Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A 16-year-old has been charged with murder in the fatal shooting of another teen earlier this fall. On Oct. 9, 2025, at about 11 p.m., police responded to a report of a person shot in the 100 block of Warwick Avenue. Officers found 16-year-old Aajion Wright in a driveway between two […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man has been found guilty by a Monroe County Jury of murder for the death of James Jackson Jr., who was shot and killed on Cuba Place in 2024. RELATED: UPDATE: Police identify man killed on Cuba Place; driver found shot in vehicle Prosecutors say on Aug. 30, 2024, Jackson was […]

Good morning, Rochester. Here's what you need to know today. It'll be mild and increasingly breezy today with scattered rain showers this morning and afternoon. Highs in the 50s to near 60. Lows in the 30s tonight with localized lake effect snow swinging from north to south through the area.

A three-car crash on University Avenue near the Memorial Art Gallery left one car on its roof.

A Rochester man was arrested Monday afternoon on a warrant stemming from a domestic dispute earlier this year in Ontario County. Deputies took 26-year-old Jahmir Keiston Dwyane Powell into custody at 62 Prospect Street in the city of Rochester around 1:49 p.m. on November 25. According to the Ontario County Sheriff’s...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The suspect in a robbery at a Rochester home earlier this month was arrested on Lexington Avenue Wednesday morning. On November 2, 2025, 31-year-old Omar Muhammad allegedly broke down the door of his former domestic partner’s home. Police said he menaced her with a handgun, stole some items,...

Temperatures are expected to drop Wednesday afternoon and the wind will pick up, with snow arriving Thursday.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Firefighters extinguished a large car fire on West Ridge Road Tuesday afternoon. According to the Brockport Fire District, they were dispatched to the area and found an SUV pulling a trailer that was heavily involved in fire. The fire was extinguished, and leaking fluids were managed. The...

Good evening, Rochester. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. A few showers linger tonight into Wednesday. Wednesday's high temperatures will be a smidge warmer than today. Then a cold front moves through Wedesday afternoon bringing in...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester chapter of Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library celebrated a significant milestone in early childhood literacy Tuesday by handing out its 100,000th book. “Well I get to say – Congratulations – you get the 100,000th book in Rochester… well done,” an official said. Sen. Jeremy Cooney and...