New car seat safety guidelines taking effect this year
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is updating federal standards to improve how car seats are tested.
Missing teen safely located by Monroe County deputies
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has completed its search for a missing teenager. Deputies said she was accounted for and is safe.
Kenisha June is creating professional hairstylists and businesswomen at her beauty school
When police showed up at Visions School of Beauty two years ago, the owner, Kenisha June, met them with excitement. She had just opened an email from the state confirming that her cosmetology school in the Ridge Clinton Plaza was approved. Her enthusiasm startled her neighbors. “I was shouting so...
Man who drove himself to ER during heart attack reimbursed four months later
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man whose car was towed after he drove himself to the hospital and had a heart attack last fall is getting reimbursed.
Webster PD looking for info on ‘unsupervised child’ reports
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Webster Police Department is looking for information after they received a report of an unsupervised child at the Phillips Village apartment complex. As of Tuesday morning, there has been no indication that a child is missing, and police have not found anyone matching the description in...
How a Canadian servant who moved to Rochester changed the way you get your...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Martha Matilda Harper moved to Rochester from Canada in 1882 and went on to create a business empire that changed how we get our hair done and how franchises operate today. WATCH: Old newspaper clippings highlight Rochester’s Martha Matilda Harper Harper’s story begins as a domestic servant. Before...
Local mother gets year-long suspension dropped from the NYS Department of Corrections
The state Department of Corrections dropped the year-long suspension of a local mother from visiting her son in prison.
Heintzelman’s closing BBQ Pit after 11 years of service
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Heintzelman’s BBQ Pit in Ontario announced it will be closing its restaurant next week after 11 years. The restaurant posted on its Facebook page explaining that the closure is due to rising costs of products and utilities. The owners say they cannot in good conscience charge a higher price...
Police seek info on child seen on Krieger Road
Webster police are investigating a report of an unsupervised child seen around 10:30 PM on [insert exact date of 'last night'] near the 500 block of Krieger Road. The child was described as a mixed-race female, about 5 years old, wearing a dark zip-up hoodie, a light-colored shirt, and dark leggings. Officers have...
Golden Apple Award: Congratulations to Peggy Garritano!
WEBSTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Congratulations to our latest Golden Apple Award winner, Peggy Garritano, a Kindergarten teacher at Webster’s Plank Road North Elementary! This is Mrs. Garritano’s 46th year teaching, and it will be her last as she plans to retire at the end of the school year. Co-Worker Theresa DuPont told...
