Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — More than two weeks after a roof collapse forced the emergency evacuation of 131 residents from Hilton East Assisted Living, facilities across the Greater Rochester Mutual Aid Network continue to provide care for those displaced. The collapse occurred in late December following a stretch of...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Crews completed the demolition of the former Vacuum Oil Refinery building on Flint Street along the Genesee River on Monday afternoon. The next phase of the project will focus on properties along the Genesee Riverway Trail. Crews are set to remove contaminated soil and replace it with clean soil....

BROCKPORT, NY — A traffic stop led to the arrest of a Rochester man on drug and driving charges on Jan. 12, 2026. Brockport Police stopped a vehicle for a traffic infraction and identified the driver as Branden Panton, 31, of Rochester. An investigation determined that Panton’s license or...

Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Geneseo, NY – A Monroe County resident was arrested Monday following a Livingston County Sheriff’s Office investigation into an alleged violation of New York’s sex offender registration requirements....

The Rochester area lost some retail businesses in 2025, but new ones are on the way for 2026. Here are nine ventures, including in the fast-food and furniture categories, expected to open or to add locations here next year. 7 Brew In 2025, Arkansas-based drive-thru coffee and beverage chain 7 Brew entered the...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A 58-year-old woman was found shot Tuesday night on Hudson Avenue. She is expected to survive. Rochester Police officers responded at about 9:54 a.m. to Hudson Avenue for the report of a shooting. They found the woman, a Rochester resident, who had been shot at least once in the upper body. She […]

The Wegmans store at 851 Fairport Road in East Rochester’s Country Club Plaza doesn’t have a clock tower. It doesn’t have an animatronic rooster named Casanova that crows on the hour. And it doesn’t have a model train that goes round and round on a track suspended from the ceiling. What it does have is a lot of...

A trial date has been set for a Syracuse man accused of killing his son and his girlfriend from Rochester.

Fire crews responded to the second-floor fire Monday night. At least one person was treated in an ambulance.

Ontario County deputies arrested a Rochester woman during a warrant enforcement late Sunday night. Brittany Hollaert, 29, was taken into custody on outstanding bench warrants issued by Canandaigua Town Court and Hopewell Town Court, according to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies made the arrest at the...