Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Over $10 million is set to go to Monroe Community Hospital for upgrades to its pediatric and ventilator units. The funding, awarded through Gov. Kathy Hochul’s statewide Health Care Facility Transformation Program, is part of $300 million in new state support for 50 health care projects. The program...

Chili, N.Y. — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help in the search for a missing man. Martin Kowalski, 41, was last seen Wednesday around 10 a.m. leaving his home in Chili, the sheriff's office said. He was wearing black shorts and a long-sleeve gray...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A federal court judge signed off on a settlement to a class action lawsuit against the University of Rochester Medical Center last week. The lawsuit claimed URMC violated the privacy of its patients but URMC denies any wrongdoing. If you used URMC’s MyChart patient portal or filled out forms on the...

The Genesee River in Rochester, New York had some unusual visitors this weekend. Not fish. Not kayaks. But shared scooters and e-bikes, pulled up by a crane near Broad Street. They didn’t look like the scooters and bikes we see rolling around town. These were dripping with water. Caked in mud. Tangled in weeds and...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Boys and Girls Club of Rochester held a backpack giveaway Wednesday to help families prepare for the upcoming school year. The event featured backpacks filled with school supplies. Dr. Bettina Love, a New York Times bestselling author and Boys and Girls Club Hall of Famer, greeted families at...

Organizers are looking for volunteer kayakers or canoers to pick up litter on the shoreline, and others to tackle trash on the shore and along trails in Genesee Valley Park.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man has died after being stabbed multiple times. Rochester Police are investigating on Driving Park Avenue, near Dewey Avenue, where they believe the stabbing happened. Police are piecing together what happened and are working to identify the victim — a man in his late 40s — and notify the family,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man is facing multiple charges after police say he pointed a gun at a woman during a traffic dispute on Hudson Avenue. Around 3:30 p.m. Monday, officers responded to a home near Hudson Avenue for a report of menacing. The victim told police she was stopped at a red […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two suspects, one of them a teenager, were accused of a robbery and deadly shooting on Smith Street. Last Saturday, 68-year-old Gilberto Morales-Cruz was riding his bike alone down Smith Street when he was shot and killed in a robbery. Police said they identified the suspects as 18-year-old...

A school supply giveaway, Food Truck Rodeo, and the final Concerts by the Shore is happening on Wednesday.