Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing 17-year-old from Chili. Morgan Zampieri left her home during the early morning hours of Wednesday, Dec. 3, authorities said. She is described as a white female, 5 feet 3 inches tall, weighing about 130...

Rochester, N.Y. — Police are investigating after a 16-year-old girl sustained a stab wound in the upper body during an incident Thursday night. The stabbing took place at the Edna Craven Estates on Clifford Avenue, where officers responded around 5:30 p.m., according to Lt. Jeremy Robinson of the Rochester Police...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Colombian national has been sentenced to nearly five years in federal prison for his role in a nationwide jewelry theft ring that included a burglary at a mall in Greece. Jorge Giovanni Escobar Gonzalez, 41, was sentenced Thursday to 57 months in prison in Bridgeport, Connecticut, according...

Deputies arrested a Farmington man late Thursday night after a disturbance at Ultra Fab Inc. on Hook Road led to a physical altercation with law enforcement. According to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, 36-year-old Eldridge J. Raymond was charged with obstructing governmental administration, criminal trespass in...

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — The Ontario County Humane Society says it rescued 17 animals and found four dead cats in a home in Canandaigua. According to the humane society, the sheriff’s office helped them execute a search warrant on Tuesday at a home on Overlook Lane following an investigation into an animal neglect...

Flu cases are spiking around the Rochester region and the state. Because cases are rising, the New York State Department of Health says all health care workers who haven’t gotten this year’s flu shot must wear masks around patients.

After 12 years of service, Bill Reilich says it’s bittersweet leaving his role as Greece Town Supervisor. He reflected on his past achievements and allegations.

Rochester, N.Y. — A fourth-alarm fire at an industrial building on the city's west side last week was accidental, according to Lt. Jackie Sierra of the Rochester Fire Department. The fire broke out Friday around 3:15 p.m. at a single-story recycling facility on Emerson Street. Roughly 60 firefighters responded...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A dramatic rescue unfolded along the Lake Ontario State Parkway Wednesday afternoon after a car left a snowy roadway, went airborne and crashed through the ice, ending up partially submerged in the frigid water of Long Pond. Lakeshore Fire District Chief Jason France said crews were...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A new scholarship has been announced for undergrad students at the Wegmans School of Nursing. St. John Fisher University announced the Boyce Family Nursing Scholarship, which will offset the direct cost of tuition for eight first-year undergrads pursuing a bachelor’s degree in nursing for...