Rochester NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Stever’s Candy on Park Avenue says it’s been preparing months in advance for Easter. The shop tells us they even moved their production to a new facility in Rochester just to keep up with the demand. They say that while their prices have recently risen slightly to reflect higher supply costs,...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two men were stabbed in downtown Rochester on Friday night. Rochester Police began investigating around 7:50 p.m. on April 3 after officers responded to St. Paul Street and found two victims with stab wounds—a 37-year-old man and a 57-year-old man, both city residents. Both were taken to the...

A Newark man is facing felony driving while intoxicated charges following a traffic stop early Saturday in the Village of Palmyra, according to the Wayne County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say Ryan Todd Hall, 29, was taken into custody after being stopped for multiple traffic violations and later found to...

At 1:32 p.m. on Sunday, the National Weather Service issued an updated flood warning in effect until Monday at 9:45 a.m. for Monroe County.

IRONDEQUOIT, N.Y. (WROC) — The ground around two homes in Irondequoit is giving way following last week’s heavy rain. News 8’s Dawson LeVan went by the location near the 104-590 interchange to see the damage and spoke to homeowners who say they’re just looking for help and answers.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Former Rochester Bishop Fulton Sheen is set to be beatified this year, one step below sainthood. The process was delayed for years because of the Rochester Diocese sex abuse bankruptcy case. Now the case is over and Sheen is considered clean. The Engstrom family lives in Peoria, Illinois, where 15...

Two parents are facing serious charges after investigators say two infants suffered extensive, life-threatening injuries consistent with abuse, prompting a weeks-long investigation in Wayne County. The Wayne County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrests of Camron Douglas, 32, and Brittany Spicer, 34, both of Clyde,...

It’s been more than three years since a burst pipe caused severe flooding at UR Medicine Clinical Research Center. Officials said the damage was so extensive that the building was deemed unusable and was forced to close down. The team announced this week that the center has reopened and...

IRONDEQUOIT, NY — The New York State Police are investigating a fatal one-vehicle crash that occurred on State Route 590 in the town of Irondequoit, Monroe County. On April 2, at approximately 6:05 p.m., State Police responded to a report of a single-vehicle crash on State Route 590. Upon...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) —The Rochester Fire Department responded to a vacant building fire on Portland Avenue on Saturday night. According to fire officials at the scene, a rubbish fire spread to part of the building’s roof. During the fire, crews found multiple 55-gallon drums of used motor oil. A Level 0 Hazmat was...