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ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A celebration of jazz history took place at the Mount Olivet Baptist Church Sunday evening. The event was organized by Pastor Rick Harvey, a Memphis native with a rich background in jazz. The celebration featured songs by jazz legends such as Duke Ellington. Organizers shared insights into the...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The government shutdown continues, with Sunday marking 40 days, during which federal employees have gone without a paycheck, and families are no longer receiving renewed SNAP benefits. Support, however, continues in Rochester. At a time when much of the country is worried about where their...

The Pancreatic Cancer Association of Western New York held its 16th annual walk at Gates Chili High School on Saturday.

Rochester Regional Health’s oncology program is entering a new era — and doing so with national recognition and fresh leadership at the helm. The Lipson Cancer Institute has been named one of the Top 100 Health Systems with Outstanding Oncology Programs by Becker’s Hospital Review, a designation that highlights RRH’s...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Several graduates, as well as faculty from the University of Rochester’s Eastman School of Music, have been nominated for the 68th Grammy Awards. In the Best Arrangement, Instruments and Vocals category, Sara Gazarek, Eastman associate professor of jazz voice, is nominated as both vocalist...

Nicole M. Livsey, age 32, reported to be once living at 14 Franklin Street in Lyons, but perhaps homeless and "bouncing around" Lyons, was a free walking example of problems existing within the CAP (Centralized Arraignment Court) system in New York. Livsey has numerous bench warrants from various charges including...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A minor accumulation of wet snow has already arrived west of Rochester. Communities such as Brockport, Spencerport, Albion and Batavia are seeing a slushy accumulation mainly on grassy surfaces. There will likely be more of the same across all of Western New York later tonight and Monday. As this...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Fire Department responded to Meigs Street in Rochester for a fifth-alarm fire on Sunday evening. News 8 crews at the scene reported seeing multiple first responder vehicles on scene, and the area was closed by yellow tape. According to Lieutenant Jackeline Sierra on the scene,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Anybody with information about the whereabouts of a man last seen on Nov. 5 are asked to call (585) 851-2032 or (585) 509-8247. Jaquan McCoggle, 26, was last seen leaving the house and walking down the driveway on Brown Street at about 11:23 p.m. Nov. 5. He has brown hair in a […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — At a gas station in Canandaigua, someone bought a Powerball ticket worth $50,000. Located on Lake Shore Road, Speedway #07740 sold a Powerball ticket, which turned out to be worth $50,000 after the drawing yesterday, November 8. Although it’s short of the current $490 million jackpot, $50,000...