Rochester NY

Good evening, Rochester. We're wrapping up the day for you with the most important stories you need to know and your weather outlook. Lake snow will remain a possibility Friday night south of Lake Ontario. Lows in the single digits, close to zero. Outside of a few snow showers on...

Looking to find someone to warm up next to in this frigid weather?. Well, look no further than this one spot in Pennsylvania. According to a study conducted and published by ConsumerAffairs, Pittsburgh is the second best city for dating in the United States. Essentially, the people’s city may be steel, but not their...

At a special meeting held on December 22, 2025, the Greece Town Board voted unanimously to increase the real property tax exemption for qualifying lower-income senior citizens in the Town of Greece. Earlier in 2025, the NYS Senate and Assembly passed, and the Governor signed into law, legislation allowing local...

Longtime city of Rochester neighborhood and youth advocate Nancy Johns-Price is being remembered for her tireless enthusiasm and decades of service. Johns-Price died Wednesday. She was 65. “Nancy shared her caring expertise and zest for life with countless community members and fellow city employees. We all feel the...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Watch out for dangerously cold wind chills on Friday that could make it feel like -25 degrees in some places. The actual temperatures on Friday aren’t expected to get above 8 degrees. Here’s what to know to stay safe:. Possible record-tying cold streak. The...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A former Roth Junior High School employee has been sentenced on a child endangerment charge. Scott Stradley pleaded guilty last fall to endangering the welfare of a child. He was sentenced on Friday to three years of probation, and an order of protection was issued. On December 13, 2024,...

Webster, N.Y. (WHAM) — A 63-year-old woman is speaking out after nearly losing $1,800 in a gift card scam — a scheme experts say is increasingly targeting older adults. Kelly McDonald of Webster said the incident happened back in December while she was having trouble with her new laptop. A pop-up message appeared on...

A man will spend 25 years in state prison for a shooting that killed two people on North Goodman Street back in February of 2024.

Rochester, N.Y. — A man convicted in connection to a kidnapping in Greece was sentenced Friday to five years of felony probation, according to the Monroe County District Attorney's Office. Jayquon Martin, his brother, Mikquon Williams, and his father, Lennis Williams, were all initially charged with kidnapping a...

Major General Ray Shields, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, recently announced the promotion of two local members of the New York Army National Guard in recognition of their capability for additional responsibility and leadership. Daniel Procopio of Rochester (14626), and assigned to Alpha Company, 2nd...