Rochester NY

Seated on a stool in the backroom kitchen of Malek’s Bakery, head baker Tom Quinn’s hands move with rapid precision, interlacing strands of dough to form loaf after loaf of challah. “Should I do it blindfolded?” he asks as a reporter looks on, drawing laughter from two others...

BRIGHTON, N.Y. — Nate Salzman says he decided to challenge Brighton Town Supervisor Bill Moehle’s reelection bid in part due to differences on development. Salzman, a current town board member, felt the approval process to build or expand was too onerous, so he went up against a party stalwart in the local Democratic...

The Rochester Model Railroad Club hosted its annual open house earlier Sunday.

GREECE, NY — Police recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested two people on drug charges March 7 following a License Plate Reader alert on Ling Road. Officers responded to the area of Latta Road and Dewey Avenue at approximately 3:01 p.m. after receiving an alert for a vehicle reported stolen out of the Town of Greece.

Rochester Police are investigating after bullets hit a house on Fairbanks Street near Bauman Street, in a neighborhood off Hudson Avenue, on Monday night.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ticketmaster has reached a $280 million settlement with the Justice Department to resolve a high-profile antitrust case. The settlement allows Ticketmaster to remain with its parent company, Live Nation, and introduces a standalone ticketing system for third-party companies like SeatGeek and StubHub...

LYONS N.Y. (WROC)– A Wayne County inmate serving 18 years to life for the 1990 murders of a 15-year-old student and a toddler could be paroled this week to Erie County pending a review by the NYS Board of Parole. The Wayne County District Attorney, Christine Callanan, says it...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Let’s hope for some luck this Friday the 13th as Rochester has a local contestant on Wheel of Fortune. You can watch Shaneece Terry spin the wheel and solve the puzzles at 7 p.m. on WROC. In a fun bit during her taping, Shaneece was asked by Maggie Sajak where she’d take […]

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The DEC has determined the cause of death of multiple birds found at Seneca Lake. News 8 received reports that multiple bird carcasses were found at Seneca Lake recently. The New York DEC explained that the melting ice and warmer temperatures caused the bodies to wash up on shore. The...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester Police Department officer and a 15-year-old suspect were injured following a pursuit that ended in a crash on Marlborough Road on Sunday evening. According to officers, they received a report of a stolen 2018 Hyundai Accent driving recklessly as they were in the area of Epworth...