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Unable to fly, an injured bald eagle receives help
LIMA, N.Y. — Police with the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation recently saved an injured bald eagle in a suburb of Rochester. A farmer and property owner in the Town of Lima in Livingston County spotted a bald eagle that was "stumbling around on the ground" and "unable to fly" on May 13. They reached out to the DEC, which dispatched an officer and a regional wildlife technician to the scene.
Victor overwhelms Greece Athena to win Section V baseball title
There is a saying that it's not how you start, but how you finish to get the results you want. But the beginning of the Section V Class AA baseball championship game Sunday seemed to have everything to do with the tournament final's ending. The Victor Blue Devils gave three...
Hope 585 hosts Walk a Mile event to show support for children in foster care system
Rochester, N.Y. — A show of solidarity for children in the foster care system. Hope 585 hosted the “Walk a Mile event” Saturday morning in downtown Rochester at Parcel 5. About 200 people came to Saturday’s event with suitcases donated at the end of the walk to...
Thurston Brooks Merchants Association holds 14th annual "Ease on Down" street fair
Rochester, N.Y. — The Thurston Brooks Merchants Association held their 14th annual “Ease on Down” street fair at Thurston Road Saturday afternoon. The event brought dozens of merchants and businesses to celebrate and connect in the community. “The most important thing is that I want to get...
Community comes together for Rochester man displaced by Garson Avenue house fire
ROCHESTER N.Y. (WROC) – On Tuesday a home caught fire on Garson Avenue in Rochester leaving four people displaced. Jonathan Quinones is a relative of one of the residents living at the home. He says that night he recalls someone alerting him that his uncle Mitchell might be in danger. “I didn’t know what was […]
NY weather: Expect strong thunderstorms in New York until 1 a.m. Thursday
A report from the National Weather Service was issued on Wednesday at 11:17 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until Thursday at 1 a.m. for Niagara, Orleans, Monroe, Erie, Genesee, Wyoming, Livingston, Chautauqua, Cattaraugus and Allegany counties. Preparing for approaching lightning: Expert safety advice. Lightning strikes the United States approximately 25 million...
Former Avon police chief set to appear in federal court Tuesday amid FBI investigation
Avon, N.Y. — Former Avon Police Chief Joseph Geer is expected to appear in federal court Tuesday for a plea hearing. Geer resigned last month. He was suspended without pay after the FBI presented evidence into an ongoing investigating regarding his time as a school resource officer at Avon Central School District.
Worker hit and killed in manhole at Rochester gas station
Rochester, N.Y. — A 51-year-old man was killed on Saturday while working in a manhole at a gas station at Lyell Avenue and Mt. Read Boulevard. A 45-year-old Rochester man drove into the parking lot around 11:30 a.m. and struck the worker, who was obscured by the manhole, killing him, according to police.
Wegmans facing class-action lawsuit over sunscreen labeling
Rochester, N.Y. — Wegmans is now facing a class-action lawsuit over claims that its "reef conscious" sunscreen is misleading to consumers. The suit alleges that the product contains harmful chemicals despite its eco-friendly labeling. The plaintiff argues that Wegmans deceived consumers into paying a premium for a product that...
Marketplace Mall losing longtime anchor store
A longtime anchor store is exiting Marketplace Mall in Henrietta. Dick’s Sporting Goods, 305 Miracle Mile Drive, is relocating to the old Christmas Tree Shops space at 790 Jefferson Road in Market Square plaza, less than 2 miles away. “Dick’s was going to be leaving the mall, so we were able to secure...
These Section V softball teams clinched finals berths
View this post on Instagram A post shared by Democrat and Chronicle sports (@dandcsports) Webster Schroeder and Fairport's finals-bound softball teams are already full of seniors with championship pedigree. Both programs clinched their third Section...
Missing girl found safe
UPDATE: Rochester police have announced that Miller has been found safe. They thank everyone who searched for her. ORIGINAL STORY ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rochester police need your help finding a missing child from Rochester. RPD said 9-year-old Marshel Miller was last seen in the area of Edgeland Street in Rochester. It is believed she […]
Rochester Prep seniors celebrate college choices on Senior Signing Day
Rochester, N.Y. – Students and families at Rochester Prep High School celebrated a day that was years in the making. For Senior Signing Day, the soon-to-be graduates proudly announced to their families, classmates and future graduates the colleges they have chosen to attend in the next phase of their academic journey.
ROC Airport vandalized Veteran Memorial to be renovated
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester InternationalAirport (ROC) announced that the memorial that honors fallen members of the 98th Division will be replaced with a Veterans Welcoming Center and memorial. According to ROC Airport, the previous memorial was vandalized and damaged in October 2021 and was taken off display because they believed […]
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