10+ hour, 38+ min ago  (205+ words) ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) " After COVID hit in 2020, the world was left with little connection while we were all stuck at home. This lack of connection inspired the theme of connectivity for a mural cont... ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) " After COVID hit in 2020, the…...

17+ hour, 11+ min ago  (93+ words) Feb. 18ROCHESTER Nothing out of the ordinary was found after the Rochester Police Department responded Wednesday afternoon to a report of explosives in downtown Rochester. According to RPD, at around 12:25 p.m., Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2026, someone contacted dispatch and said they had placed explosives…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago  (310+ words) Feb. 18ROCHESTER Three recent Rochester real estate transactions, involving Les Schwab Tires, NAPA Auto Parts and Rochester Armored Car Co., drove up local property sales by a combined $5.62 million. Bend, Ore.-based Les Schwab Tires recently opened a 10,600-square-foot Rochester location…...

1+ day, 14+ hour ago  (1067+ words) NEW YORK " Mayor Zohran Mamdani proposed raising New York City's property taxes Tuesday as part of this year's budget " the democratic socialist's latest gambit to pressure Albany to hike taxes on the wealthy. Mamdani unveiled a $127 billion preliminary budget proposal…...

2+ day, 2+ hour ago  (565+ words) Feb. 17Dear Answer Man: How did Sunset Terrace Elementary School get its name? It sounds less like a place of learning and more like a swanky place for cocktails and dinner. I wonder where these names come from. Curious Jeff. I…...

4+ day, 2+ hour ago  (145+ words) Feb. 15ROCHESTER No one was injured after a kitchen fire in northwest Rochester on Saturday, Feb. 14, according to a news release from the Rochester Fire Department. Crews were dispatched around 5:30 p.m. Saturday to 515 8th St. NW for a report of a fire. When…...

4+ day, 3+ hour ago  (170+ words) A Rochester High School junior died on Feb. 13 after suffering a medical incident during a Boy Scout trip in northern Illinois. Several social media posts confirmed Jack Zucco's passing. A community prayer gathering led by the Rochester Fellowship of Christian…...

5+ day, 7+ hour ago  (241+ words) A convicted felon was charged in connection with the shooting death of an Ogden man on Orchard Street in Rochester last spring. Richard Gollwitzer, 36, of Ogden was shot at least once in the head outside 367 Orchard St. around 8:45 p.m. on May…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago  (50+ words) Amerks forward Trevor Kuntar is excelling with a fresh start in Rochester. The Patriots rookie made quick work of a fan on the field at Super Bowl LX. There were no new medals for Team USA on Monday. Amerks forward Trevor…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (160+ words) Authorities believe the body found near Rochester International Airport on Saturday are that of a woman missing since mid-January. In an update on Monday, Rochester PD said it was canceling the alert for Feroza Sherzai, the 28-year-old woman originally from…...