Rochester NY

A Jamaican man has been arrested and charged in Prentiss County with running a Publishers Clearing House sweepstakes scam, allegedly defrauding victims across numerous states of nearly $1 million. Sheriff Randy Tolar said the case started in June 2024, when a local senior citizen reported losing thousands of dollars...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. — Brownstein’s Bagels says it’s working to determine “whether we will ever resume normal operations” after a two-alarm fire severely damaged its business in Brighton on Tuesday night. The two-alarm fire on Monroe Avenue at the Twelve Corners took dozens of firefighters from multiple departments to...

A man, 24, is recovering after being stabbed on Keller Street off North Goodman Street on Wednesday morning.

A Rochester woman who was accused of stealing her dead boyfriend's Social Security benefits and hiding his body in her basement has been sentenced to 9 months in jail. Prosecutors say 64-year-old Wendy Stone obtained a replacement debit card for 66-year-old Kenneth Crisman's benefits after he died sometime in late...

Federal immigration agents retreated from an upstate New York neighborhood after protesters intervened to stop the detention of workers at a roofing job site.

Rush, N.Y. — Rochester & Genesee Valley Railroad Museum (RGVRRM) is reopening after three months of repairs. The museum will open its doors on Sept. 20, three months after representatives announced RGVRRM would shut down after severe flooding. Storms in the area had dropped more than seven inches of...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A couple from Los Angeles has been charged in a drug conspiracy involving fentanyl and cocaine shipments to the Rochester area. Federal prosecutors said Tevin and Zakyia Williams shipped the drugs from their home in Sherman Oaks, California. The investigation began in 2021 and continued through...

Attorneys are scheduled to give their opening statements on Tuesday in the trial of Taquida Hendrix, accused of working with her sister to intentionally set a fire that killed a 5-year-old boy in Rochester.

VICTOR, N.Y. – A Rochester man was arrested early Tuesday morning during a traffic stop on Interstate 490 in Victor. He is currently in the Ontario County Jail. Deputies said Adam Schaible, who is homeless, had a warrant out of East Bloomfield. He is accused of breaking into an apartment in July and causing damage. […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Di Paolo’s Bakery, a local wholesale bakery with more than 100 years of history, has temporarily closed its doors due to equipment failure. This sudden closure has left many local businesses that relied on the bakery scrambling to find alternatives for their bread and dessert supplies. Di Paolo’s...