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Rochester, NY - The man shot and killed on November 18th at St. Paul and Norton St. is identified as 36- year-old Willie Mayhall, City of Rochester resident. There are no additional updates and no suspect in custody. Original Notify: On November 18, 2025 at about 6:45 p.m. officers responded to the gas station at the corner of St. Paul St and Norton St for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and found a male victim in his 30s, in the front driver’s seat of a v

Rochester, NY - Holidays at the Market – the seasonal shopping favorite and family tradition – returns to the City of Rochester Public Market, 280 N. Union St, for three consecutive Sundays – Nov. 30, Dec. 7, and Dec. 14 – from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. In addition, a special evening event will be held to culminate the series on Thurs., Dec. 18, from 6 to 9 p.m.   This event series offers: A one-stop shopping destination featuring local vendors with fresh-cut Christmas trees and wrea

ROCHESTER – The late Rosa Wims was never one to turn down hosting duties for Thanksgiving. For more than 30 years, Wims hosted a Thanksgiving meal that fed hundreds in the Corn Hill neighborhood. It was an annual Rochester tradition until her passing in 2023 at the age of 100. Wims was widely known as a longtime public health advocate, and the first Black nurse’s aide at Rochester General Hospital. During her later stages in life, food preparations were handled by Foodlink, w

Bishop Troy Anthony Bronner, a nationally respected preacher, author and the founding pastor of Elim Christian Fellowship in Buffalo and Rochester, died this week, leaving behind a transformative legacy that reshaped urban ministry in Western New York and beyond. He was 62. Elim Christian Fellowship announced his passing and asked the community to keep his family and congregation in prayer. [Funeral arrangements are listed at the end of this article.] A Dynamic Preacher and

ROCHESTER, N.Y.–U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Moises Orduna-Rios, 36, and Raquel Orduna-Rios, 30, of Plymouth, Michigan, were arrested and charged by criminal complaint with conspiracy, transporting and harboring unauthorized aliens for commercial advantage or private financial gain, conspiracy to bring in, harbor, and transport unauthorized aliens, employment of at least 10 unauthorized aliens within a 12-month period, engaging in a pattern or practice

U.S. Attorney Michael DiGiacomo announced today that Shabon Banks, 42, of Gates, NY, who was convicted of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, was sentenced to serve 63 months prison by Chief U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. Banks was also ordered to pay $92,903.34 in restitution to various retailers, including Best Buy, Home Depot, Kohls, Lowes, Macy’s, Target, and Walmart. Assistant U.S. Attorney Kyle P. Rossi, who handled the case, stated that between December 2021, a

Rochester, NY - On November 18, 2025 at about 6:45 p.m. officers responded to the gas station at the corner of St. Paul St and Norton St for the report of a shooting. Officers arrived on scene and found a male victim in his 30s, in the front driver’s seat of a vehicle suffering from at least one gunshot wound to the upper body. He was pronounced dead at the scene. During the preliminary investigation it has been learned the victim was alone in his vehicle and parked at the ga

Rochester, NY - On November 16, 2025 at approximately 6:30 a.m., officers responded to 484 Avenue D for a suspicious condition. Upon arrival they found a man dead in the basement of the vacant front apartment. The man has been identified as 37-year-old Aaron Johnson- Haygood. His manner of death is a homicide, the cause will not be released at this time. Johnson-Haygood did not reside at 484 Ave D, but he was known to hang out there and was a City of Rochester resident. The v

Bull's Head Public Meeting November 20, 2025 6pm to 8pm Rochester Regional Health St. Mary’s Campus 89 Genesee Street, Rochester NY 14611 East-West Meeting Room, Join us to explore the possibilities for redevelopment at two key sites: • 95 AMES ST • THE NEIGHBORHOOD AROUND SUSAN B. ANTHONY MUSEUM & HOUSE SOUTHWEST COMMUNITY BROWNFIELD OPPORTUNITY AREA (BOA) The 2020 Bull’s Head Revitalization Plan aimed to make the Bull’s Head  (Southwest Community) BOA area an attractive and

Rochester, N.Y. The Summit Federal Credit Union is supporting those in need in the Rochester region this holiday season by supporting Villa of Hope. Since 2016, The Summit has supported Villa of Hope’s Holiday Wishes program which gives our community the opportunity to fulfill the wishes of over 500 Rochester-area children and youth who either live at Villa of Hope, or with their families, trying to heal from trauma and rebuild their lives. From November 28th to December 31st

Congress on Tuesday approved bipartisan legislation requiring the Justice Department to release thousands of pages of files related to Jeffrey Epstein, sending the measure to President Donald Trump, who has signaled he will sign it. The Epstein Files Transparency Act cleared the House in a 427–1 vote and later passed the Senate by unanimous consent, reflecting rare and overwhelming bipartisan agreement. The bill mandates the disclosure of all unclassified Justice Department d

Rochester, NY - On August 21, 2022, at about 1:45 a.m. officers were called to the area of 162 Olean St. for the report of a person shot. When they arrived they found 29-year old James Hallenbeck near the sidewalk. James was dead from at least one gunshot wound to the neck, as well as blunt force trauma to the head and body. Yesterday afternoon, 21-year old Rahjule Keeton was arrested by members of the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department Warrant Squad and the United States Mar