Irondequoit, NY

Rochester started off the new year with six homicides - making it the deadliest January in years. The deaths have included a 70-year-old man stabbed to death by his son, the beating death of a baby boy, a woman killed in an early morning car crash and three separate fatal shootings.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A parolee arrested in Alabama for a fatal shooting in Rochester was convicted of murder, robbery, and more Monday. Prosecutors say Jarrelle Williams, 39, shot Sharell Brown and another person during a robbery on Phelps Avenue in April, 2022. Brown did not survive. The second victim, severely injured, was able to […]

Lt. Pascarella says for criminals lurking in the shadows overnight — look out for Officer Irwin.

A Rush-Henrietta Central School District substitute employee was arrested in mid-January and charged with endangering the welfare of a child, according to a statement from Rush-Henrietta Interim Superintendent Dr. Pamela Kissel.

A vacant house on North Clinton Avenue near Morrill Street and Avenue A caught fire Monday around 3:30 a.m. The fire started in the attic of a two-and-a-half-story apartment building, according to firefighters, and went to a second alarm due to the size of the home and the amount of fire.

Brighton police said that no injuries were reported as a result of the incident and no one was taken into custody.

Expect to finish the day in the upper 20s. Partial clearing tonight will translate to lows in the lower 20s going into Tuesday. We will track a front that moves through late morning, but it forces warm air into the region before its passage. Rochester Monday evening forecast. Expect to...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) - I'm sure that this won't come as much of a surprise to you, but this has been a historically slow snow season for Rochester. Through February 5th the National Weather Service (NWS) in Rochester has only recorded 21.2" of snow. This snow amount is more than 40" below normal. Through this point this is the 5th least snowy winter in Rochester since 1926.

Officers located a man in his 20s suffering from a graze wound in his lower body, which was non-life-threatening.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The Rochester Fire Department said they received a call this morning for a fire on Galusha Street. Everyone who lived in the home was able to escape on their own, and fire crews were able to get the fire under control. One firefighter was hurt, but...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Last night, Harry Styles took home the well-hyped Grammy Award for Album of the Year. Viola Davis reached EGOT status — adding a Grammy to her Emmy, Oscar and Tony awards. And several star performers provided entertainment throughout the evening. Here in Rochester, those watching the 63rd annual Grammy Awards had […]

BUFFALO, N.Y. — Drivers in Western New York and across the country are seeing gas price drop slightly, according to data from AAA. The average price of a gallon of gas in Buffalo is $3.44, which is one cent less than last week. In Batavia, gas prices are currently at $3.43, one cents lower than the week before. The average price in Rochester also down two cents from last week to $3.51 a gallon.

The man was transported to Strong Memorial Hospital and was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. It is likely that unseasonably mild weather will return for the next four days to Western New York. Typically, Rochester can expect daytime high temperatures in the middle 30s for this time of the year, but warmer than normal temperatures are likely for Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday. However, with the warmer weather, we will also find periods of rain.

The Rochester Americans are celebrating their annual “Hometown Heroes Night,” presented by Advantage Federal Credit Union, on Friday, Feb. 10 when the team hosts the Springfield Thunderbirds at 7:05 p.m. at The Blue Cross Arena. “Hometown Heroes Night is a game we take great pride in hosting each...

Close to 1,500 people, many dressed in a variety of wild costumes, braved the cold waters of Lake Ontario at Ontario Beach Park on Sunday for the annual Polar Plunge sponsored by Special Olympics. It’s a fundraiser for that organization, and even though participants were lucky they weren’t facing the...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Fleet Feet held its annual Teddy Bear Trot in the Park Avenue Neighborhood Sunday. The three-mile run is a fundraiser for the Bivona Child Advocacy Center, an organization that serves children who are victims of child abuse in the Greater Rochester area. So why is it the Teddy Bear Trot? Runners […]

Thought you were having a bad day? Imagine coming home to find your place is on fire? Now, imagine the suspect is right there in front of you carrying your belongings as they chow down on the food you purchased with your own hard-earned money. It's definitely a case of...

Community members jumped into frigid Lake Ontario for Rochester's Polar Plunge Saturday! All the money raised goes to the Special Olympics New York. Read more: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/community/community-events/community-members-jump-into-lake-ontario-for-polar-plunge/. Community members jump into Lake Ontario for Polar …. Community members jumped into frigid Lake Ontario for Rochester's Polar Plunge Saturday! All the money...

A small earthquake rumbled through Buffalo and western New York Monday morning, alarming people in a region unaccustomed to such shaking but apparently causing no significant damage. The U.S. Geological Survey preliminarily reported a 3.8-magnitude earthquake centered east of Buffalo in the suburb of West Seneca at about 6:15 a.m. Seismologist Yaareb Altaweel...