Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Fairport Central School District cancelled all classes and activities after power outages affected the village. The district says the outages are affecting Fairport and Perinton. All students who were picked up by a bus will be taken home. News 8 had been hearing reports of the power...

A Canandaigua man is facing multiple charges after deputies say he caused a disturbance at a motel and kicked a door in front of two children. Michael R. Phillips, 34, was taken into custody around 2:00 a.m. on December 5 at the Super 8 Motel on Route 5 and 20. According to the Ontario County… More Deputies:...

Rochester Police have arrested a suspect in connection with a shooting that happened on Finch Street this fall. Investigators say the incident occurred on September 18, when officers were called to a home where a woman in her 20s had been shot multiple times in the upper body while lying in bed.

I don’t just love reading books — I love buying them. A stack of books balanced in my arms as I teeter up to the checkout counter offers me the same dopamine rush that someone else might get from a favorite meal, buying a new pair of shoes or planning a vacation.

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — Ontario County sheriff’s deputies say a man is in critical condition after being found in a motel room in Canandaigua Friday morning with “significant traumatic injuries.” Deputies say at around 7:30 a.m. Friday, the Ontario County 911 Center got a call about a welfare check at the D&D motel on...

A new state-of-the-art facility is now being used by the Monroe County Sheriff's Office to coordinate area police response to crimes. The Regional Investigative Operations Center is up and running in Greece. Officials say the building will serve as a real-time crime center staffed with highly trained personnel using...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — On December 4, the U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers in Rochester seized more than $425,000 in counterfeit designer products at the Rochester port of entry. CBP officers searched multiple shipments that contained “designer” shoes, watches, jewelry, and handbags. Through an...

U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officers at the Rochester, New York port of entry recently seized a shipment of counterfeit designer merchandise. The items included watches, shoes, handbags, and jewelry with fake trademarks of well-known brands. After inspection, CBP determined the goods were not authentic....

Omar Ramos Jimenez, 50, is originally from Mexico and has lived in Rochester since 2004. He and his wife founded and ran La Casa on Alexander Street and, before that, operated La Placita at the Public Market.

Gates, N.Y. — One person was hospitalized following a seven-vehicle crash Friday morning on State Route 390, according to Deputy David Marcucci from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office. Deputies responded to the crash on 390 South near Lyell Avenue shortly before 9:30 a.m. Marcucci said one person was taken...