Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Country singer Darius Rucker is bringing his tour to Canandaigua this summer! Rucker, best known as the frontman of the Grammy-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish, will be bringing his Songs of Summer Tour to CMAC. His show will be on Saturday, June 6. Special guests will be joining Rucker:...

WEBSTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Mike and Erin Waller were struggling to find a house to buy because of our region’s housing shortage. When they finally got their home, they found damage that cost them around $120,000 to fix. The Wallers bought their split-level home in Webster on Valentine’s Day last year. In the current...

A man, 31, is recovering after being stabbed inside an apartment on Monday night on West Main Street between Jefferson Avenue and Genesee Street.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Workers rallied outside the post office on Jefferson Road, carrying signs that expressed the need for an all-career workforce. The rally aimed to bring attention to the fight for a fair contract as the letter carriers’ contract for Rochester and surrounding areas is set to expire in May.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A parole warrant has been issued for a Rochester man accused in a police pursuit that ended in a serious crash involving a city bus earlier this month. The New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said Community Supervision staff had already begun investigating David...

The iconic classic rock band Chicago joins the summer lineup of concerts at the Constellation Brands-Marvin Sands Performing Arts Center . Chicago, whose horns-heavy songs such as “Saturday in the Park,” “25 or 6 to 4,” “Feelin’ Stronger Every Day,” “Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is” and many more, will take...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — GRAMMY-winning singer Gladys Knight has been announced as a headliner for the Rochester International Jazz Festival. Knight, an R&B and soul singer best known for hits such as “Midnight Train to Georgia” and “That’s What Friends Are For,” was announced Tuesday morning as a ticketed headliner....

GREECE, N.Y. — The U.S. Navy’s premier band is set to perform at the Greece Performing Arts Center Monday night. Chief Petty Officer Pamela Blakely, a Spencerport graduate, is one of the musicians. In 2016, Blakely won a national audition for a French horn vacancy with the Navy Band in Washington, D.C.

Monroe County is looking to reduce its dependence on leased office space — including for its human services, Public Defender’s Office and a handful of other operations.

Many ponds in Rochester are frozen, but that doesn’t always mean they’re safe to skate on. Here’s how to tell if its safe.