Brett Davidsen

Mar 3, 2025 | whec.com | Brett Davidsen

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – The City of Rochester is using funds from opioid settlement payments to make a difference in the lives of those struggling with addiction through its ambassador program. Ambassadors, who were previously addicted to opioids themselves, are now being paid $15 an hour for up to two hours a day to clean up neighborhoods and connect with people on the streets who are struggling with addiction.

Feb 28, 2025 | whec.com | Brett Davidsen

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Governor Kathy Hochul spoke to News10NBC about the tentative deal to end the illegal prison guard strike, which includes an eventual end to 24-hour shifts, a framework to avoid future work-stoppages, a 90-day suspension of the HALT Act which bans solitary confinement but also requires overtime for guards, and no discipline against guards as long as they come back to work tomorrow. “We also share the goal with the union that 24 hour work shifts are too long.

Feb 27, 2025 | whec.com | Brett Davidsen

GREECE, N.Y. – A 10-year-old student with special needs was kicked out of a suburban school after the Greece Central School District discovered his mother had a lease in the City of Rochester. Brandi Napolitano, Jovanni Byrd’s maternal grandmother, believes the school district removed her grandson not because of where he lives, but because of what the school district said he did. “He lives right here in this home with me with my daughter, my husband and his brother,” said Brandi Napolitano.

Dec 10, 2024 | whec.com | Brett Davidsen

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Malik Breedlove faced arraignment Tuesday morning on kidnapping charges. Breedlove is accused of abducting his five-year-old child at gunpoint early Monday morning. According to police, he arrived at the child’s home on Fifth Street and forced his way inside. Officers quickly located Breedlove and the child near Central Park and Niagara Street. Upon arrest, police reportedly found a loaded gun in Breedlove’s possession.