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U of R, URMC employees approve strike
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – By overwhelming majority, members of two unions at the University of Rochester and its medical center have approved a strike. According to the unions, 99 percent of the voters who cast ballots did so in favor of striking. They belong to the 1199 SEIU and 200 United and are caregivers and service […]
Do the Right Thing: Lily Clark helped her grandmother when she had a stroke
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Ten local students were honored for their brave actions, giving back to the community, and other good deeds at the first Do the Right Thing awards ceremony of the school year. One of those winners is Lily Clark, a fourth-grader at Lakeshore Elementary School in Greece. When Lily noticed something was wrong […]
Four teens indicted for sexual assault in Clyde; Police say it was recorded and shared online
WAYNE COUNTY, N.Y. – Four teens have been indicted by a Wayne County Grand Jury for assaulting a teenager in a Clyde-Savannah High School locker room. Clyde Police have been investigating the assault since Halloween. The victim is a 14-year-old boy. Police say he was assaulted in the male locker room. The victim’s parents contacted […]
RCSD teacher killed in collision with deer in LeRoy
LEROY, N.Y. — The community is mourning the loss of a city school teacher killed in a car crash Wednesday. Judith Purdy, 58, was northbound on Route 19 in LeRoy when a deer entered the road just after 7 a.m., according to the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office. Purdy died at the scene. Purdy was on […]
Pregnant mare shot in Brockport dies from injuries
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Animal cruelty officers are investigating the shooting of a pregnant horse that led to the death of it and its colt. The 15-year-old American Quarter Horse, which had gotten loose from pastures at Redman and West Ridge roads, was found with a large gunshot wound that shattered her shoulder, according to the […]
Happy Halloween: Share your photos with us
Whether it’s with your pets, your children, your coworkers, or yourself, show us how you’re celebrating Halloween. Email webmaster@whec.com and you may see your photos on air and online. Happy Halloween from my Bills quarterback and Park Ranger! 🎃 👻 pic.twitter.com/tTScBtiL0y — Jennifer Lewke (@WHEC_JLewke) October 31, 2023
‘Brazen’: Man, teen sentenced for shooting that wounded three-year-old
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Three-year-old Marlo Joseph was struck in the head with a bullet when Travis Lewis and Justin Rynes were shooting at a group of people in September 2022. He was sitting in his car seat at the time. Thankfully, he survived. On Friday, the two who have admitted causing his injuries learned […]
Consumer Alert: How to avoid lead in your child’s trick or treat bag
Halloween is right around the corner, It’s the holiday we all identify with candy. But your little one may have more than sweets in his trick or treat bag. Consumer Reports tested 48 different chocolate products from candy bars to hot cocoa and brownies. And it found a third had high levels of two dangerous […]
News10NBC Investigates: Judge gives knife-wielding, school bus-crashing car thief 5 years and victim feels ‘like I am in my own prison’
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A special education teacher got threatened by a man with a knife who stole her jeep, ran from police, and crashed into a school bus. And what did the court offer that 20 year-old car thief with a knife? Five years in prison. The minimum sentence. The suspect, Maliq McCullough, just went […]
Bills look to get offense going early against Bucs
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. – Buffalo is back with another primetime matchup Thursday night. They play Tampa Bay at home – a place where they last won in a blowout against the Miami Dolphins. But it’s been a little bit of a rough road for 4-3 Bills, dropping two of the last three contests. The Bills […]
News10NBC investigates: Candidate on Monroe County ballot actually lives in Long Island
ROCHESTER, N.Y. – We’re investigating all the uncontested races in the November election. In 61 percent of the offices on the ballot, voters have zero choice. That includes the race for Monroe County District Attorney. News10NBC chief investigative journalist Berkeley Brean found a race that looks like a real competition. Turns out, it’s not all […]
Rush-Henrietta elementary school lifts delay after deputies call off search for man possibly armed
HENRIETTA, N.Y. – Students at Fyle Elementary were on a two-hour delay Wednesday morning while deputies searched the area for a man believed to be armed with a gun. The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office stopped a vehicle around 4:35 a.m. on Campus Drive. Deputies say a man ran off with what appeared to be a […]