NYDOH: Highest number of flu hospitalizations recorded in a week
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The NYS Department of Health is reporting nearly 1,000 more hospitalizations related to influenza than the previous week. According to the department’s most recent data, there is a total of 4,546 flu hospitalizations — the highest number recorded in a single week. Monroe County saw a...
Driver charged for DWAI and possessing ghost gun in Greece
GREECE, N.Y. (WROC) — The Greece Police Department has arrested a 34-year-old man following a traffic stop on Dobson Road during which he was found to be in possession of a Ghost Gun. Patrol officers conducted a traffic stop on December 31 at around 8:52 p.m. on Dobson Road in Greece. During the investigation, the […]
Open Door Mission seeks winter clothing donations as temperatures drop
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — As 2025 comes to a close with freezing temperatures, the Open Door Mission’s efforts to help the community have become more urgent. The shelter typically accommodates about 50 people, but when temperatures drop below freezing, they increase capacity to house up to 99 individuals. The...
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church rings in New Year with service honoring Watch Night
Mt. Olivet Baptist Church in Rochester held a service on New Year’s Eve honoring “Watch Night,” the day that enslaved people secretly gathered at homes and churches to wait for the Emancipation Proclamation to take effect.
Man hospitalized after Champlain Street shooting
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester police are investigating a shooting on Champlain Street that sent one man to the hospital. News 8 crews arrived at the scene and saw a police vehicle and police tape blocking off a section of Champlain Street. According to the Rochester Police Department, a 50-year-old man was found...
Local hospitals welcome first babies of 2026
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Some families rang in the new year by welcoming a baby! Strong Memorial Hospital Baby Amelia Trigg was born at 6:40 a.m. Thursday. Although she was born at home, Amelia’s parents, Holly David and Frankie Trigg, quickly went to Strong Memorial Hospital after the birth. Amelia weighed 9 pounds, 15...
Marketplace Mall in Henrietta nears its end as locals reflect on the mall’s legacy
HENRIETTA, N.Y. — The Marketplace Mall in Henrietta is nearing its end, and local residents are reflecting on its legacy. News10NBC’s Declan Stablow visited the mall, where he encountered a few people reminiscing about past visits. “In the 80s, being a little kid, my grandpa would bring me...
Gunpoint robbery on Dudley St. ends in man’s arrest
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A man from Ithaca was robbed at gunpoint Thursday night in the area of Dudley Street and Clifford Avenue. Rochester police responded to a home on Dudley Street around 7:51 p.m. The victim, a 43-year-old man, told officers that he was robbed of his personal belongings. Officers said they...
Shooting victim arrives at RGH, RPD investigates
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — An investigation is underway after the victim of a shooting arrived at Rochester General Hospital early Friday morning. The report came in around 1:23 a.m. that someone arrived at the hospital via private vehicle with a gunshot wound. The victim, a female, was shot in the lower body but is...
Fifth Frame Brewing Co. in Irondequoit abruptly closes
Fifth Frame Brewing Co. announced its immediate closure on Facebook. The post expressed gratitude to the Rochester and Summerville communities for their support over the years.

















