Rochester NY

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Many Verizon Wireless customers saw an "SOS" icon on their phones Wednesday, meaning their access to make calls was limited only to 911 and emergency services. Many customers were still looking for answers Friday, demanding to know what caused the afternoon-long blackout. "There's a voice...

Chances are good you’ll remember the first-ever Mail Call: Letters from Home initiative last spring, designed to bring some joy to our local service members stationed abroad. Community members were encouraged to write out cards, letters and notes for the troops, which would then be shipped overseas in care packages...

Screen Printing by Bauers is gearing up to produce thousands of AFC Championship shirts if the Bills win.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Officers with the Rochester Police Department are seeking the public’s help in obtaining further information about a vehicle that struck a mini mart during the early morning hours Saturday in Rochester. Officers arrived to Sherwood Mini Market on Chili Avenue just after 4 a.m. and learned the...

The warning had been issued for Genesee, Livingston, Monroe, Ontario, Orleans and Wyoming counties. "The snow squall that prompted the warning has weakened somewhat, therefore, the snow squall warning will be allowed to expire," according to the National Weather Service. Navigating snow squalls: Understanding,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester police are investigating an armed robbery in which a man’s pickup truck was stolen at gunpoint Friday afternoon. Officers responded at about 3:17 p.m. to the 2600 block of Mt. Read Boulevard, where a 48-year-old Greece man reported that he was with his maroon Chevrolet Silverado...

GREECE, NY — A 55-year-old man faces multiple charges after allegedly stealing a vehicle from a convenience store parking lot and leading police on a chase. Greece Police officers responded to the 7-Eleven at 2678 Dewey Avenue at approximately 11:05 p.m. on Jan. 15, 2026, for a report of a stolen vehicle.

A viral clip from Rochester in the United States has turned a routine winter departure into a dramatic spectacle, as a Delta Air Lines Boeing 717 powered up for takeoff and hurled a towering plume of snow across the airfield. Filmed in extreme cold and near whiteout conditions at Rochester International Airport in...

LIBERTY – A 54-year-old Rochester man was arrested by the State Police after a traffic stop in Liberty earlier this week for having 1,105 grams of cocaine. Troopers conducted a traffic stop near Exit 97 on Thursday at about 5:50 p.m. and interviewed the driver and sole occupant, Angel L. Cruz. During the...

Rochester Police responded to a fight early Sunday morning near S. Winton Road and Hoyt Place involving several people.