Rochester NY

At 8:24 p.m. on March 25, 2026, the Webster Fire Department responded to a house fire in the 500 block of Holt Road. Flames spread through the attic and second floor but were contained by 9:07 p.m. Crews stayed until 11:48 p.m. to secure the home. Two firefighters suffered minor injuries. The Monroe County Fire...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man was sentenced following a large-scale drug trafficking investigation in Monroe and Ontario Counties. 65-year-old Julio Perez, who was convicted of possession with intent to distribute fentanyl, was sentenced to 12 years in prison. In June 2024, as part of an investigation led...

RUSH, N.Y. (WROC) – More than a month after the Horseshoe Solar Energy Project aquifer puncture, residents who live near the site are still experiencing issues which they believe are a result of the drilling mishap. News 8 first spoke with Susan Swanton of Meadowood in late February when she discovered a pulsing...

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (WROC) — For all the outcry over a stench that occasionally affects an Irondequoit neighborhood, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation says it received just three complaints between September 2025 and March of this year. In response to a News 8 inquiry, the DEC said it...

A flood warning is in effect for Monroe County, N.Y., through 8 p.m. Today after heavy overnight rainfall pushed water levels along Irondequoit Creek high enough to prompt an official alert from the National Weather Service. The warning went into effect at 1:57 a.m. and covers the eastern suburbs of Rochester, where...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Stay up to date on the latest headlines in today’s Sunrise Smart Start for Friday, March 27, 2026. Weather forecast: Sun comes out, but so does the cold We have already hit our high temperature as numbers began in the 30s and a north flow keeps us in the 20s. Clouds […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A 24-year-old man is facing charges after Rochester Police say he assaulted and threatened his girlfriend in front of a child. Marcus King is charged with two counts of criminal possession of a weapon, aggravated criminal contempt, assault, menacing, and endangering the welfare of a child. Police...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester woman was sentenced Thursday to six years in prison after pleading guilty in connection with the death of her 3-year-old son, following the overturning of her original conviction. Andrea Lipton will also serve two years of post-release supervision under New York’s Domestic...

GREECE, N.Y. — Drivers trying to renew their licenses are getting turned away because of things that happened decades ago outside of New York. Here is the form to see if you have old traffic tickets and license problems in other states: Chief Investigative Reporter Berkeley Brean found drivers who are days away from...

The controversial synthetic turf fields at Brighton High School have hit an unexpected snag — the ground slated for construction is full of old industrial trash laced with lead, mercury, chromium and arsenic above state-approved levels. As a result, any earth work on the site has been halted under construction and...