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06/19/2026

Our latest Scholar Athlete of the week, Ryleigh Lent, is already committed to play D2 lacrosse at Gannon before her senior year even begins.

FULL STORY: https://www.whec.com/sports-news/scholar-athlete-riley-lent/

06/19/2026

The Greece Town Board has voted to temporarily shut down a motel with a bad reputation.

GREECE, N.Y. — The Greece Town Board has voted to temporarily shut down a motel with a bad reputation.RELATED: Town of Greece public hearing Thursday to decide fate of Studio 6 Extended Stay motel on Center Place DriveThe Studio 6 Extended Stay Motel on Center Place Drive has to close starting Jun...

06/19/2026

A blood drive in Fairport honored the memory of five high school graduates who died in a car crash nearly two decades ago.

06/19/2026

A Bills fan and a professional fitness coach from Rochester got the attention of some Buffalo Bills players after posting a video of himself beating their official bench press records.

06/19/2026

The Rochester Knighthawks have hired Troy Cordingley as the team's next head coach.

ROCHESTER, N.Y. — The Rochester Knighthawks have hired Troy Cordingley as the team’s next head coach.“I just was excited,” Cordingley said. “Just the possibility, I know the roster that there’s a lot of talent there. So it intrigued me and we just kept talking and and things built from t...

06/19/2026

Newly named Knighthawks head coach, Troy Cordingley, reminisces on his brief stint as a player in Rochester back in 2001.

The new Rochester bench boss has won four NLL titles, two as coach and two as a player.

06/18/2026

In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione‘s lawyers told a judge Thursday that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

In a stunning reversal, Luigi Mangione’s lawyers told a judge that he will no longer be asserting a psychiatric defense at his state murder trial in the killing of UnitedHealthcare CEO Brian Thompson. The retraction Thursday came just a day after Mangione’s lawyers told Judge Gregory Carro that ...

06/18/2026

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) is changing deer hunting regulations to help reduce the state’s growing deer population.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation is changing deer hunting regulations to help reduce the state's growing deer population.

06/18/2026

The Rochester Land Bank is selling the city's last historic cobblestone house for just one dollar.

06/18/2026

YELLOW ALERT: Another huge tree down on Montcalm Drive in Irondequoit.
We have crews throughout the region tracking the wind and power outages. Take a look at more damage coming up on News10NBC at 4.