Rochester police had to issue a shelter-in-place for Rauber Street between Joseph and North Clinton avenues after getting ...

ROCHESTER, New York (WABC) -- A witness is speaking out after a warning over a possible mountain lion sighting prompted a ...

It’s extremely rare for cougars (also called mountain lions) to attack humans — but it has happened. And now, after a possible sighting in Rochester, officials are urging the public to stay alert and ...

Rochester, N.Y. (WHAM) — It's the talk of the town on social media. Many local businesses, schools and organizations have ...

Video shared by Rochester-based WHEC journalist Jennifer Lewke shows doorbell camera footage of a large wild cat walking past a front porch on Grand Avenue. Rochester-based station WHAM-Channel 13 ...

There may be a cougar roaming around Rochester, according to members of the Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC).

A viral video that appeared to show a mountain lion roaming a Rochester neighborhood has sparked some concern — and a wave of online creativity. See the funny images.

According to the DEC, there is no native, self-sustaining population of mountain lions (also called cougars or eastern cougars) in New York. They once roamed the state — especially the Adirondacks — ...