Rochester NY

HENRIETTA N.Y (WROC) —The Monroe County Fire Bureau continues to investigate the cause of a fire at an apartment building in Henrietta Sunday. Video shared by the Henrietta Fire District on Facebook showed firefighters breaking through a second-floor window of the burning apartment building located on Farrell Road....

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A 36-year-old man has been arrested after State Police say he was found with a loaded handgun in his car. On Jan. 2, State Police say they conducted a traffic stop on I-490 in Rochester, when they found a loaded handgun in the car. State Police say during the stop, Jeremy Leach […]

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Alessio Sotgiu, 14, of Fairport was skiing at Bristol Mountain with friends Saturday afternoon when he was involved in a collision, according to family friend Courtney Holtz. "From what a witness has said, he was cut off while he was coming down one of the...

A golden cup grants people the chance to get free Chick-fil-A for a year.

ROCHESTER N.Y (WROC)– A judge denied a bail reduction request for the woman accused of causing the death of her 16-year-old son during a court hearing Tuesday. 38-year-old Aneka Connor is charged with manslaughter, reckless endangerment and endangering the welfare of a child related to the death of 16-year-old Ca’hry...

Deputies arrested a Rochester man after investigators said a forged building permit surfaced in a Wayne County town. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office charged Juan R. Martinez, 25, of Lorenzo Street in Rochester, with forgery in the third degree. Investigators said Martinez forged a Town of Walworth building permit....

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has announced a significant reduction in the number of recommended vaccines for children, dropping from 17 to 11. The unprecedented move has raised concerns among health experts about potential impacts on children's health and disease spread....

A photographer who set out to document Rochester's pay phones has now started a mission to revive the archaic infrastructure: one phone at a time.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — After the federal shutdown caused a delay in the application process, some households who were approved for heating assistance through the Home Energy Assistance Program (HEAP) are still waiting for the funds to actually reach their utility accounts. The application process opened on December 1st...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Community leaders and Mayor Malik Evans gathered at City Hall on Monday to discuss pressing issues such as housing and benefits inequity in Rochester. The public hearing also addressed potential solutions for single parents who do not qualify for couples’ benefits. Evans emphasized the city’s...