License plate reader catches woman driving stolen car in Greece, police say
Greece, N.Y. — A Rochester woman is facing charges in connection to a car that was stolen out-of-state. Greece police said a license plate reader spotted a 2024 Kia that was reported stolen in New Jersey driving on West Ridge Road Saturday around 5:45 p.m. Notifications from other license plate readers in the area...
Free meals drive food shortages in select NY schools
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A surge in demand from New York’s new Universal Free Meals Program is creating food vendor supply shortages for schools across the state, including in Pittsford. The program, signed into law by Gov. Kathy Hochul in May and launched this September, requires schools to provide free breakfast...
Paralyzed Rochester musician continues to take major steps in recovery
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Imagine being paralyzed and told by doctors you’d likely never walk again. That’s the news a Rochester area musician received after a terrible crash two summers ago. Katy Eberts is proving to doctors and to herself that miracles can happen. For two years, Eberts...
Foodlink’s Festival of Food returns Monday night
The Rochester Public Market will be full of food and drinks from local restaurants, wineries, breweries, bakeries, and more on Monday night.
Rochester’s Jewish Home announces new Dementia Center
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester’s Jewish Home is establishing a new dementia care center for residents suffering from dementia. The center will be named the Clare & Jerry Rotenberg Center for Excellence in Dementia Care, named after the founders of the Clare & Jerry Rotenberg Institute on Aging. According to...
Shoplifting arrest made at Eastview Mall
Deputies arrested a Rochester woman Saturday evening after she allegedly stole nearly $200 worth of merchandise from Von Maur at Eastview Mall. According to the Ontario County Sheriff’s Office, Amber M. Lawrence, 36, was taken into custody around 7:45 p.m. after store staff reported a shoplifting incident. Deputies...
Teen recovering after shooting on Wilkins Street on city’s northeast side
A 17-year-old is recovering after being shot on Sunday afternoon on Wilkins Street off Hudson Avenue.
Irondequoit is now designated as an age-friendly community
Dave Conley walks his dog Titus every morning around his Skyview Park apartment complex. The community, located in the old Irondequoit Mall campus, was designed to be a senior living space. “It's a nice little community,” Conley said. “A lot of different people. Everything's 55 and over here.”
Lot near MLK Park is latest area to get hit with car break-ins
A parking lot near Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Memorial Park in downtown Rochester is the latest area to get hit with car break-ins.
SEE PHOTOS: Viewers share photos of northern lights
Did you see the northern lights (aurora borealis) in the night sky over Rochester on Sunday? Viewers shared photos of the sky lit up in hues of green and red.
