Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A 2-year-old boy and 37-year-old woman were injured in a shooting Wednesday afternoon on Westmoreland Drive, according to the Rochester Police Department. Authorities said both victims suffered at least one gunshot wound, but their injuries are serious and non-life-threatening. Police said...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man is in the hospital after he was shot on Adventure Place late Wednesday night. Rochester police responded to the area of Savannah Street and Adventure Place for reports of a man shot. They found a 53-year-old man who was hit by gunfire at least once in his upper body. […]

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — For Becky Baker, overdose awareness is personal. "When our son was using, and our daughter, we had nowhere to go, nowhere to turn," Baker said. "We didn't know where to go. And it kept bothering me. It's like, what are these families doing? Where are they going to get the information they...

A Geneva man is facing felony charges after police say he caused a disturbance outside a Canandaigua restaurant. Demetrious J. Seymore, 24, was arrested around 1:26 p.m. on August 31 following a report of an incident at Jose and Willy’s. According to police, Seymore climbed onto the hood of a car occupied by another...

The city of Rochester is halting solar energy projects it had sought to pursue this year amid federal changes to renewable energy tax credits.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Amazon has opened a new sortation center in the town of Ogden, expanding the company’s operations in the Rochester region. The 208,000-square-foot facility on Shepard Road began operating in early September and has created more than 150 full- and part-time jobs, officials said. Packages...

CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. – Two of the seven people charged with torturing and killing Sam Nordquist appeared in Ontario County Court Wednesday. Emily Motyka and Patrick Goodwin were in court for a Huntley hearing, where a judge decides if a defendant’s statements to officers are admissible in court. A friend of the...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Canandaigua woman was arrested and charged with multiple counts of animal cruelty on Tuesday by the Ontario County Sheriff’s Department. 27-year-old Alyssa L. Lyons has been charged with five counts of animal cruelty after deputies responded to a complaint on August 29. Deputies arrived at...

An upstate New York couple has been charged with child abuse after “hot-boxing” a car with marijuana outside a popular Miami Beach hotel, knowing very well that a 2-year-old boy was trapped in the back seat. 36-year-old Phillip Fraisar from Hamlin, and 27-year-old Kasey Renee Buckmann of Rochester, were allegedly...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Monday morning, while many residents got to sleep in to honor the holiday, some in Rochester woke up to discover their vehicles had been broken into. One of those break-ins was caught on camera and News 8. This video shows the moment several people pulled up to Brunswick Street, broke into...