County, city, and Red Wings team up for food donation drive amid SNAP delay
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Local leaders are teaming up to fight hunger amid delays in SNAP benefits. Monroe County Executive Adam Bello, Rochester Mayor Malik Evans, Congressman Joe Morelle, Foodlink, and the Rochester Red Wings are hosting a countywide food donation drive on Saturday, Nov. 8, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at...
Two patrol cars rammed during police chase in Rochester, suspects at large
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Greece Police Department is searching for the suspects in a stolen car chase, which led to two patrol cars getting rammed. After midnight on Thursday, Greece police were notified by the victim that his Hyundai had been stolen by two unknown males on Briarcliff Road. After using the...
After dog attack, former postal worker wins fight for greater protections, consequences
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — Postal carrier Rebecca Flanders was making a delivery to a home in Onondaga County Dec. 8, 2018. With the home's usual mailbox knocked down from a snowplow, she approached the porch. The door was open, and the homeowner greeted her — along with a 70-pound dog.
Mobile Museum of Tolerance hands-on workshops to Rochester to tackle hate
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Mobile Museum of Tolerance arrived in Rochester Tuesday, offering an open house for the community. The museum, which is a classroom-on-wheels from Los Angeles, provides visitors with interactive workshops addressing hate, and promoting tolerance. It also features exhibits on the civil rights...
Ex-college student back behind bars for allegedly breaching interim probation, campus ban
Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — A former St. John Fisher University student who was convicted of attacking a school employee last year is back behind bars after violating the terms of his interim probation, according to prosecutors. Shalom Mathews, now 20, was arrested and charged with criminal contempt and trespassing...
Long-missing WWII veteran’s remains finally return home to upstate N.Y.
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The remains of a soldier killed 83 years ago when his plane was shot down are finally home. DNA was used to help identify the remains of Army Air Corps Staff Sgt. John Pagliuso, who was killed in action in World War II. When American Airlines...
Park Ave. business owner gives back with free meals for families impacted by federal...
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The ongoing federal government shutdown is officially the longest in U.S. history, and many families across Monroe County are feeling the effects. Just a few weeks after Evangela “Van” Stanley at People’s Choice Kitchen in Rochester’s 19th Ward shared her effort to assist those who have been...
Power outages in the Rochester area amid wind advisory
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Due to gusty winds, multiple people in the Monroe County area have lost power. As of 9 p.m., nearly 623 people have lost power in the county, according to RG&E’s outage list. 712 National Grid customers are currently without power in Monroe County. In Wayne County, there are nearly 1,500...
A Mexican restaurant in Macedon
On Saturday, October 18th, I went to a Mexican restaurant that is relatively new, having opened about 2 or 3 years ago. There have been many different restaurants at the Mecate restaurant in the last 10 years. It is located in Macdon, Webster, and Rochester, NY. Before I went to...
Avangrid Utility Companies Install 650 Smart Devices on Maine and New York’s Grid in...
ORANGE, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov 5, 2025-- Avangrid, Inc., a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, today announced that Central Maine Power (CMP), New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) have installed over 650 smart devices in 2025 across their territories....
