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According to WHEC-TV, NYS Senate Samra Brouk has been re-elected to the office she has held since 2020. She was challenged by Luis Martinez, a Republican from Pittsford. He works in the private sector and has never held elected office. WHEC-TV also reported Demond Meeks, a Democrat from Rochester, is trying to hold onto the […]
Join us for a safe night of Halloween fun on October 31 from 5 to 7 pm at The Thurston Road YMCA Neighborhood Center. The event will feature 20 local organizations, including People’s Choice, Wegmans, RPD, RFD, and the Mayor’s Office. Activities will include: • Photo booth • Costume contest • Pumpkin painting • Games […]
Early Voting Totals for the Rochester area over 3 days: Monroe County: 47,024Ontario County: 6,680Wayne County: 3,951Livingston County: 2,611Orleans County: 1,620 Tuesday appears to be the busiest day so far.Rochester Region: 61,886 Early Voters as of 10/28/24@13WHAM pic.twitter.com/rpmaJWSMBs — Lowell Rose (@LowellRoseNews) October 29, 2024
The New York State Attorney General’s Office is hosting a gun buyback event in Rochester on Saturday, October 19. The event will take place at the Church of Love Faith Center at 700 Exchange St. from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants can turn in working or non-working guns, with no questions asked, in exchange […]
According to data obtained by 13WHAM, the Rochester Emergency Communications Department is allowed a staff of 182 employees. However, the center currently has nearly 60 vacancies for telecommunicators, dispatchers, and supervisors. More than 30 employees work each eight-hour shift, but when someone calls out. According to Director of Rochester Emergency Communications Department Michael Cerretto, the […]
Walgreens has announced it is planning to close three more pharmacies next month: two in Rochester on Lake Avenue and Monroe Avenue, and one in Pittsford on Monroe Avenue. That makes five Rochester area Walgreens stores set to close soon, including Irondequoit’s Pattonwood Drive location and Rochester’s West Main Street store. The stores will close […]
Rochester teen was charged in connection to a mass shooting over the summer at MLK Park. Reports say the 16-year-old was originally arrested back in July for possession of a loaded Glock handgun, during a further investigation RPD was able to find that gun was the same one used at the MLK Park shooting. Teen […]
A driver of a car was injured after 2 cars was street racing on Lake Ave near Phelps Ave. Police say the victim’s car was pulling out of a fast-food restaurant when one of the two cars racing crashed into her. The driver of one of the cars racings ditched their vehicle and fled the […]
3 men were arrested and charged with allegedly kidnapping, threatening and stripping naked a 13-year-old boy in Greece at an apartment complex last Saturday. Police say they were called to Glenora Garden apartments around 3:42 p.m. and found five minors and three men. After investigating, police say a 13-year-old went into the apartment building and […]
College Nights continues on Wednesday, giving high school seniors, college students, and adults an opportunity to learn more about higher education. The Mall at Greece Ridge and Marketplace Mall are hosting the annual Greater Rochester Area College Nights. Between 65 and 75 schools will be there. An organizer said it gives prospective students the opportunity […]