Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – U.S. Customs and Border Protection is planning to install a surveillance tower in Rochester to enhance border security. The tower would provide 24/7 surveillance of the area. A U.S. Customs and Border Protection representative said they are evaluating potential spots along Lake Ontario for the...

In the race for gold, upstate New York homes aren’t just keeping pace — they’re lapping their competitors. New data from Redfin shows that five metropolitan areas across the massive region ranked among the fastest-moving housing markets in the US in July. Rochester and Albany — the state capital — led the charge,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A level two sex offender from Lyons is facing several charges after deputies say he tried to meet a 14-year-old girl decoy for sex, sent sexually explicit messages, and damaged a police station while in custody. According to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office, 32-year-old Christopher M. Ford...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — As of 9:45 p.m. Tuesday, nearly 8,700 RG&E customers were without power. Ontario County was hardest hit, with 7,637 outages: including 4,927 in Farmington and 2,229 in Victor. In Wayne County, 1,009 customers were without power in Macedon. By Tuesday evening, service had been restored for...

News10NBC is at the scene of a police presence in Pittsford Wednesday afternoon.

Rochester, N.Y. — A suspect involved in a police chase that ended with a crash in downtown Rochester has died, police announced Wednesday. Officers responded to Sunoco at West Main and Reynolds streets around 1:50 a.m. Saturday for a report of menacing with a handgun. Police said a victim reported someone in a white...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police say a man has been detained after an investigation on Jewel Street near Cutler Street in Rochester Wednesday morning. Police say at around 8:30 a.m. Wednesday, they responded to a house on Jewel Street for a “domestic incident” that possibly involved a gun. They say they were able...

The eight are accused of using everything from romance scams to posing as government agents to attempt to defraud 139 victims of over $11 million.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man with a long criminal record has been arrested in connection with a stolen truck and multiple larcenies in Monroe County, deputies announced Tuesday. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said 39-year-old Richard R. Robson was taken into custody on Sept. 8 after investigators...

A 20-year-old has been arrested on charges he slashed someone with a machete during a fight over a cell phone. When police arrived, the victim was already at Rochester General Hospital. Police say he had gone to 20-year-old Marquan Younger's house to retrieve the phone. When they arrested Younger there,...