life update- it’s my last weekend at
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! I’ve loved being here for the last two years and have learned so much and it’s bittersweet to leave. BUT I am so excited to be moving back to Columbus, OH to report in my hometown at 10TV. Thank you ROC! ❤️📺🤩
Luke, is an incoming freshman at Victor High School, with spina bfida. He has a passion for baseball, so his friends helped raise $5,200 for a baseball wheelchair. Tonight he hits the field for the first time with his new wheels.
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Officer Tony Mazurkiewicz’s neighbors spent the afternoon passing out blue lights and ribbons to make the neighborhood “as blue as possible” in a show of support for the family.
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🚨VIEWER DISCRETION ADVISED 🚨
The mother of the 12 yo girl shot last night shared this video- She said a vigil was underway for a teen who was shot and killed when shots rang out.
Her daughter was shot in the leg and foot, a 16 yo girl and 20 yo man were also shot.
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Today was my last at WEAU! It’s bittersweet to leave and I will miss this place and its amazing humans so much but it’s time for something new! I am excited to start my new job reporting in Rochester, NY in a few weeks! :)
Rosa Wims, one of the first African American nurses in Rochester, has passed away at 100, according to her family. The trailblazer is remembered for her impact in the medical field and life dedicated to service, including her annual Thanksgiving dinners. May she RIP.
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Monroe County has deployed fire fighters from eight departments to help out in Buffalo and Erie County for the next few days including:
-Chili
-Brighton
-Henrietta
-Gates
-Ridge Road
-Lakeshore
-Spencerport
-Point Pleasant
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Today I graduated Magna Cum Laude from
@LoyolaChicago
with my B. A. in Multimedia Journalism! 💛👩🎓❤️Next up I will pursue my career as a reporter in Eau Claire, WI!🎥📺
#BREAKING
Orleans County has issued a state of emergency due to a housing crisis and an increase in the homeless population.
It says the county does not have the capacity to receive any migrants.
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At Democratic Headquarters tonight.
We are closely watching the race for Monroe County Executive. The incumbent, Democrat, Adam Bello is facing Mark Assini, a Republican.
Stick with
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as the results start coming in after polls close at 9!
It’s officially
@ginnyryan
and
@dougemblidge
day in Monroe County!!! 🤩
So lucky to work with and learn from these incredible journalists for the last year. Congrats on your last day, Ginny- I will miss you!! 💕
Firefighters from the Gates Fire District have been helping out in Cheektowaga today and are prepared to be there for the next few days. They said the biggest challenge has been "trudging through 3 or 4 ft. of snow just to get to somebody's house".
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#UPDATE
Three security officers from Franklin High School have been placed on leave pending an investigation into the sharing of the security video that showed a gunman attempting to shoot a 16 yo student last week, right outside the school.
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There have been nearly 900 reports of stolen vehicles in Rochester since this year started.
We are still in March and inching closer to last year's TOTAL of 1,135 vehicles stolen in the entire year, according to data from RPD.
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Scary video taken by a student outside Franklin High School at dismissal today- when a Kia drove erratically on the school lawn.
Police, at the school already, pursued the Kia but had to end the pursuit and are still searching for the suspects. No one was injured.
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First responders are set up outside
@URMed_GCH
for the first Good Night Lights of the holiday season! If you look closely, you can see Santa! 🎅
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Monroe Ambulance is holding its monthly CPR/AED training tonight. Damar Hamlin’s collapse Monday night has brought attention to the importance of knowing this life-saving skill and has inspired some
@BuffaloBills
fans to come out tonight and learn.
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Made it out of my covid quarantine, back to reporting about covid. Three vaccines and still tested positive. Wear a mask, friends!
We are so lucky to have vaccines. Hospital leaders are asking more people to get one with an Omicron surge expected soon. 💉
🚨 🐮 🚨 Have you seen The Spencerport Bandit?
She ran away from a family farm more than a week ago. There have been several sightings around town, but now luck bringing her home.
