WHEC-TV (Rochester, NY)

WHEC-TV, channel 10, is a television station in Rochester, New York, that is affiliated with NBC. The station is owned by Hubbard Broadcasting, which is based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. WHEC-TV operates from a studio and office located on East Avenue in Downtown Rochester. Its transmitter is positioned on Pinnacle Hill, close to Brighton, New York.

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#46938

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#8854

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Man due in court after arrest in Rochester traffic stop that sparked immigration debate

23 hours ago | whec.com | Evan Bourtis

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A man is due to appear in court on Wednesday after he was arrested in a traffic stop in Rochester that sparked a debate on immigration policy. Wilson Oswaldo Galvan-Lopez, 25, from Guatemala, is expected to appear before a U.S. District Court judge for a possible plea and sentence. Galvan-Lopez is charged with illegal reentry, since attorneys say he was previously deported.
Three fallen officers with ties to Rochester area honored in nation's capitol

1 day ago | whec.com | Evan Bourtis

ROCHESTER, N.Y. – Three fallen law enforcement officers with ties to the Rochester area were honored in Washington, D.C. on Wednesday night. Genesee County Sheriff’s Sgt. Thomas Sanfratello and Cleveland Police officer and Webster native Jamieson Ritter will be added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial. Sanfratello died while making an arrest at Batavia Downs. Ritter was shot by a suspect. New York State Trooper Steven Tyrrell of Rochester is also being added to the memorial.
Good Question: How can you dispose of needles for weight loss drugs?

1 day ago | whec.com | Evan Bourtis

Updates on local, state and national News are detailed by the News10NBC Morning Team, along with traffic, sports and the weather forecast. ROCHESTER, N.Y. – With the growing popularity of injectable weight loss medications like Ozempic and Wegovy, viewers have asked how to safely dispose of the needles. Janet asks: “I have a question about where to safely dispose of ‘sharps’. The needles I use for my GLP-1 injection each week.
Wednesday marks three years since Buffalo Tops mass shooting

1 day ago | whec.com | Evan Bourtis

Updates on local, state and national News are detailed by the News10NBC Morning Team, along with traffic, sports and the weather forecast. BUFFALO, N.Y. — Wednesday marks three years since 10 Black people were killed in a racist attack at a Buffalo Tops store. Eight supermarket customers, the store security guard, and a church deacon who drove shoppers to and from the store were killed in the attack on May 14, 2022.
Do the Right Thing: Jesus helped a child who was alone

1 day ago | whec.com | Evan Bourtis

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Jesus Santana, a freshman at James Monroe High School in the Rochester City School District, is being honored for helping a child who was alone and wearing only a diaper. Jesus’s school counselor nominated him for the Do the Right Thing award. Jesus was leaving his apartment on his way to his school bus when he saw the child alone in an elevator. Jesus took off his coat to keep the child warm and waited until police got there.
Person apparently rescued at Pinnacle Hill

1 day ago | whec.com | Evan Bourtis

BRIGHTON, N.Y. — News10NBC is working to learn more about a possible bike rescue at Pinnacle Hill between Brighton and the city on Tuesday night. Our crew was at the scene around 8:30 p.m. when paramedics loaded a person into an ambulance. Firefighters and police rolled a bicycle along nearby. Brighton Police say that Rochester Police and Rochester Fire are responsible for the investigation. We’ve reached out to both agencies and will update this story once we have more details.
Stolen car chase ends on city's northeast side; Man charged

1 day ago | whec.com | Evan Bourtis

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — A suspect faces charges after a chase overnight in Rochester with a car that Monroe County sheriff’s deputies say was stolen. News10NBC’s photojournalist was there around 12:20 a.m. when the chase ended around Rosewood Terrace and Alexis Street on the city’s northeast side. Deputies identified the driver as 34-year-old Sharod Campbell. Deputies say the chase started because the driver refused to pull over and the man ran from the car after the chase ended.
Microsoft lays off about 3% of its workforce in what one executive calls a 'day with a lot of tears'

1 day ago | whec.com | Matt O'Brien

Microsoft began laying off about 6,000 workers Tuesday, nearly 3% of its entire workforce and its largest job cuts in more than two years as the company spends heavily on artificial intelligence. Hardest hit was the tech giant’s home state of Washington, where Microsoft informed state officials it was cutting 1,985 workers tied to its Redmond headquarters, many of them in software engineering and product management roles.
Fact Check: Is the $95 million dollar Apple settlement real?

1 day ago | whec.com | Taylor Liberti

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — If you have an iPhone, iPad or other Apple device, you may have recently received an email or postcard saying you might be entitled to money from a class action lawsuit against Apple. The notice claims it has to do with Siri secretly recording your conversations without your knowledge. According to the original complaint filed in California, the recordings happened even when users weren’t trying to use Siri.
Texas prosecutor sues to compel Border Patrol testimony in trial of Uvalde police officer

1 day ago | whec.com | Jim Vertuno

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A Texas prosecutor filed a federal lawsuit seeking to force three U.S. Border Patrol agents who responded to the 2022 Robb Elementary School shooting to testify in the prosecution of the former school police chief, who is facing criminal charges over the slow law enforcement action at the massacre.