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The Saffir-Simpson Scale explained: How hurricanes are categorized
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The 2024 Atlantic hurricane season, so far, has had 13 named storms, six of which made landfall. This season has brought significant impacts and has broken records. One record in particular that was broken this season was Hurricane Beryl – the earliest Category 5 storm on record in the Atlantic basin. […]
Goldie Hawn to attend screening of The First Wives Club at Dryden Theatre
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – George Eastman Award recipient, Academy Award-winning actress and best-selling author Goldie Hawn is set to introduce a public screening of ‘The First Wives Club’ at the Dryden Theatre! Hawn is known for her leading roles in films such as ‘Butterflies Are Free’ and ‘The Sugarland Express’ the first theatrical film directed […]
Battle of Class A unbeatens tops Section V's top games: Vote for who you think will win
Every other week we take a look at Section V Class A football, a place to find a crowded race to get into the high school postseason. After all the action in Week 5 and before games on Thursday kickoff Week 6, it is time to see what 15 teams trying to jam into a tournament field of eight looks like at this point of the eight-game regular season. ...
Town of Webster hosts Hurricane Helene necessity supply drive
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Hurricane Helene has made a major impact in the Southeast since it first reached landfall at the end of September. The city of Asheville, N.C. is one place that has seen mass devastation. The Town of Webster’s Parks and Recreation Commissioner Chris Bilow wanted to help however he could. With inspiration […]
‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ opens new season at JCC
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The first show in the new season for the CenterStage Theatre at the JCC opens this week. It’s the local debut for “What the Constitution Means to Me.” The director, Skip Greer, says this breathes new life into our constitution as it looks at today’s conversations from a very human perspective. […]
First Responders Spotlight: The hero right next door
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC)- We want you to meet Cheryl Wiest, the Fire Police Captain in Brockport. She’s a volunteer just as all of her fellow first responders in this district. By title you may guess what she handles most of the time–traffic, road closures– typical police work. When there’s an emergency, she goes. When there’s […]
Scattered power outages reported around Rochester as thunderstorms rolled through
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Some scattered power outages were reported in the Rochester region as thunderstorms moved through the area Sunday night. More than 1 thousand people were listed without power around Monroe County. As of Monday morning, most outages in Monroe County have been resolved. FILL IN INFO HERE>
Tom Segura's extended 2025 'Come Together' tour includes three Upstate NY stops
Tom Segura has announced the 2025 leg of his “Come Together” tour, which will include more than 40 new stops in the U.S. and the U.K. Three of those stops will be in Upstate New York at the Palace Theatre in Albany on May 23, the Turning Stone Resort Casino in Verona on May 24 and the Kodak Center in Rochester on May 25.
‘Nobody expected that we would still be in this situation:’ Local groups react to one year since the Israel/Hamas war began
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – We’re hearing from local Jewish leaders and Palestinian advocacy groups about the ongoing Israel/Hamas war. Both leaders with Rochester Witness for Palestine and the Jewish Federation of Greater Rochester tell News 8 they are shocked this war is still going on with, what they describe as, no end in sight. Today […]
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