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‘I feel disposable’: Teachers laid off amid RCSD reconfiguration
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — “To do all this work to just be told ‘oh, hey you don’t have a job as of right now’ is very unsettling,” said a Rochester City School District teacher. Nearly 30 elementary teachers in the Rochester City School District are...
Body found in Letchworth State Park
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — New York State Police are investigating after a body was found at Letchworth State Park. According to investigators, the body was found in the water Thursday. Police were working to recover it from the water around 3:00 p.m. This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
What was life like in the 1950s in Rochester? Take a peek
Step back in time with this collection of rare photos depicting life in Rochester during the 1950s. These images not only provide a unique glimpse into the daily experiences, culture, and essence of this era but also capture the essence of the 1950s in Rochester. See candid moments of everyday...
Woman accused of driving drunk after crash around Genesee Street
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A woman is accused of driving drunk after a high-speed rollover crash at the corner of Genesee Street and Books Avenue on Friday morning. The crash, involving only one car, happened around 1:45 a.m. When Rochester Police arrived, the driver was standing outside the car and wasn’t injured.
Rochester man sentenced to 50 years to life for killing mother of his children
A Rochester man was sentenced to 50 years to life in prison after he was convicted of killing the mother of his children last year. Shon Todd, 50, last month was convicted by a state Supreme Court jury of second-degree murder and and second-degree arson, both felonies, in the death of Lysandra Bagley, 37, inside her Garson Avenue home on May 21, 2023.
Waiting longer in the ER? You're not the only one in the Rochester region
As lawmakers and hospitals battled over state health care funding, patients in the Rochester area faced some of the longest emergency room wait times in New York, federal data show. While state budget debates prioritized closing Medicaid funding gaps to shore up safety-net hospitals, wait times at emergency rooms in...
Scottie Scheffler arrested at PGA Championship. Look back at his time in Rochester
World No. 1 golfer Scottie Scheffler was arrested and charged with four offenses, including one felony, prior to the start of the second round of the PGA Championship on Friday morning. He was released from custody after being booked at the Louisville (Ky.) Metro Department of Corrections, his mug shot taken while wearing an orange jail-issued jumpsuit.
New eatery in Fairport brings gluten-free focus, international flavors. Take a peek
Kayla Sandoval bakes with flours and starches like oat, sorghum, white rice, brown rice, tapioca and potato. She called her new bakery and café in the Village of Fairport Alter Ego Eatery because while none of her breads and baked goods contain gluten, they could pass for conventional products made with wheat.
Sodus man arrested following axe attack
Sodus, N.Y. — A Town of Sodus man is in police custody after allegedly using an axe to attack a vehicle, with the driver still inside. Wayne County Sheriff's Office reported the incident on Tuesday evening. Keith E. Downey, 38, has been charged with criminal mischief, reckless endangerment, menacing,...
Lollypop Farm awarded custody of most of 120 dogs rescued from Rochester home
Victor, N.Y. (WHAM) — The Humane Society of Rochester has custody of most of the 120 dogs rescued in Rochester's Maplewood neighborhood last month. The animals were taken from a hoarding situation at a home on Leopard Street back on April 16. An investigation is ongoing and it's unknown...
Wildfire smoke arrives again in Rochester: Wildfire map and air quality in your area
Rochester woke up to foggy conditions the morning of May 16, but it wasn’t just a ground-bound cloud settling over the metro area. There was also light smoke from a rash of wildfires throughout Canada and the northern United States, pushing the air quality into the yellow moderate category, if just barely. At 7 a.m. on May 16, Rochester recorded an AQI of 53 — at which point unusually sensitive people should reduce their outdoor activity. ...
Former Macedon police chief pleads guilty to DWI charges after crash
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The former police chief of the Macedon Police Department pleaded guilty to two counts of DWI. Fabian Rivera was in court on May 1 and pleaded guilty to two counts of DWI. He was sentenced to a one-year conditional discharge. His license was revoked for six months, he has a one-year […]
Police: Two men stab each other during fight on South Avenue
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Rochester Police say two homeless men stabbed each other during a fight on South Avenue. Neither have life-threatening injuries, police said. Police today responded to the state parole office at 350 South Ave. at about 3:40 p.m., as a person had walked up to the office and told parole officers he had been stabbed and needed an ambulance. Police said they learned a second person had been stabbed in the area of 390 South Ave.
Southwest to launch non-stop flights from Upstate NY city to Las Vegas
Southwest Airlines is launching a new non-stop service from Las Vegas to Rochester, New York. The service, which will begin Oct. 3, will be offered four times per week to start, according to an announcement from the county executive of Monroe County, New York. The service will be the first non-stop air service from Frederick Douglass Greater Rochester International Airport to Harry Reid International Airport since 2008.
2 plead guilty in fatal Dewey Avenue drive-by shooting Rochester
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two men pleaded guilty Thursday in connection to a fatal 2023 shooting in a Rochester parking lot. Police said Eric Martin Jr., 21, was dropping off a family member at work on May 31 when someone fired more than a dozen shots into the Dewey Avenue plaza from a stolen Kia. […]
Park Avenue business files lawsuit over pay-for-parking lot
A tanning salon in a small shopping center on Park Avenue claims it has seen a “dramatic decline” in business since its landlord started charging customers to park in the plaza's lot, and now it’s suing for breach of lease. ZOOM TAN, a national chain based on...
Opening weekend at Seabreeze Amusement Park
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — It’s opening weekend for Seabreeze! The park opens Saturday for the first time this year. Oran Spitzer got a preview of what’s to come this summer. That Carousel is from 1996 and was built by the fifth generation of this family-run business. The JackRabbit, on the other hand, was built over […]
Photographer uses drone to shine light on abandoned historic buildings in Rochester area
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Alex Ramos is using his drone skills to bring attention to historic, but forgotten, buildings in Upstate New York. Ramos piloted his drone above the Walters Building, an infirmary built 90 years ago near Highland Park in Rochester. The bars went on the windows because so many people tried to escape.
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