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Sudden storm crashes plans for 2024 Lilac Festival this evening
The 2024 Lilac Festival has closed for the day after a rain storm swept through Rochester. One of the acts was moving indoors. The announcement on Instagram came just after 6:30 p.m. Friday, May 17. Claude Bennington's Fever Dream and Hypnotic Brass Ensemble was headed to Essex on University Avenue...
24-year-old man shot multiple times in Greece; two charged
A 24-year-old man was shot early Friday morning on Denise Road in Greece, according to police. Greece police said the shooting occurred just after 2 a.m. near Adeline Park. The shooting victim was shot repeatedly in the upper body. He was taken to Strong Memorial Hospital, and underwent surgery. Officers said that he is expected to survive but did not disclose the extent of his injuries. ...
Man sentenced for fatal gang-related shooting that led to Rochester police officer's death
Rochester, N.Y. — A man with ties to Kelvin Vickers, who was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of Rochester Police Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz, is heading to prison for a shooting that killed two men less than 48 hours prior to Mazurkiewicz's fatal shooting. Deadrick Fulwiley, 34,...
Little creature causes a big commotion in Rochester neighborhood
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A raccoon stuck in a tree for more than a week is causing tensions to run high in a Rochester neighborhood. Neighbors claim a man’s dogs are preventing the animal from coming down, but the man says he’s been doing exactly what’s needed to help the raccoon.
Rochester man who participated in 2020 protest pleads guilty to assaulting jail officers
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man who admitted to throwing a firework at police officers during a 2020 protest demanding justice for Daniel Prude pleaded guilty Friday, after assaulting two officers in the Livingston County Jail. JohnMichael Santiago, 24, threw a lit firework toward a line of Rochester police officers on September 4, 2020. […]
Canadian wildfire season begins, will we see a repeat of 2023 in Western New York?
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — In June of 2023, if you were to stand and look out across Rochester from the Cobbs Hill Reservoir, the view was very different than what you might see today. As Rochester’s skyline was tinted at times an almost unearthly shade of orange as wildfire smoke from fires burning in Quebec […]
Human skeleton found by Newark survey crew
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office is investigating after a human skeleton was found in Newark Friday. According to the Village of Newark Police Department, a survey crew found the skeletal remains on East Union Street. The remains were taken to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s Office for potential identification.
NY man turns his garage into raging nightclub, fights city to keep it open in ‘high crime’ neighborhood
When the door goes up, people get down! A Rochester man turned his garage into a bumping nightclub complete with DJs and security — but now he’s fighting to keep the party going after the city pulled the plug. “I think we’re pretty onto something,” said Frederick “Pee Dee” Poole, who “by accident” turned his three-car garage in north Rochester into “Da Garage” — a club hosting about 1,200 revelers at its peak. “The vibe was phenomenal. You wouldn’t believe the people who were showing up,” he boasted to The Post, claiming the parties in the “high crime” neighborhood” regularly drew 500 people. Upstate...
Lollypop Farm awarded custody of most of 120 dogs rescued from Rochester home
Rochester, N.Y. — Most of the 120 dogs rescued from a home in the city's Maplewood neighborhood last month are now in custody of the Humane Society of Greater Rochester. The animals were rescued from a hoarding situation at a home on Leopard Street back on April 16. After...
Popular Rochester breakfast spot moving to bigger location
Less than a year after opening on Culver Road, a popular breakfast spot is heading to a new location at CityGate, a shopping and office plaza at the intersection of Westfall and East Henrietta roads. The Toast Factory opened at 1322 Culver Road last summer. It specializes in sweet and...
17-year-old sentenced for murder of 18-year-old Rochester city school graduate
Rochester, N.Y. — A teenager has been sentenced for murder. Al Oliver, 17, received 21 years to life in prison for the shooting death of 18-year-old RCSD graduate Divine Calloway multiple times last August. Calloway was found on Second Street near Central Park. Police say Oliver then fled to...
Yellow Alert: Thundery downpours will be problematic for evening events
A Yellow Alert is up through 8 p.m. for widespread showers and some embedded thundery downpours. These storms will remain below severe criteria, but will be an issue for outdoor events, like the Lilac Festival, baseball games and graduations on this Friday evening. Keep the First Alert Weather app handy so you can track the rain and lightning on radar, and get updates from the First Alert Weather team.
MCSO: Repeat offender arrested for attempted burglaries in Chili
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Henrietta man has been arrested for attempted burglaries in Chili one month after he allegedly carried out a string of burglaries, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Deputies say these recent incidents happened on Gage Gardens. 32-year-old Ryan Christman was accused of illegally entering two victims’ cars and using […]
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. […]
Quintessentially Rochester: The secrets of hometown creation Chicken French
There's a kind of alchemy that happens in Rochester's second-most-famous dish, right in the pan, when a familiar protein lets in a happy burst of flavor. A similar pop of joy occurs when a typical Rochesterian thinks about Chicken French, sees it on a menu or finds it on their plate. But is the popularity of the quintessential hometown dish waning in the age of Instagram and 1,000 dinner flavor options? It's not a showy recipe. It...
1 person dies; car engulfed in flames after crash near Lake Ontario State Parkway in Greece
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — One person died and a car was engulfed in flames in a crash near Lake Ontario State Parkway and Manitou Beach Road in Greece on Thursday. It appears that the driver was going westbound and crossed over, flipped, and the car landed on its nose. The Lake Shore Fire Department was at the scene. New York State Police is investigating the crash.
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. ...
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