Rochester NY

Businesses from across the area came to meet prospective employees at Rochester's block-party-style job fair on Wednesday. ROC the Block continued its employment fair series on Wednesday. The City of Rochester organizes ROC the Block as a neighborhood-based hiring initiative styled like a festive block party. The aim...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — An American WWII Soldier whose remains were only identified in 2018 is finally coming home to be laid to rest in his hometown of Boonville after landing at the Rochester International Airport Today. U.S. Army Private Harland J. Hennessey was born on September 1, 1918. He died of disease in a...

The former Webster Furniture Strippers building at Ridge and Gravel roads had been vacant for roughly 20 years.

SWEDEN, N.Y. – A change to bail reform allowed a judge in the Sweden Town Court to set bail for crimes that don’t normally qualify, in a case involving a serial shoplifter who sparked a manhunt in late July after the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office says the man stole from stores near Brockport. When Chris […]

Clarkson, N.Y. — Two people from Monroe County are facing several charges in connection to a burglary at a popular bar earlier this summer. Security cameras captured two masked people breaking into Ridge Runners Bar and Grill on West Ridge Road in Clarkson and stealing cash, liquor and food in the early hours of July...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The City of Rochester saw an 8% decrease in gun violence, according to Governor Kathy Hochul. Hochul said that communities that participated in the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (GIVE) initiative saw shooting incidents drop 14%. According to the NYS Division of Criminal Justice Services,...

Rochester, N.Y. — Three people were taken into custody after police chased a stolen vehicle in the city early Wednesday. Officers began an investigation shortly after 3:45 a.m. into a report of an armed carjacking at North Clinton Avenue and Ward Street, according to Lt. Anthony DelVecchio from the Rochester Police...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man accused of attacking a nurse at Highland Hospital pleaded not guilty to his charges in court Wednesday morning. Robert White was indicted Monday on two counts of assault as police say White attacked the nurse, a woman in her 60s, as she walked to her car on July 24, saying […]

Rochester, N.Y. — The Rochester City School District has introduced a new initiative titled "Strive for Five, Show Up Strong Five Days Long," aimed at enhancing student attendance through engaging activities and community outreach. The campaign seeks to improve attendance by adopting a community-driven,...

Two men charged in a deadly mass shooting at an Airbnb on Rochester’s east side over two years ago are due in court on Thursday morning.