Expert: Biometric data can be biased, error rate can be high
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A recent notice outside of a Wegmans store in New York City sparked concern about whether your identity is safe, as well as ethical concerns, as the error rate can be high and the tech can be biased. We use our faces and fingerprints to unlock our phones and computers, but […]
Ambriola Company issues recall for grated cheese due to listeria
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A cheese company is recalling some of its product after listeria was found in some cheese. The Ambriola Company is recalling its grated Pecorino Romano cheese. This cheese is sold under the Locatelli, Boar’s Head, Member’s Mark, Ambriola, and Pinna brands. The recalled products were distributed to...
Quadruple homicide in Rochester remains unsolved ten years later
Ten years later, the murder of four people in Rochester still remains unsolved.
Bartlett St. double shooting suspects identified
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Rochester Police Department released the identities of the suspects in a shooting that left two men wounded on Bartlett St. Genesee Section officers responded just before 5:30 p.m. to reports of shots fired near Bartlett Street and Seward Street, according to Rochester police. When they...
Man found shot during traffic stop at Diringer Place; condition unknown
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A 20-year-old man was found with a gunshot wound Friday night during a traffic stop on Rochester’s northeast side, and his condition remains unknown, according to police. Officers responded to Diringer Place around 8:50 p.m. after a ShotSpotter alert reported gunfire in the area. While...
Photos and videos of strong winds and damages in Rochester area Friday
See photos and videos of strong winds and some of the damage it caused.
WATCH: Chili Ave. RPD shooting footage released, officers recovering
Editor’s Note: Viewer discretion is advised in the video posted below ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — As three officers involved in a December shootout recover from their injuries, the Rochester Police Department released the body-worn camera footage of the incident. On Friday, December 19, around 10 p.m., the officers...
Flu cases still severe, but numbers and hospitalizations have dropped
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Good news on the influenza fight across New York, as there was no post-holiday spike and instead, cases and hospitalizations have started to drop. According to the New York State Flu Tracker, cases statewide were down 43% for the week ending January 3. Monroe County saw a similar trend,...
Brave young man rescues baby deer from icy Irondequoit Bay
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A young man saved a baby deer after it walked out on frozen Irondequoit Bay. It’s not something that’s advised; in fact, it’s dangerous. But as he told News 8’s Oran Spitzer, if you have an opportunity to help, take it. 24-year-old Eric Shutter leaped into action when his mother saw […]
Deadly ICE shooting sparks protests in Rochester and across the nation
The gatherings in and around Rochester are part of a nationwide outpouring that has seen large protests not just in Minneapolis but New York City, New Orleans, Philadelphia and Boston.

















