Rochester NY

Hunger affects thousands of people across the Rochester area everyday, but some local organizations are stepping in to help. Evangela Stanley of People's Choice Kitchen and Ronald Hall of Service the Community tell us more.

Deputies arrested two people after investigating a retail theft at a TJ Maxx store in Victor. The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office said deputies took a Rochester woman and another suspect into custody following a petit larceny investigation tied to a November incident at the store on Square Drive. Investigators...

Police say charges are pending against a man who was badly injured during an attempted burglary at Jorshimal Jewelry on Vincent Street in Rochester early Wednesday. Officers responded to an alarm and found the suspect at a broken rear window, bleeding heavily from his arm and calling for help. Officers...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A major figure in Rochester’s violent drug trade will learn his fate Thursday. Brandon Washington, known as “B Mack,” faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in federal prison—and possibly life—when he is sentenced for running a marijuana distribution network fortified with firearms and linked...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A second body was found buried in the remains of a Rochester church destroyed by fire, and News10NBC has learned that one of the victims actually survived a deadly arson three years ago. READ MORE: Another body found in rubble of demolished church after fire on Forbes Street The first body found […]

The owners of a popular bar and restaurant in downtown Rochester has opened an Italian restaurant two doors down. Sagra Italia has opened at 155 St. Paul St., a few steps away from Tapas 177, which has been a lively gathering place since 1996. The new restaurant is owned by Demetrio and Gretchen Cavatassi together...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A woman is now awaiting sentencing for attacking a victim in a public parking lot over the summer. Toni Palermo pleaded guilty Tuesday to second-degree assault for pushing 75-year-old James Spampinato in front of Ariana Super Market on Culver Road Aug. 17, according to the Monroe County...

A local school is setting boundaries for artificial intelligence use in school work for the coming school year. McQuaid Jesuit High School will rank permitted AI use from level zero to level three depending on the situation. The district says it's important for students to cite their AI use regardless of the level at...

During the fall 2025 Check Out Hunger scanning campaign, Wegmans customers raised nearly $3.1 million for hunger relief at the company’s 114 stores. This campaign, which ran from Oct. 22 to Nov. 29, allowed customers to donate any amount at checkout with 100 percent of the proceeds going to each store's local Feeding...

Behind an unmarked door on East Main Street in downtown Rochester, a staircase leads down into a lit 3,000-square-foot space. Half of the room is a stocked bar; the other half is a dining area. Welcome to Exclusively Members Only (EMO), a membership-based social club opened by three Black millennial women. And while...