Rochester NY

PALMYRA — Police responded to a domestic altercation at 330 West Main Street on Sept. 30 involving a Palmyra woman, her ex-partner, and his current girlfriend. During the investigation, officers determined that the suspect, Katie DeJohn, of West Main Street, had been yelling at the involved parties, threw property at...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – A Rochester man was taken into custody after allegedly pointing a gun at a woman and a teenage girl. The incident occurred just before 4 p.m. on Marburger Street, off Ridge Road. Officers located the suspect in a nearby apartment on Seneca Manor Drive. After about 30 minutes, the suspect came out […]

A Canandaigua man was arrested multiple times in a short span after a string of threats, harassment and unpaid court appearances. Oneil E. Lollis, 71, of Canandaigua, faces charges that include harassment, stalking, endangering a child and multiple bench warrants. On September 16 at 7:56 p.m., officers arrested...

GATES — Two Rochester residents were arrested Oct. 5 after police responded to reports of people breaking into cars in the Coldwater Road and Bending Creek area. Gates Police Department officers quickly located and stopped a suspect vehicle fleeing the scene. Benjamin Willard, 45, and Molly Warner, 45, both...

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (WROC) — A few days after a man died outside the Lush Resto Lounge on Ridge Road when he crashed through a plate glass window, nearby business owners told News 8 that the lounge operated well into the night and was usually packed to the brim. These new details come shortly after investigators […]

Historically, violent crime spikes in the summertime. But this year in Rochester, the period between Memorial Day and Labor Day was the least deadly in years. This summer’s 11 homicides were the lowest for that time of year since before the COVID-19 pandemic, when violent crime surged nationwide. The statistic is...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Honor Flight Mission 92 returned home Sunday, marking the fifth mission of the year. This mission provided dozens of local veterans the opportunity to visit Washington, D.C., and see the memorials for the wars they fought in, all at no cost. The trip included veterans from all five branches of the...

There’s been some chatter on social media in recent weeks about the new Roc City Empanadas restaurant on South Ave. in the village. Luis Carrasquillo — better known as “Munchie” — opened the restaurant in early July and for a while did some brisk business. But then the open hours became sporadic, and more recently,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Three Rochester-area nursing homes have been named among the best in New York State, according to Newsweek’s 2026 list of “America’s Best Nursing Homes.” Jewish Home of Rochester earned the top spot statewide for the second consecutive year. The facility has made the list for five straight...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man was sentenced Thursday to 17 years in prison for a December shooting outside a Canandaigua bar that injured a woman and rattled the small community. Leon McDaniel, 34, will also serve five years of post-release supervision following his conviction for first-degree assault in...