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An appellate court ruled on Friday that the Rochester Police Accountability Board does not have the authority to recommend discipline against Rochester Police Department officers.

CHILI, NY — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help to identify a person in connection with a grand larceny investigation. The incident occurred at 84 Lumber, located at 1505 Scottsville Road, on March 10 at 12:35 p.m. Deputies have released a photo of...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The New York Lottery has announced a top-prize winner in Rochester. At a 7-Eleven on Dewey Avenue in Rochester, a prize-winning ticket worth $34,027 was purchased on Friday, March 20. Take 5 drawings are televised twice a day at 2:30 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. A lottery prize may be claimed within […]

Greece, N.Y. — A 50-year-old Greece man is expected to survive after police say he was repeatedly stabbed during a confrontation in a driveway on Sharon Drive. Greece police said officers responded to a home on Sharon Drive just before 10:00 p.m. on Friday for a report of a domestic incident and found the victim in...

The story begins in 1864, when newlyweds Susan and D.S. Morgan moved into what was then a boarding house at 151 Main Street in Brockport. They purchased the home three years later, and all of their seven children were born there. Sara, born on March 21, 1868, was the third child and the eldest of the three girls.

An 18-year-old woman was shot early Friday morning on West Ridge Road.

Rochester, N.Y. — Close to 500 women attended a sold-out conference Thursday that inspires personal and professional growth while fostering connection and collaboration in the workforce. The Greater Rochester Chamber of Commerce hosted its 8th annual Women Empowering Women Conference, offering women at all stages of...

Muslims in the Rochester area will mark the end of a month of fasting for Ramadan on Friday with Eid al-Fitr.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Police Department is ramping up its recruitment efforts as it looks to fill a staffing shortage. RPD has been short about 100 officers for the last four years. The department is looking for people of good character who want to serve their community. If worries about the dangers of...