Rochester NY

A Rochester woman who pleaded guilty to collecting her dead boyfriend’s Social Security benefits is due in court on Friday.

A Rochester man has been sentenced to 20 years to life in prison as a persistent Violent Felony Offender. The Monroe County DA's Office says 49-year-old Marquis Hucks was sentenced after being convicted by a jury of robbery and assault for stabbing and robbing a Rochester man. This happened a...

The union that represents teachers in the Rochester City School District is filing a grievance after hundreds of district employees have gone without pay.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester business owner recently crowned Mrs. New York American is on her way to secure another pageant title in Las Vegas, this time for Mrs. American. Shaina Zazzaro, the current Mrs. New York American, spoke with News 8 just before she left Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester...

Farmington, N.Y. — Three people are facing charges in connection to a pair of vehicle thefts at a business in Ontario County. Chaz Davis, 42, of Rochester, worked with Iselynn Johnson, 36, of Pittsford, and Patrick Johnson, 34, of Rochester, stole two vehicles worth a total of more than $100,000 under false pretenses...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Authorities are searching for two people connected to an assault investigation in Penfield. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office has posted two pictures of individuals. Deputies say they are searching for them as part of an investigation into an assault at an apartment complex on Empire...

School starts in just a few weeks, and many organizations are making sure students and parents are ready for that first day. A giveaway of school supplies is coming to West Avenue. Organizer James Hailey tells us more. The giveaway runs from 1 to 6pm on Saturday, Aug. 23 at...

Troopers in Ellenville responded Wednesday evening to a medical emergency in Rochester. Around 8:15 p.m., State Police were called to Ridgeview Road after a 17-year-old was found unconscious in a large tank of water, known as a Mikvah, which is "a Jewish ritual bath for spiritual purification, using waters from a...

Rochester, N.Y. — A potluck dinner at Immanuel Baptist Church served as a gathering point for community members to reflect on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza, as Bob Sanders, a cyclist on a 4,000-mile journey against the war, made a stop in Rochester. Sanders began his ride in San...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man is hospitalized after he allegedly tried to break into a home on Avenue D. According to the Rochester Police Department, a 34-year-old man tried breaking into the home, but was confronted by several people who were in the home. Officers said a fight broke out, which led to one […]