Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Local leaders in Monroe County and Rochester are backing Gov. Kathy Hochul’s plan to stop police departments and sheriff’s offices from helping federal immigration agents with civil immigration work. The proposal, called the Local Cops, Local Crimes Act, would end agreements that allow local...

Deputies arrested a man on a driving while intoxicated charge after responding to a medical call in the Town of Farmington. Ontario County Sheriff’s deputies responded to an EMS call on King Hill Drive around 10:34 a.m. on February 7. Investigators determined the man had driven to the residence before suffering a...

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Community members plan to gather in Canandaigua for a candlelight vigil and peaceful protest tied to a nationwide action. Organizers say the local “Die-In” will take place Sunday at 4 p.m. outside the Canandaigua office of Rep. Claudia Tenney at 2375 Rochester Road. The event is part of a national series of vigils...

Rochester, N.Y. — An event Saturday aimed to foster teamwork and communication in local youth. The third annual Mayor’s Madden Invitational E-Sports Tournament at the Central Library of Rochester on South Avenue was held on the eve of the Super Bowl. The event aimed to promote cognitive development,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — As the USA Olympic Bobsled team prepared for this years Olympic games, you may have noticed a familiar WNY logo on the top of the sled. The Kodak companies bright yellow emblem sits right at the front. While this sled cannot be used at the actual games due to IOC advertising rules, it ties back to a...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — These cold winter days are no time, nor place, to be out stranded in the snow, but that’s what happened to 80-year-old Marvin Robinson. He said he wasn’t scared. “I prayed,” he admitted. It was a round-trip ride share order gone wrong. The...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jamie Busch, who is accused of killing her sister, goes to trial Tuesday morning. Police say Jamie dumped the body of Penny Busch in the Genesee River after strangling her to death in her home in Honeoye Falls in October of 2024. Jamie faced charges of...

A shoplifting complaint at a Victor Target store led to an arrest over the weekend. Ontario County Sheriff’s deputies responded to Target on Commons Boulevard on February 6. Investigators allege the suspect passed all points of sale without paying for $51.92 worth of merchandise. Deputies later identified the suspect...

A man who was hit in the head with an axe at the D&D Motel in Canandaigua in December still remains at Strong Memorial Hospital’s Intensive Care Unit.