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Police release photos of car possibly involved in Wegmans 'shooting incident'
The Monroe County Sheriff's Office is attempting to identify a vehicle possibly related to a "shooting incident" that occurred at a Wegmans in Pittsford Wednesday. The suspected vehicle appears to be a gray sedan with no license plate on the front of the car. Wegmans on Monroe Avenue remains closed while law...
Arraignment delayed for Brighton kidnapping suspect
The arraignment of a man accused of kidnapping a 14-year-old girl had his arraignment delayed. READ MORE: https://www.rochesterfirst.com/crime/suspect-in-brighton-kidnapping-will-be-arraigned-faces-sex-charges/
Xerox to halt print engine manufacturing in Webster
Webster, N.Y. — Xerox is ending some operations in Webster. A company spokesperson says they are shutting down 'print engine manufacturing' at the Phillips Road campus by the end of June. It will instead act as a spare parts facility and continue to make toner and photoreceptors. No word...
Deputy and Trooper injured while arresting Ontario Co. man on robbery charges
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Ontario County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of a Shortsville man on Sunday. According to OCSO, on April 21, 29-year-old Kyle Baker was arrested for robbery in the second degree following an investigation into a stolen vehicle complaint out of the town of Manchester. Deputies responded to Water Street in […]
Ontario County man arrested for fatal stabbing outside Rochester apartment building
Rochester, N.Y. — Police said a man found dead outside an apartment building over the weekend was stabbed to death during an argument inside a car. Officers responded to a report of a shooting Sunday around 8 p.m. outside Pinnacle Place on South Clinton Avenue and found Myron Fair, 53, with a stab wound to the chest.
EEOC alleges New York Beer Project fired employee for having cancer
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission has filed a lawsuit against Victor’s New York Beer Project, alleging it unlawfully fired an employee with lymphoma and another with a traumatic brain injury. The complaint was filed Wednesday in federal court on behalf of Jeffrey Arnold and William Jones, former bartenders at...
Semi-formal dance honors local woman living with Alzheimer’s Disease
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Family friends, and supporters of Karen Amico put on their dancing shoes tonight— to Groove in honor of the local woman who is battling Alzheimer’s Disease. We first brought you the story of the Amico’s last fall in a special called “The One” … a term of endearment given to Karen […]
Bright Spot: Local students rally against juvenile diabetes
Bloomfield, N.Y. — Our Bright Spot shines on some fifth-grade students at Bloomfield Elementary School. 30 of them will participate in the Juvenile Diabetes Walk next month to raise money for one of their classmates. LAST BRIGHT SPOT | Reliant Credit Union presents a $25,000 check to a local...
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