Mount Morris Dam under pressure amid rising waters
MOUNT MORRIS, N.Y. (WROC) — Heavy rain across the region is driving up water levels along the Genesee River, but officials say the Mount Morris Dam is performing as designed to reduce downstream flooding. The dam, located about 60 miles south of Rochester, has captured a significant amount of runoff from the recent...
Five Star says receiver failed in Mott fraud case
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The court-appointed effort to help recover money in the Katherine Mott-Formicola fraud case is now facing fresh criticism, this time from the very bank that sued her. Five Star Bank is asking a federal judge to block more than $40,000 in additional payments requested by the court-appointed...
Robbie’s Bar & Grill closes at North Greece Plaza after nearly 10 years
NORTH GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) – A favorite bar and grill in North Greece is no longer. The owner of Robbie’s told News 8 they chose to shut down at the end of March. Robbie Tennant opened Robbie’s Bar & Grill at the corner of North Greece and Latta Roads nearly a decade ago. It quickly […]
After years of violence, Rochester opens 2026 with no fatal shootings
No one was killed by gunfire on city streets during the first three months of the year ― a new milestone as Rochester continues to recover from a pandemic-era spike in violence. Mayor Malik Evans announced in January that shootings had reached a seven-year low . That 365-day rolling total held steady throughout the...
Scammers target ESL customers with fake texts asking to verify accounts
WEBSTER, N.Y. — A Webster man is warning others after receiving a text from a number claiming to be ESL Federal Credit Union asking him to verify his bank account. Christopher DeLoria got the text last night, but he closed his ESL account more than eight years ago. He also changed his phone number since […]
Police: Man threatened nurse, security with gun at Rochester General Hospital
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A 35-year-old man was arrested Friday after Rochester police said he threatened a nurse and multiple security staff members with a loaded handgun inside Rochester General Hospital. Police said officers were called to the hospital just before noon for reports of a man with a gun. When they...
Adam Interviews: Irondequoit police demo drones
Irondequoit, N.Y. (WROC) — Even though police from all over responded to Lake Avenue on March 20 after an officer was shot, it took hours to locate the suspect who police say had found an excellent hiding place nearby, behind a building and under brush. Though he might have been able to escape the eye […]
Person taken to hospital after incident in downtown Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester police are investigating an injury in downtown Rochester. Just after 10 p.m., News10NBC saw someone on a stretcher near the corner of East Main and Scio streets. Several police cars surrounded the area. News10NBC reached out to Rochester police to learn what happened.
The story behind the Village of Webster’s iconic signs
A little more than a week ago, I posted a blog about the handsome new Village of Webster signs that have been installed along the approaches to the village. The reaction to that blog was mixed. Most people commented that they liked the signs, but several lamented the loss of the old ones.
Police: Rochester man stabbed in the upper body on East Main Street, receiving non-life-threatening...
Around 9:40 p.m. on Thursday, the Rochester Police Department said they went to East Main Street after getting a report about a man threatening people with a knife.
