Food assistance in New York expected to continue despite government shutdown
Despite the government shutdown, New York State residents are expected to continue getting federal food assistance benefits at least through October, Foodlink said in a Facebook post.
Rochester firefighters battle blaze at vacant house under renovation in 19th Ward
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Fire crews in Rochester battled a house fire this afternoon in the city’s 19th Ward. The fire broke out around 1:40 p.m. on Aldine Street off Genesee Street. Firefighters reported seeing heavy smoke coming from the back of the house. No one was home at the time as the house was undergoing […]
Willow Domestic Violence Center, community members honor Domestic Violence Awareness Month
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Willow Domestic Violence Center and community leaders honored the start of Domestic Violence Awareness Month on Wednesday. The Center offers free services and resources for domestic violence survivors across the Greater Rochester area. Joined by other local groups and law enforcement...
NYSEG and RG&E honored for hurricane response
Two New York utility companies just picked up a national award for helping restore power after Hurricane Helene. New York State Electric & Gas (NYSEG) and Rochester Gas and Electric (RG&E) were recognized with the Edison Electric Institute’s Emergency Response Award for their role in the post-storm recovery. More...
Missing person: 15-year-old Darren Prince from Honeoye Falls
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help locating a missing 15-year-old from Honeoye Falls. Deputies said Darren Prince was last seen around 6 p.m. on Tuesday at his home in Honeoye Falls. Prince is described as 5 feet 10 inches tall, weighing 115 pounds, with brown...
Rochester woman tries fleeing police in Seneca Co. after $16 theft
A shoplifting incident in the Town of Tyre ended in an arrest Tuesday night. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Kristina M. Ciaccia, 40, of Rochester, charging her with petit larceny and resisting arrest. The deputy report says the incident occurred September 30 at about 7:52 p.m. Ciaccia allegedly stole merchandise worth...
Greece police arrest Rochester man in stolen U-Haul truck
GREECE — Officers arrested a Rochester man Wednesday after a license plate reader alert led them to a stolen U-Haul truck near Greece Ridge Center Drive. Police received the alert at approximately 1:24 p.m. Oct. 1 for the stolen vehicle in the area. Officers quickly located the 2017 GMC...
MCSO: Driver dies in fiery Mendon Ponds Park crash
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A person has died after a car struck a tree in Mendon Ponds Park on Wednesday. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office closed Hopkins Point Road in both directions as they responded to the report of a crash on Wednesday morning. The investigation into the crash determined that a vehicle traveling...
Teen driver critically injured in crash involving stolen Kia in Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A 16-year-old boy is in critical condition after police said he crashed a stolen vehicle into another car Wednesday afternoon in Rochester. Just after 3:30 p.m., officers responded to the area of Epworth Street and Dr. Samuel McCree Way for a crash. According to investigators, four teens were...
Man arrested for exposing himself in front of child near Brighton elementary school
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Brighton police are warning about a Henrietta man who was arrested for exposing himself in front of a child near an elementary school. Police said 27-year-old Michael Hyde went up to a woman who was walking her child to Indian Landing Elementary School when he exposed himself to the two of […]
