Rochester NY

Families with kids from preschool through 6th grade are invited to the Easter Egg Hunt at the Henrietta Recreation Center (605 Calkins Road, Rochester, NY 14623) on Saturday, March 28, 2026, from 12:00–2:00 PM. There will be both indoor and outdoor fun, including balloon animals, face tattoos, and photo spots with...

This story originally appeared in New York Focus, a nonprofit news publication investigating power in New York. Sign up for their newsletter here. A yearslong staffing crisis at state-run facilities has taken its toll on incarcerated kids and the workers who watch over them. By Chris Gelardi , New York...

A Photographic Journey Through Western New York and the Finger Lakes. Hidden Places Around Rochester, New York explores 50 quietly remarkable destinations across Rochester, the Finger Lakes, and Western New York. Pairing original photography with concise, place-based writing, this book invites a slower way of...

Investigators say that a suspect ignited four fires in Rochester on January 10, starting the last one just outside City Hall. The fires caused thousands of dollars in damage, and the arsonist is still at large. Rochester Fire Department public information officer Howard Villegas tells us more. In a separate...

With any luck, Monroe County will soon have DMVs that you actually want to go to. The county's DMVs will be temporarily closed through Friday for a large-scale system upgrade. Monroe County Clerk Jamie Romeo joined us on ARC Rochester to explain.

Rochester Police are investigating after shots were fired on Seneca Avenue in Rochester Tuesday afternoon.

A shoplifting investigation that began last fall led to an arrest in Ontario County. Deanna Salamone, 36, of Fairport, was arrested Feb. 5 on an active arrest warrant, sheriff’s officials said. The warrant stems from a shoplifting investigation at Dick’s Sporting Goods in Victor on Oct. 10, when Salamone was...

A popular chicken restaurant chain is planning to open its first location in Upstate New York. Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers has proposed a new restaurant built in Minotti Crossings Plaza along Jefferson Road in Henrietta, N.Y., according to WROC. It would be located between Shake Shack and Panera Bread, about 5...

GATES, N.Y. — The Gates Fire District says a primary power line fell across Buffalo Road in Gates Tuesday afternoon. RG&E says a new transmission structure was being installed, but the cause is still being investigated. Part of Buffalo Road was closed for a bit, but has since reopened. The power line has also been […]

Investigators arrested a Farmington man following two separate incidents at a local hotel. Brandon Giovannini, 41, was taken into custody Feb. 9 after Ontario County Sheriff’s deputies investigated incidents at the Finger Lakes Hotel on Loomis Road. Deputies said the first incident occurred Jan. 6, when Giovannini...