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1 week ago | 
rochesterfirst.com | Gio Battaglia
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A passion for music had Katy Eberts on her way to a gig in Syracuse on July 20, 2023. It was that day, that put that passion on pause. Eberts, along with several members of her band, were injured after a crash in Farmington. The vehicle went off the road, struck a tree, and overturned. Eberts was airlifted to the hospital, where she would be told it was likely she would never walk again. For two years, that passion Katy had for music, shifted to a passion to defying the odds.
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1 week ago | 
rochesterfirst.com | Gio Battaglia
ALBION, N.Y. (WROC) — Albion police have arrested a man on rape charges after officers say he forcibly raped a teenage girl in Village Park. Officers said they received a report from a 15-year-old girl that she had been raped by a man inside the park on the night of April 25. Investigators began looking into the incident and interviewed 21-year-old Allan Bieber before arresting him for his alleged involvement.
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2 weeks ago | 
rochesterfirst.com | Gio Battaglia
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two drivers were evaluated for minor injuries after a crash led to a car striking a church Wednesday night, according to Rochester Police. Officers arrived on scene of the crash on Campbell Street just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, where they found two vehicles had crashed into each other, and then one of those vehicles crashed into a nearby unoccupied church. Investigators said one of the vehicles ran a red light, crashed into another vehicle, and then hit the church.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Gio Battaglia
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Two drivers were evaluated for minor injuries after a crash led to a car striking a church Wednesday night, according to Rochester Police. Officers arrived on scene of the crash on Campbell Street just before 10 p.m. Wednesday, where they found two vehicles had crashed into each other, and then one of those vehicles crashed into a nearby unoccupied church. Investigators said one of the vehicles ran a red light, crashed into another vehicle, and then hit the church.
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2 weeks ago | 
rochesterfirst.com | Gio Battaglia
by: Gio Battaglia Posted: Apr 30, 2025 / 07:39 PM EDT Updated: Apr 30, 2025 / 07:39 PM EDT ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A total of eight apartments were affected by a fire on Sunset Drive Wednesday in Marion. Second Assistant Chief Matt Hobbs said a number of people were displaced. Red Cross has been called to assist those living here. The fire took about 45 minutes to put out.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Gio Battaglia
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A total of eight apartments were affected by a fire on Sunset Drive Wednesday in Marion. Second Assistant Chief of the Marion Fire Department Matt Hobbs said they first responded to the Durham Estates apartments at 4 p.m. and spent around 45 minutes putting out the fire. Five other agencies also responded to the scene and assisted. Hobbs shared with News 8 on scene that this fire could’ve been a lot worse had it not been for one factor.
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2 weeks ago | 
rochesterfirst.com | Gio Battaglia
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Batavia City Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating a missing woman. Sandra Dickes, 78, is said to be a missing and vulnerable adult with dementia who may be in need of medical attention. Officials say Dickes was last seen Wednesday morning on Main Street in Batavia. She was driving a 2020 White Ford Ege with a ‘KHG-1680’ license plate. The vehicle also has a Buffalo Bills sticker on the rear windshield, and a Buffalo Bills license plate frame.
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2 weeks ago | 
rochesterfirst.com | Gio Battaglia
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rasheema Harris told News 8 her son Elijah was headed to a nearby store with his dad on the morning of April 16 at the corner of Hudson Avenue and Avenue D. “They went on the Veo Bike. And as they got to the corner of Avenue D and Bauman, my son, I think he kind of maybe went out too far,” Harris said. At the same time Elijah and his father were riding on the bikes, Rochester Police and Harris said a car was driving down the street, and hit Elijah head on.
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2 weeks ago | 
yahoo.com | Gio Battaglia
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Rasheema Harris told News 8 her son Elijah was headed to a nearby store with his dad on the morning of April 16 at the corner of Hudson Avenue and Avenue D. “They went on the Veo Bike. And as they got to the corner of Avenue D and Bauman, my son, I think he kind of maybe went out too far,” Harris said. At the same time Elijah and his father were riding on the bikes, Rochester Police and Harris said a car was driving down the street, and hit Elijah head on.
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2 weeks ago | 
rochesterfirst.com | Gio Battaglia
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A driver has been arrested for driving under the influence after deputies say they caused a minivan to rollover on Pinnacle Road Wednesday afternoon, according to the Monroe County Sheriff’s Office. Witnesses told deputies a Subaru was driving on Calkins Road just before 3 p.m. when it ran a red light and crashed into a tan minivan that was driving on Pinnacle. Deputies said the crash caused the involved minivan to roll over.
