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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Grammy award winning music star Chaka Khan is heading to Rochester this fall. Referred to as the “Queen of Funk,” she is known for her hits such as “Through the Fire,” and “I Feel for You.” In 2023, she was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. Khan will be […]

Hi friends, A Rochester bar – well, an Irondequoit bar, to be specific – is in the national spotlight. USA TODAY named Marge's Lakeside Inn one of the 2025 USA TODAY Bars of the Year in a list curated by USA TODAY Network food writers (including yours truly) across the country. What constitutes a "best bar?" I have...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Five years after Daniel Prude’s death, the Rochester community is coming together to launch a new crisis response initiative. READ MORE: Advocates, Daniel Prude’s brother renew demands for change one year after Prude’s death was made public HOPE (Healing Outreach and Peer Engagement) First Roc is a...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The U.S. Marshals Service has released new details about the arrest of a man accused of fatally shooting his co-worker at a Wegmans warehouse in Gates. According to the Marshals’ Knoxville office, it was notified by the Western New York office that 32-year-old Kyshonn Green was traveling on a...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man has been arrested for allegedly attacking a nurse outside of Highland Hospital last week. Around 8 p.m. on Thursday, June 24, the 60-year-old victim was walking to her car when she was attacked. She was left with non-life-threatening injuries. Officers said this appeared to be related...

In a letter distributed to businesses along the avenue on Monday morning, the city’s top lawyer Patrick Beath urged businesses to “partner” with the city and comply with the request. If businesses don’t, the letter advises, the city can use its powers under its ongoing gun violence state of emergency.

GREECE, N.Y. – The search for the alleged Rochester mountain lion may be expanding to Greece after two separate witnesses reported seeing what they believe to be the big cat – just blocks from each other. “We came down off of North Ave. coming onto Northbridge Dr. here… And all of a sudden, this mass […]

WEBSTER, N.Y. (WROC) — On Ridge Road in Webster once lived Coronas Mexican Restaurant. Within the past few weeks, they have closed their doors. A sign posted on the door read “Sorry, we are closed at the moment.” Wednesday, crews were seen clearing out the inside of the restaurant and the signing posted above the […]

Two witnesses believe they saw a mountain lion in Greece, New York, just days after reports of a similar sighting in Rochester, according to News10NBC. One woman described the animal leaping across Northbridge Drive late Monday night, while another resident along nearby Larkin Creek reported seeing a similar creature...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. - Just two days after three men were arrested after a fight during a Free Palestine protest in Brighton on Friday, demonstrators...