Rochester NY

Deputies arrested a Rochester woman at the Target in Victor after she allegedly tried to scam the store using price tags from cheaper items. Elaine Banitskas, 66, was taken into custody on Saturday after loss prevention staff reported suspicious activity. Investigators say she took price tags from lower-priced items...

Deputies arrested a woman at Eastview Mall after she allegedly walked out of a store with more than $200 worth of unpaid merchandise. Naira I. Efremidou, 62, of East Rochester, was taken into custody Saturday evening after a shoplifting complaint at Von Maur in the Town of Victor. Investigators say she passed all...

GATES, N.Y. — A crash on I-390 North near Lyell Avenue in Gates is causing some traffic backup. News10NBC’s staff members shared photos of traffic at a standstill. Because of the crash, two right lanes are closed on part of I-390, according to 511NY, New York State’s traffic monitoring service. News10NBC started...

The first wintry morning commute has not been pleasant. More than a dozen cars involved in a crash on I-390 near the Brighton-Henrietta town line. Courtesy: 511ny.org.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Firefighters surrounded a home on South Avenue Monday morning. News 8 arrived at the scene and saw fire engines in front of the house, fire hoses strewn on the front lawn, and firefighters near the home. News 8 heard reports of a structure fire in the area, but details are unconfirmed […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred on Seward Street in Rochester on Friday night. According to police, officers were notified at 8:15 p.m. that a 58-year-old man from the City of Rochester had walked into Highland Hospital with a non-life-threatening...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — First responders have shut down 390 at West Henrietta Road for a multi-vehicle crash. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office confirmed this is a multi-vehicle collision on the Exit 16 off-ramp to West Henrietta Road. Around 17 cars were involved. Deputies say that it appears there are minor...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Police are searching for suspects after a 65-year-old man was shot in the area of Flint Street and Schwartz Street last night. Around 11:45 p.m., officers were investigating the area after a ShotSpotter activation. They found the victim with a gunshot wound in his upper body. The man was...

A New York woman made the purchase of a lifetime, winning the top prize in the New York Lottery’s Jackpot Fortune scratch-off game, lottery officials announced. Briana Gagner of Rochester claimed the $10 million prize and opted to receive a one-time lump sum payment totaling $4,674,190, after required withholdings,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Monroe County’s Veterans Day Parade kicked off Saturday for the fourth year. The parade is held in downtown Rochester on November 8, starting at 10:30 a.m. Starting at the corner of South Goodman Street and Highland Avenue, the route goes up Highland toward the Greater Rochester Vietnam...