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Supermarket Chain With 400 Stores Closing Many New York Locations
Another popular supermarket in New York State has confirmed massive closures. Stop & Shop just confirmed plans to close 32 stores by the end of 2024. The company confirmed the upcoming closures, which include a number of locations in New York State as well as the Hudson Valley. Below are...
See Crazy Photos & Video of Hurricane Like Weather in New York
The good news is there were no confirmed tornadoes that touched in Central New York. The bad news is strong winds blew down trees, power lines and left thousands without power. A little further West, Mother Nature pounded Canandaigua, New York with what looks more like a hurricane than a...
NY weather update: Air quality alert for part of New York until Tuesday night
An updated air quality alert was issued in effect until 11 p.m. for Manhattan, the Bronx, Staten Island, Brooklyn and Queens as well as Orange, Putnam, Rockland and Westchester counties. "The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation has issued an Air Quality Health Advisory for the following counties: New...
NY AG, NYCLU sue county for again banning transgender girls and women from teams that match their gender identity
New York’s attorney general and the local affiliate of the American Civil Liberties Union are both separately suing a New York county after it again banned transgender women from playing on female sports teams.
New York Awards $25 Million to Life Science Startups and Researchers
The New York State Biodefense Commercialization Fund has awarded over $25 million to 11 startups and 16 academic institutions. This funding supports research and commercialization of innovations addressing infectious disease threats, including COVID-19. $3 Million for Rapid Diagnostics and Surveillance. The third round of the Biodefense Commercialization Fund has approved...
New York Area Airports Make List of Most Unreliable In U.S.
If you want a stress-free travel experience this summer, you'll want to avoid these airports. Traveling on vacation can be an exciting experience but it can also be very stressful at times. A new study has revealed the most unreliable airports in the US, with two New York area airports making the top 10.
'It was shocking': Vermont community torn apart by devastating floods
PLAINFIELD, Vt. — In only a few days, multiple devastating floods have hit the Vermont area. Now, towns and cities across Vermont and New York are leftpicking up the pieces, according to NBC5, WMTW's sister station in Burlington. Plainfield, Vermont, is one community that was ripped apart by the...
N.Y. Gov. Kathy Hochul warns it could feel like 100 degrees or more this week
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Gov. Kathy Hochul is warning New Yorkers of the impending heat that is set to blanket the state once again. A heat advisory has again been declared for New York City, as well as Long Island, the Mid-Hudson, Mohawk Valley, the Southern Tier and the Capital regions, a written statement said, as temperatures reach “feel-like levels” in the 95-to-104-degree range today and tomorrow.
Two Rochester natives picked in first four rounds of MLB Draft
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Section Five baseball had a big day on Monday. For the first time ever, two Rochester players were selected in the top four rounds of the June Major League Baseball draft. The previous high for two local players was in 2017 when Ernie Clement was taken in the 4th round and […]
Upstate NY woman to compete on 'Jeopardy!' tonight. How to watch
“Jeopardy!” fan Brenna Sniatecki had long dreamed of being on the game show. “It’s always kind of been on my bucket list. Like, wouldn’t that be fun to do,” said the 47-year-old who lives in Rochester's North Winton Village. Sometimes dreams come true. After being in the contestant pool for nearly two years, she...
THIS FRIDAY (7/19/24) – Seneca Park Zoo ZooMobile Presents Impact of Invasives
The Seneca Park Zoo ZooMobile will roll up to the library on Friday, July 19, at 3:30 PM for a program for tweens and teens all about the Impact of Invasives. Discover the ways that invasive species are introduced to new ecosystems and learn what you can do to help protect biodiversity. You’ll even get a chance to meet a menagerie of “Ambassador Animals” in person!
Section V Baseball inducts 2024 Hall of Fame Class
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Section V Baseball inducted its 2024 Hall of Fame class during a pre-game ceremony at Innovative Field. Jason Bunting (Greece Athena), David Dasch (Cardinal Mooney/Ithaca College), Andrew Parrino (Brockport/LeMoyne College), Andy Steinorth (Webster/St. Bonaventure), Carm Urzetta (East Rochester/Bishop Kearney/St. Bonaventure) and Tom Wight (Bolivar-Richburg/Caledonia-Mumford) were honored prior to the Rochester Red Wings game with Indianapolis.
MCSO: Knife recovered, suspect flees from Walmart robbery
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a robbery at the Sweden Walmart after the suspect fled. Deputies told News 8 they responded to the store around 12:40 p.m. Sunday to investigate reports of two people fighting. When deputies arrived, they were able to determine a robbery occurred where a man […]
Cash reward offered for help identifying suspect who shot RTS driver with a BB gun
Saying "this perpetrator should not be walking among us," Mayor Malik Evans urged anyone with information about a suspect in the shooting of an RTS bus driver with a BB gun on June 18 to contact authorities.
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