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Overnight closures planned on I-490, Route 531 in Gates
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Drivers in Gates should plan for several overnight closures along Interstate 490 and Route 531 over the next week as crews install overhead sign structures. The New York State Department of Transportation said the closures will affect parts of I-490 eastbound, Route 531 eastbound and several connecting ramps between April 8 […]
CITY Magazine’s “Growth” issue
(foreground) Leah Stacy and Patrick Hosken, (background) Jake Walsh and Roberto Lagares with host Evan Dawson on "Connections with Evan Dawson" on Tuesday, April 7, 2026. As crocuses push through ground still dusted by snow, now may be a time to reflect on what it takes to grow. This month's...
Golden Apple Award: Congratulations to Alyssa Arcarisi!
IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (WROC) — Congratulations to our latest Golden Apple Award winner, Alyssa Arcarisi. She is a fourth grade teacher at Rogers Middle School in the West Irondequoit Central School District. Principal Nicholas DiMartino said, “Miss Arcarisi is actually a former Rogers student, so she is a teacher who really loves to give back to […]
Brighton CSD begins work to address toxic materials found in athletic fields soil, turf...
BRIGHTON, N.Y. (WROC) — Work to address toxic materials found underneath the soil of Brighton High School’s athletic fields began on Monday. The Brighton Central School District halted its turf replacement project after preparation and testing of the grounds in January revealed lead, mercury, and arsenic in the topsoil. The New York State Department of […]
Event aims to help Rochester students with applying for college financial aid
Students in the Rochester City School District can get help on Thursday, April 9, with applying for financial aid for college or a trade school.
‘Nothing was done about it’: Former Doodle Bugs daycare worker sentenced, barred from 3...
GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — A former Doodle Bugs child care employee will spend the next three years on probation after being sentenced Tuesday in a child abuse case investigated by New York State Police. Noah Hoefler, 24, was also ordered to have no contact for five years with three victims, with Greece Town Court issuing […]
Man visiting brother at RGH pulled gun on staff, police say
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man trying to visit his hospitalized brother at Rochester General allegedly pulled a loaded handgun and pointed it at multiple workers last week before hospital security detained him, according to court records. Police said 35-year-old Gregory Strickland was arrested Friday after a confrontation inside the hospital. Officers responded just before […]
Rochester restaurateur launches Oak Hill charity event for Golisano Children’s Hospital
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A prominent Rochester restaurateur is turning his restaurant success into support for local children. Josh Miles, who with his wife Jenna owns several city hotspots including Bitter Honey, Velvet Belly, Branca Midtown, Anthology and the new steakhouse Patron Saint, is launching a new nonprofit called the Shoot Big Project. Its first […]
Dad crushed to death trying to stop carjacking in Newark
A family mourns their father’s death as investigators look for the driver who killed him. NBC New York’s Adam Harding reports.
