Jim Tortora

2 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Jim Tortora |George Gandy

Editor’s Note: Brandon Beane’s news conference is in the player above. ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Bills GM Brandon Beane addressed the media two days before the NFL draft. The Bills have 10 picks overall and are at the 30 spot in the first round unless they trade up. Beane talked about the challenges of this draft, especially selecting that late in the round. “This is a projection business. You’re weighing risk.

1 week ago | rochesterfirst.com | Jim Tortora

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Traffic is backed-up on I-490 east in the area of South Goodman and Meigs Streets. Police responded to the rollover of a box truck around 8:30 a.m. The truck appears to have been towing a trailer. A truck towing a trailer and a car have collided at the Goodman Ave exit on 490 W. Traffic is backed up. @News_8 pic.twitter.com/WRAIwfGHVW— eric schedlbauer (@NG_NewGuy) April 17, 2025No word yet on injuries. to keep tabs on traffic on I-490 and throughout the region.

1 week ago | yahoo.com | Jim Tortora

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Traffic is backed up on I-490 east in the area of South Goodman and Meigs Streets. According to officials, troopers responded to reports of a collision on State Route 490 at the Meigs Street overpass at 8:26 a.m.Three vehicles were involved, including a box truck that had rolled over, which appeared to have been towing a trailer.

1 week ago | rochesterfirst.com | Jim Tortora

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A 30-year prison sentence was handed down Monday in State Supreme Court in connection to a 2023 shooting in Rochester. 33-year-old Johnkiomi Ruiz was convicted of first-degree assault and two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon. On June 20, 2023, a 24-year-old man was shot in the back as he attempted to run away from Ruiz. “Johnkiomi Ruiz chose to hunt the victim down as he attempted to flee, shooting him in the back.

2 weeks ago | rochesterfirst.com | Jim Tortora

by: Jim Tortora Posted: Apr 8, 2025 / 07:03 AM EDT Updated: Apr 8, 2025 / 07:04 AM EDT ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Wind advisories are in effect for most of Rochester and the Finger lakes region, but so far power outages are isolated mostly to Seneca County. New York State Electric & Gas reports almost 2,500 customers without power Tuesday morning, mostly in Romulus, Ovid and Varick.