All about Rochester’s new Night Market: ‘It just kind of snowballed’
As the sun set on the west side of Rochester Tuesday evening, Sept. 2, over 200 people gathered to enjoy music, food and shopping at the Rochester Night Market. The new event at the Exchange open-air events location on Flint Street near the west side of the Genesee River hosted over 50 vendors. Some of the vendors...
2 Greece men arrested after police say they were involved in shooting
GREECE, N.Y. — Two brothers are facing charges after Greece Police say they were involved in a shooting at a home in Greece. Police say it happened just before 2 a.m. on Sept. 5 at a home on Foster Road. They say they found 28-year-old Devon Smith with a gunshot wound in his hip and […]
ICE agents in the Park Ave neighborhood spark large-scale protest
The group shouted “shame” and "Gestapo,” and applauded as agents in the ICE-led action drove a Border Patrol SUV away on four flat tires, which had been slashed.
Woman arrested after police investigation on I-390 near Rush
News10NBC is working to learn more about a Monroe County Sheriff’s Office investigation overnight near the Town of Rush.
Border Patrol spotted on Westminster Rd., protests follow
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to clarify that local officials were at the scene. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Border Patrol was at the scene of East Avenue and Westminster Road, which led to a protest. The exact details and circumstances of the incident are unconfirmed at this time, but at least one Border […]
Morning Briefing: N.Y. prison staff shortage persists months after strike, could ranked choice voting...
Good morning, Rochester. Here's what you need to know today. It'll be sunny today with highs in the 70s this afternoon. The sky remains clear tonight as temperatures fall to the upper 40s and lower 50s. Sunshine will continue tomorrow as temperatures reach the 70s again. Dry weather persistst through...
Multiple cars smashed, gate broken at Normandie Apt.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Multiple cars and a gate were damaged in the parking lot of an apartment complex on Alexander Street. News 8 crews on scene saw that at least five cars were broken into overnight at Normandie Apartments, and the gate to the lot was also damaged. Residents of the complex woke up […]
Greece police charge two brothers in shooting incident
GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — The Greece Police Department confirmed on Tuesday that two brothers have been arrested and charged following a shooting in Greece. According to police, officers responded to a home on Foster Road in Greece at 1:50 a.m. on September 5 for a report of a man with a gunshot wound. Upon arrival, […]
‘De facto criminal defense attorney’: City court judge accused of acting without impartiality
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is accusing a Rochester City Court Judge of acting like a “de facto criminal defense attorney.” In a letter sent out last week to the NYS Commission of Judicial Misconduct, Bello is accusing Judge Michael C. Lopez of failing to uphold and promote public...
Mother details harrowing domestic violence abuse in fight to break trauma cycle
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Maggie Benjamin says she spent three days locked in a bathroom with her baby crying just beyond the door. She calls her escape from domestic violence a turning point — and today, she calls herself a thriver. “I do identify as a thriver, and what...