Inmate sentenced to additional 25 years to life after admitting to 2024 murder of...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — An inmate at Five Points Correctional Facility pleaded guilty Wednesday to murdering his cellmate in 2024 and was sentenced to an additional 25 years to life in prison, according to the Seneca County District Attorney’s Office. Kevin Farley, 43, admitted to two counts of first‑degree murder...
Man arrested by ICE in Rochester forgiven by sister he tried to kill, court...
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement arrested Waheed Allah Mohammad, a 39-year-old Afghan man, Jan. 1 in Rochester, claiming he was in the country illegally. Court paperwork obtained Tuesday by 13WHAM reveals more about Mohammad's background and 2009 conviction. ICE said Mohammad stabbed...
School closings for Rochester and the Finger Lakes
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Winter Storm Warnings have been issued for parts of our area, along with a few Winter Weather Advisories farther inland, which is causing schools around Rochester to close. The Rochester City School District, Gates-Chili, Churchville-Chili, among other school districts have cancelled school...
Winter Storm Warnings expand across the Finger Lakes: Here’s what’s coming
A slow-moving winter storm is tightening its grip on the Finger Lakes and Central New York, prompting the National Weather Service to upgrade some counties to Winter Storm Warnings while extending advisories elsewhere. Forecasters say a prolonged period of snow, lake-enhanced snowfall, and sharply colder air will...
Popular actor, Broadway star to be inducted into Upstate NY music hall of fame
Taye Diggs’ latest accolade hits close to home. On Monday, the Rochester Music Hall of Fame announced that Diggs will be inducted into its Class of 2026. “Taye Diggs exemplifies the spirit of Rochester’s creative community,” board member Tony Gross said in a statement. “His achievements reflect not only extraordinary...
Child left stranded by Rochester school bus driver; district vows action
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Questions are being raised after a mother claimed her child was dropped off at the wrong bus stop blocks away, leaving him to wander alone and afraid. As tears fell down her face, Marla Acevedo told 13WHAM her 9-year-old son, Kyle, rode the school bus...
Crash endangers longstanding local chess center
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Ron Lohrman’s retirement from Kodak gave him the money and time to open the Rochester Chess Center in 1989. “He was US amateur champion in 1969 and chess was his passion and he wanted to be able to give back to the community because there was no place to play chess,” […]
Now open: Chipotle on W. Henrietta Road featuring Chipotlane
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Now open in Henrietta — a new Chipotle location featuring the Chipotlane! The restaurant opened at 4775 West Henrietta Road, and a Chipotlane will be featured at the restaurant, a drive-thru pick-up lane that allows customers to grab their digital orders. Chipotle is looking to fill around 30...
New 7-Brew Coffee may be coming to Irondequoit
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A new 7 Brew Coffee location may be coming to Irondequoit! A proposal was shown at a planning board meeting on Monday, which aims to tear down a building on East Ridge Road to build a drive-thru-only coffee shop. There was a whole slew of 7-Brew shops popping up in Monroe […]
‘Airplane!’ stars coming to Syracuse, Rochester for movie screening, Q&A
Surely you can’t be serious: There’s an unreleased director’s cut of “Airplane!” and you can soon see it in Upstate New York. “Airplane! Live with Julie Hagerty and Robert Hays!” is coming to the Kodak Center in Rochester on May 29 and The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater in Syracuse on Oct. 8. Both events will begin at...
