A Canandaigua man was arrested after allegedly confronting someone who had a court order requiring him to stay away. Kurtis A. Freeman, 34, is facing a charge of criminal contempt in the second degree following an incident at an Eastern Boulevard restaurant on November 24. According to police, Freeman approached a...
Chuck Schumer says three of his New York offices were targeted with bomb threats
Schumer said in a statement that local law enforcement received bomb threats referencing his offices in Rochester, Binghamton and Long Island with the email subject line "MAGA."
Police, AMR respond to apparent crash between van and pickup truck
News10NBC was at a police scene on North Street near Roycroft Drive Monday morning, around 11:30 a.m.
Sibley’s Toyland returns for third annual holiday display
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A holiday tradition from one of Rochester’s most storied department stores is returning to Sibley Square. The third annual Sibley’s Toyland display opens Dec. 1 at the Mercantile on Main, bringing restored animatronic figures and decorations from the former Sibley’s Department Store back to...
Educators reshape Indigenous education to help ensure history is not erased
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Where there is nature, there is history. “Get the kids outside and they show what's possible and being creative and everything,” Harley School educator Corcoran said. Teaching at the Harley School, a private independent school in Rochester for just three years, Trish Corcoran is bringing...
I-390 re-opens after two separate tractor-trailer crashes
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two tractor-trailer crashes on I-390 resulted in parts of the roadway being shut down. According to the Livingston County Sheriff’s Office, a crash involving a tractor-trailer has prompted a closure affecting the area of 390 Northbound between Exits 8 and 9. The area has since re-opened. A...
