Rochester NY

Rochester, N.Y. — A woman and her teenage children face charges after police said they attacked an officer who was arresting her Friday. Police said the officer was at a home on Bartlett Street around 3:45 p.m. as part of a follow-up investigation into a domestic-related issue. Kina Wilcox,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Jeff Knauss, the CEO behind the now viral SNAP Relief fundraiser, is addressing community concerns and sharing new details on how donations are being used. In a Facebook post this week, Knauss announced that the first 1,000 families who applied during the SNAP benefits shutdown will each...

A warning period begins Monday for drivers caught passing stopped Rochester City School buses. There's a two-month grace period. More than 800 cameras will be installed over the next two months on buses that transport RCSD students to and from school. The footage will be reviewed locally before any citations are...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Local food pantries are struggling to meet the increased demand for food following the pause in SNAP benefits. News10NBC’s Erin Mahon reported that many pantries are experiencing a surge in families seeking assistance. At Dimitri House, Executive Director Laurie Prizel said they normally feed about...

Irondequoit, N.Y. (WHAM) — A felony complaint obtained by 13WHAM details what led to a second arrest in the investigation into a homicide at a business last month. Charles Wilson Jr., 30, of Rochester was fatally stabbed by Nuri Simmons, 48, of Rochester during a fight inside Lush Resto Lounge on East Ridge Road...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Lake effect thunderstorms have made for an eventful evening in WNY. News 8 photojournalists and many of you captured incredible lightning displays and traces of hail. West Henrietta: LET’S LOOK OUTSIDE: Lightning lights up West Henrietta in this clip from Noah Corbett. Chili: Hail even came...

Here are 10 hospitals and health systems that have conducted or announced layoffs since Oct. 1, 2025, as reported by Becker’s:. 1. Rochester (N.Y.) Regional Health shared plans to eliminate some non-patient-facing roles. The health system did not specify the number of affected positions. 2. Vancouver, Wash.-based...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester Police are searching for a teenage suspect accused of fatally shooting another teen on the city’s southwest side last month. On October 9, officers responded to a home of Warwick Avenue around 11 p.m. on Oct. 9 for a report of a person shot. When they arrived, they found 16-year-old...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A 24-year-old man is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after a stabbing Monday night in Rochester. Officers were called just before 9:30 p.m. to Dr. Samuel McCree Way, where they found the injured man and began first aid. Police say they used a tourniquet before the victim was...

Through more than a century of changing names, owners, and renovations, ROC Cinema has always been a community theater. Built in 1914, the one-room movie theater at the corner of Clinton Avenue and Goodman Street in Rochester has led many lives—traditional live theater, decades of the silver screen, and, more...