Rochester dispatchers’ calmness crucial in emergencies
At Rochester’s Emergency Communications Department, people in the academy class for dispatchers train and learn to maintain composure even when callers are panicked.
Plea agreement reached in case of Rochester arson that claimed life of young boy
One of two sisters accused of intentionally setting a house fire that killed a young boy in the city of Rochester last summer has accepted a plea agreement in the case. Court records show Tiakayla Hendrix pleaded guilty to second-degree arson in connection with a fire on Portland Avenue in Aug. 2024. Police say...
Guide To September Events In Rochester
If you are looking for things to do in Rochester this month, this is the place for you! Every month, you can come to Rochester Mom Collective to find our guide to monthly events in the area. Enjoy checking out our Guide To September Events In Rochester. We do our best to share accurate information, but be sure to...
Two separate shootings injure two men overnight in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester police are investigating two separate shootings that injured two men in the city. Officers were alerted to the first shooting Sunday night at 10:30 p.m. when a 35-year-old man was dropped off at Strong Memorial Hospital. Investigators learned he was shot in the area of Columbia...
Woman charged after being accused of using stolen identity to rent apartment
CANANDAIGUA, N.Y. — A 48-year-old woman from Canandaigua is facing charges after Ontario County Sheriff’s deputies say she used another person’s identity to rent an apartment and failed to pay rent. Deputies say Nichelle Beale used another person’s identity to rent an apartment at Candlewood Apartments from May 1,...
Effort aims to teach Rochester-area residents how to respond to cardiac arrest
Through HEARTSafe Rochester, the city and Monroe County will work to train more members of the public in CPR and the use of an automatic external defibrilator.
Consumer Investigation: Manager appointed to oversee troubled nursing home
ROCHESTER, NY – A temporary manager has been appointed to oversee Waterview Heights Rehabilitation and Nursing Center following seven months of investigations by News10NBC. This action comes less than two weeks after an inspection report raised concerns about the deaths of four residents. More than a dozen...
Reported decrease in gun violence varies across upstate N.Y.
New York state is reporting a decrease in gun violence in the biggest upstate communities. Communities that are a part of the state's Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative saw a 14% drop in shooting incidents with injury in the first half of this year, the state announced last Thursday. That's a drop of...
Woman Who Has Raised $800K Online Charged After Calling Kid N-Word
A video of the confrontation showed Hendrix admitting the slur, repeating it toward the boy, and flashing her middle finger at a man.
Reported decrease in gun violence varies across upstate N.Y.
New York state is reporting a decrease in gun violence in the biggest upstate communities. Communities that are a part of the state's Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative saw a 14% drop in shooting incidents with injury in the first half of this year, the state announced last Thursday. That's a drop of...
