Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Our Red Alert continues as a snowstorm passes through our region. Significant accumulations are expected as the snowfall begins to pick up. Snowfall was light and manageable to start, but the heavy portion of the storm is now entering from the south. Snowfall rates will climb to 1.5″ per hour and...

Due to the extreme weather forecast for this weekend, the library will be CLOSED on Sunday, January 25. We apologize for the inconvenience. We will continue to monitor this weekend’s weather forecast, and we’ll let you know if the library will need to be closed for any additional days.

One of Rochester’s best-known craft beer brands just found a new home. Rohrbach Brewing Company has purchased the Young Lion brand, bringing the modern craft label under the ownership of the region’s oldest craft brewery. The acquisition puts Young Lion’s beers in the hands of a company with more than three decades...

Rochester, N.Y. - Our Bright Spot shines on a teacher who's changing lives. Flower City School #54 elementary music teacher, Zachary Arnez, has been nominated for National Life Group’s 2025-26 LifeChanger of the Year award. The award recognizes the very best educators and employees across the country who are...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Mansfield University men's track and field team competed on January 23 at the RIT Friday Meet hosted by Rochester Institute of Technology. Cahsid Raymond finished first in the 60-meter dash with a final time of 6.94. Calvin Cragle made finals in shot put placing third...

The Rochester Americans hosted their annual Military Appreciation Night Saturday as they faced off against the Cleveland Monsters.

On Sunday at 1:13 a.m. the National Weather Service released an updated winter storm warning valid from 7 a.m. until Tuesday 7 a.m. for Monroe, Wayne, Cayuga, Oswego, Jefferson and Lewis counties. "Total snow accumulations 12 to 18 inches. The highest amounts are expected along the Lake Ontario shore and...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Around 9 a.m. Saturday, a man was injured in a hit-and-run on Monroe Avenue, police say. Officers responded to the area of Monroe Avenue and Cornell Street to find a 40-year-old resident of the city who said they’d been hit by a gray sedan. Police say the vehicle allegedly contiuned to […]

Stay tuned! We will announce the full festival lineup, including 50 more Club Pass artists, 100-plus free shows, and what's new, on March 10. Marc Iacona and John Nugent, producers of the 23rd Edition Rochester International Jazz Festival in partnership with Rochester Regional Health, are pleased to announce 16 more...

We’re working to learn more about a water leak on East Avenue that one resident says left her apartment flooded.