Rochester NY

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A chaotic encounter between civilians and members of the Rochester Police Department is spreading on social media and raising a host of questions, including whether officers used excessive force. The chaos unfolded just after 5:40 p.m. Friday on Locust Street, where Rochester police responded...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Justice Department announced Monday the results of what it calls a “National Health Care Fraud Takedown.” This nationwide bust led to charges against 324 people in connection to over $14.6 billion in alleged fraud. At least one of the 324 charged is from Rochester. Rachel Paillet is charged with...

Good morning, Rochester. Here's what you need to know today. Elevated heat and humidity are back today, albeit briefly. Highs this afternoon will be in the mid 80s to near 90 and it'll be feeling like the low to mid 90s. Most of the day will be dry but watch...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The 2025 Rochester International Jazz Festival concluded on Saturday, marking the end of another successful event. Attendees enjoyed performances from numerous artists, including headliner Trombone Shorty and Orleans Avenue. Trombone Shorty, a New Orleans native, has been performing at jazz...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Three people have been arrested in connection with an armed car robbery in Rochester. On Sunday, around 3 p.m., the Greece Police Department received a License Plate Reader alert for a stolen car on Greece Ridge Center Drive. The car was stolen on Saturday during a gunpoint robbery in...

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. — New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) announced the investment of more than $90 million in vegetation management efforts in 2024. Vegetation management involves the trimming and removal of trees and other vegetation near distribution and transmission lines that...

Chili, N.Y. — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is searching for a missing teen. Davianna Matthews, 16, of Chili, was last seen around 7 p.m. Sunday, when she told her family she was going to stay with a cousin whom she wouldn't identify, according to the sheriff's office. Matthews...

Jackson’s Bakery on Stone Road in Greece has closed its doors due to health violations.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A shooting in Idaho that killed two firefighters has shaken local firefighters with memories of a similar ambush that killed two West Webster firefighters. Three firefighters in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, were brought to a hospital after responding to a fire and then ambushed by gunfire. Two were...

A man is hospitalized after shooting at an intersection on the city’s northeast side on Sunday night.