Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man who attacked a St. John Fisher employee back in February of 2024, has been arrested for allegedly showing up on campus, in violation of an order of protection, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Shalom Matthews, 20, of Brighton, pleaded guilty in May 2025, to second-degree...

There’s no mistaking that Mamma G’s Ristorante Italiano used to be a Friendly’s. The kid-friendly ice cream chain suffered its own (not so) happy ending at the 2133 E. Henrietta Road location more than two decades ago. But with its largely unchanged exterior and small dining room that, too, appears to have minor...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Town of Irondequoit has officially revoked the occupancy permit for Lush Swigs Lounge on East Ridge Road, following a homicide investigation and multiple code violations. According to a letter from the town’s Office of the Fire Marshal dated Oct. 28, the occupancy permit for Lush Swigs,...

ROCHESTER, NY — A man has been arrested following an investigation into reports of inappropriate contact with pedestrians on the Rochester Institute of Technology campus. Mohammad S. Akbari, 33, of Rochester, was charged with forcible touching, a class A misdemeanor. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office said it worked...

Gov. Kathy Hochul has declared a state of emergency as the deadline is running out for the federal government to fund SNAP, the nation’s largest meal assistance program.

A man is hospitalized in critical but stable condition after he was stabbed on Thursday on the city’s southwest side.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester Police have announced the arrest of a suspect of the shooting that left a 20-year-old with severe injuries on Jefferson Avenue. On October 2, RPD officers went to the 600 block of Jefferson Avenue for the report of a man shot. They found the victim, a man in his 20s, […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — After 50 years of business, the owners of the Avenue Pub announced they are closing its doors. The announcement was made on Wednesday on the pub’s social media pages. The owners say the closure is due to rising costs, insurance, utilities, the state of Monroe Avenue, and the decline in...

The Memorial Art Gallery is getting ready for a night of Black excellence. The local chapter of the Sigma Gamma Rho Society's annual Scholarship Gala is honoring 103 years of sisterhood, scholarship and service in Met Gala fashion. Trina Duncan, August Dunlop and Tiffany Anderson tell us more. The gala...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Legendary movie star Rita Moreno on Wednesday was honored with the George Eastman Award at the Dryden Theatre on East Avenue. The award recognized Moreno’s significant contributions to the film industry. Moreno is well-known for her role as Anita in “West Side Story,” for which she won an Academy...