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More photos of 4 yo Michael Williams III from
@RochesterNYPD
.
RPD says it appears he and his mom were abducted after an altercation at the house on Fulton, when another victim was shot at and ran from the house. When victim and RPD returned, Jessica and Michael were gone.
First responders are set up outside
@URMed_GCH
for the first Good Night Lights of the holiday season! If you look closely, you can see Santa! 🎅
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I love that Zoom records meetings as soon as you log on so I could capture this moment I thought I was late for my interview yesterday. (I was not late)
#WorkFromHomeChronicles
The St. John Fisher University student who had been missing in France, Ken DeLand Jr. has been found, according to this update on his family’s website!
According to RPD data, there have been 1,159 reports of motor vehicle theft in Rochester in 2023, officially surpassing last year's total of 1,135 stolen vehicles.
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Tonight on
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, two Franklin High School security officers are honored for their “courage” and “quick-thinking” after a suspect shot at students outside a school door in January.
No one was hurt and the gunman ran off.
Neighbors on Kathy Drive told me last night that the man accused of stabbing his parents to death, Rajab Banahi, has been causing problems in the neighborhood for at least four years now. They said several neighbors have had to call police on him over the years.
A Menomonie couple was inspired by their son, Sam, to open a donut shop and employ people with special needs. Hear their story tonight on
@WEAU13News
!
The fatal shooting of Officer Tony Mazurkiewicz hits close to home for the Zenelovic family. Their father and husband is an officer at RPD. In 2013 they lived through a nightmare of their own when he was shot on the job. Their story tonight on
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First assignment in Rochester included none other than the doll of my childhood... Samantha the American Girl. 😂 Congrats to the three new inductees at the National Toy Hall of Fame!
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18 year old Isaiah Santiago, a 2022 RCSD grad is announcing his plans to run for the school board. He says he recognizes the current challenges the district is facing and wants to be part of the solution.
His family and several former teachers are here to support him.
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Rochester City Council addressing the “unprecedented” numbers of stolen cars, specifically Hyundais and Kias.
Mayor Evans says his office has been inundated with victims asking what his office will do about this.
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Balloon release for 33yo Brandy Miller, 35yo Aisha Stephens & 33yo Rhondesia Belton who died after the crowd surge at the Armory.
“I just can’t imagine what she felt to have thousands of people step on her and no one try to help her,” said Brandy’s aunt, Tanisa Spencer.
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We ran into Santa Claus🎅 in the Brockport Walmart parking lot while talking to people getting ready for the winter weather.
He said he’s not worried about the storm stopping him from delivering gifts on Saturday, he’s used to some snow.
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A protest is starting to form
@Brockport
ahead of tonight’s speaking event with Jalil Muntaqim,a former Black Panther and member of the Black Liberation Army convicted of killing two NYPD officers in the 70s. Live on
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throughout the night.
RPD: A staff member at School 54 was carjacked after leaving work today by a group of teen boys, who she said had a machete.
Some of the suspects took off in her car, she was not hurt.
Info? Call 911.
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A former professional soccer player has been volunteering for nearly 30 years coaching soccer every week to ensure kids in the city of rochester have access to the sport. It’s free and he also provides equipment, shoes to kids who don’t have their own.
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🚨 BOIL WATER ADVISORY 🚨 The City of Rochester is advising people who live in the below areas to boil their tap water after the water main break this afternoon.
The advisory is likely in effect until Saturday.
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RPD: 12 year old boy was shot and killed while walking down the street tonight near Atkinson St. and Reynolds St.
A 16 yo boy was also shot and is in serious condition, but stable. No suspects in custody.
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was just leaving the gas station in my news car and a woman ran up to me with a handheld metal detector to share with me how the vaccine is causing people to be magnetic. happy friday, all.
Our photographer got video of the scene and we spoke with the brave officers afterwards, who ran towards potential danger.
“It’s just my job,” one of them told us.
More later on
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