Monroe County, NY

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Panic about a recently fired and possibly disgruntled employee triggered a 911 call about an active shooter on Scottsville Road Friday. Police officers responded in droves, schools and businesses were locked down and roads were closed off. It turns out the call was unfounded but Monroe County Sheriff Todd Baxter tells News10NBC he has no regrets about how the situation was handled—especially in light of the Buffalo mass shooting that happened just one week before.

Gates, N.Y. — A crash on Interstate 490 near the Route 531 split Tuesday afternoon is under investigation. According to the Monroe County Sheriff's Office, a sedan hit an exit sign and a guardrail, then left the road and struck two light poles. The 31-year-old male driver from Churchville...

PENFIELD, N.Y. — Tuesday is Grievance Day in New York and many people across Monroe County plan to push back against their skyrocketing home assessments. A local real estate professional is offering advice on how property assessments work and why you should make sure your home isn't being over-assessed.

Greece, N.Y. — A day of new life in Greece to honor the life of a local legislator. A tree was planted in memory of David Proud, who represented Greece in the Monroe County Legislature for more than a decade. Proud's family joined Greece Town Board members Tuesday morning to plant the tree, which is located along the town hall's walking track. They left a monument at the tree's base honoring Proud, who served in the Marines for five years.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two local cousins were found guilty by a jury Monday in connection to a kidnapping incident last year in Greece. According to officials from the Monroe County District Attorney’s office, Dimitri Cash Sr. and Joenathan Cash were convicted on charges of kidnapping, burglary, and robbery for the abduction of Dimitri’s children […]

A federal judge Monday sentenced a local white supremacist to eight years for illegal firearms possession, telling the man that he likely got the guns "as part of a racist agenda." The sentence for Stephen Pattison, a convicted felon who could not have guns, was less than the maximum sentence of 10 years sought by prosecutors but significantly over the sentence recommended by federal guidelines. ...

ALBANY — It was smooth sailing over the weekend for boaters seeking to navigate the Erie Canal, following the reopening of the historic waterway this weekend. Gov. Kathy Hochul announced the opening of the 2022 navigation season along the 524-mile New York State Canal system, kicking off the 198th consecutive opening of the waterway and celebrating the ongoing bicentennial of the Erie Canal’s construction and completion, which spanned from 1817 to 1825.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) - In the wake of the mass shooting in Buffalo that took the lives of 10 people and injured 3 others, the Sheriff of Erie County says he plans to create a “behavior threat assessment team” compromised of his deputies, mental health professionals and education professionals to identify those who may be a risk to the community. “Falling through the cracks is not going to be an excuse we’re going to use in the future,” Sheriff John Garcia said at a press conference last week.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The city of Rochester endured another weekend of violence, with the Rochester Police Department responding to shots fired and shooting incidents. Additional patrols from the Monroe County Sheriff's Office supported the RPD over the last few days. Minutes after Sgt. Greg Wildman started his patrol, gunfire...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — Towns in the Rochester area are announcing their Memorial Day plans after two years of canceled or toned-down plans due to the pandemic. Towns and villages' plans are organized by county size and name in the list below. Monroe County. Rochester. Vietnam Veterans of America...

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — News10NBC is celebrating the winners of the spring's “Do the Right Thing” award. Meet Aleyx Crocker from East Rochester Senior High School. Aleyx received the award for demonstrating empathy while helping an injured staff member. Aleyx fell on the icy sidewalk in January while on the way into school and injured their knee. Aleyx called staff member, Helen Jacob, for assistance. As Ms. Jacob stepped outside, she also slipped and fell. Aleyx helped Ms. Jacob to get inside a building and to the nearest classroom. Then, Aleyx called a school nurse to treat Ms. Jacob. Aleyx remained calm and put Ms. Jacob’s needs ahead of their own.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — News10NBC is celebrating the winners of the spring semester's “Do the Right Thing” award. Meet James Allen from Jefferson Road Elementary. James received the award for showing good sportsmanship during a baseball game in the summer of 2021. James was playing second base and the next batter tried to stretch a single into a double. When the ball got to James, the umpire thought James tagged the runner out and called it. James was honest and told the umpire that he never tagged the player. The runner got to get a do-over at the plate.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WHEC) — We have another supply shortage because of COVID. This time it's contrast, which is the critical fluid for people getting scans for strokes, heart attacks and cancer, and News10NBC found out the problem pretty much mirrors the shortage problem with baby formula. One company makes...

The 2022 navigation season on the Erie Canal has begun. Officials gathered recently in the Village of Fairport to celebrate newly completed infrastructure improvements along the canal in that village.

Krahenbuhl drives a 2016 Toyota Tundra with New York Registration number ML3309 and is riding with a black-and-white dog.

HENRIETTA, N.Y. (WHEC) — The Monroe County Sheriff's Office said that the missing Henrietta man, Paul Krahenbuhl, and his dog were found safe. Authorities found Paul outside of New York State and he is being returned to his family. Paul had early dementia and stage 4 kidney failure. He went missing Saturday around 11 p.m. The sheriff's office announced on Monday morning that they found him.

The pandemic has had a major effect on the way that people buy and sell homes, but it's done nothing to cool the red-hot market for homes in the Rochester region. Rising demand and low inventory have upended the local real estate market, with homes sometimes selling for well above list price, and often within days of going on the market. Our coverage can help you understand the volatility of the local market, and help you navigate the...

After adding over 702,000 new cases throughout the last week, the U.S. now has more than 81.9 million confirmed cases of COVID-19. There have been more than 990,000 COVID-19-related deaths — the highest death toll of any country. New cases continue to rise at a faster rate. In the past week, there were an average […]