Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester City School Board voted against a proposed raise for teachers, as well as a $2,500 retention bonus. The decision came after 80 teachers retired and more than double that number resigned last year. The school board meeting was tense at times, leading to a short recess. Camille Simmons,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – One Rochester resident’s Ring camera caught what’s believed to be a mountain lion seen roaming the streets of Rochester during the early morning hours Wednesday. The video was captured on Breck Street off of E Main Street.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A teenager and a woman were arrested after an accidental shooting on Parsells Avenue. Around 12:15 a.m. Tuesday morning, officers responded to Parsells Avenue for a reported shooting and found a 16-year-old boy with a gunshot wound. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital, where his injuries...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Shyla Jump is seeking closure in a cold case that has haunted her family for nearly 44 years. Her grandmother, Charlotte Heimann, then 27, vanished Oct. 30, 1981. Jump said she drove eight hours from her home in Ohio to attend a rally Tuesday in...

CHILI, N.Y. – Tuesday marked 18 years since Brian Sullivan of Chili went missing. Sullivan, who was 19 at the time, was last seen at the Burger King on Chili Avenue in Gates early Sunday morning on July 8, 2007. His car was found abandoned later that day. Investigators with the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office […]

Rochester, N.Y. — A family crashed their car into a home on the city's northwest side Tuesday night. The crash took place around 8 p.m. on Glenwood Avenue. Police said the driver, a 28-year-old woman, overcorrected her turn and struck a house, causing damage to its foundation. The woman,...

Rochester Police are looking for a man who beach-goers say exposed himself on Tuesday afternoon on Durand Eastman Beach.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester City School District is moving forward with plans to ban cell phones in schools, following a new law signed by Gov. Kathy Hochul. The law requires school districts to implement the ban ahead of the 2025-2026 school year. On Wednesday night, RCSD held a public hearing to discuss the new...

But the city has issued far more speeding tickets than at the same time last year.

A Rochester woman is in custody after failing to appear in Tyre Town Court on robbery and larceny charges, according to the Seneca County Sheriff’s Office. Sheriff Tim Thompson reported that on July 7, 2025, at approximately 1:30 p.m., investigators arrested 32-year-old Teeyana D. Porter on a bench warrant for bail...