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Newark, N.Y. — New York State Police arrested a Wayne County man following an investigation into the online exploitation of a minor. The probe into Brayden Bergfjord, 20, of Ontario began Sept. 24, 2025 after the Newark Police Department was notified of inappropriate online communications between Bergfjord and a...

The Wood Brothers and JJ Grey & Mofro added five co-headlining shows to their summer plans. The bands will first team up in Salt Lake City on July 10 at a venue to be announced before reconnecting at the end of July for joint performances in Massachusetts and New York.

A wind advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Thursday at 1:59 p.m. valid from Friday noon until Saturday 8 a.m. for Monroe, Wayne, Cayuga, Livingston, Ontario, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. The weather service describes, “Southwest winds 25 to 35 mph with gusts to 45 to 50 mph...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Just a little over a month after Chick-fil-A opened at CityGate Plaza on East Henrietta Road, the fast food chain announced two more locations opening in the Rochester area this year. The company announced Wednesday it plans to open restaurants in Penfield and Victor in 2026,...

GREECE, NY — Officers arrested two people and recovered a stolen vehicle following a license plate reader alert on March 11. Police received the alert at approximately 4:15 p.m. for a stolen vehicle in the area of Mt. Read Boulevard. The vehicle was a 2018 Chevrolet Cruze reported stolen...

A rear-end crash between two tractor-trailers on the New York State Thruway left one driver dead early March 5 in Oneida County. State Police identified the victim as Robert G. Wells, 76, of Palmyra. Troopers responded around 1:25 a.m. to the westbound lanes of the Thruway in the town of...

A grand jury indicted David Robinson, the man accused of leading state police on a chase that resulted in a crash and pinned a woman under an RTS bus.

Two Rock & Roll Hall of Fame voices will share the stage this fall as John Fogerty and Steve Winwood bring their “Legacy Tour” to Canandaigua, according to the Messenger Post. The pair will perform Sept. 5 at Constellation Brands–Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center. Fogerty, known for Creedence...

Bevy, the latest restaurant to open on Park Avenue, can be a challenge to locate as it's set down an alley off the street. Some might find it helpful to know to turn next to Pittsford Farms Dairy, or to look for the red sandwich board on the sidewalk. But folks of a certain age might best recognize the location as...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Police in Webster are asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 16-year-old. According to the Webster Police Department, Peyton Hicks was last seen around 8 p.m. Tuesday. Police said Hicks is about 5 feet tall and weighs roughly 130 pounds. She was...