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This past Saturday, Rochester hosted a Stop Asian/Asian American and Pacific Islander Hate rally at the Maplewood Family YMCA. This rally was to recognize the dozens of hate crimes that have increased throughout the nation. Bijaya Khadka, who is the founding chair of the New Americans Advisory Council said “We’re just here to stand together […]

Yesterday, 4 million people were vaccinated.  This is a record high, and makes our 7 day average 3 million a day.  This is hopeful news after a long COVID-19 journey. Cyrus Shahpar, the COVID-19 director in the White House tweeted in celebration by saying,”Wow a record reporting day!! +4.08M doses reported administered over the total […]

Earlier this week, Nike publicly stated “Nike filed a trademark infringement and dilution complaint against MSCHF today related to the Satan Shoes.” They have now filed a restraining order against MSCHF, the art production company responsible for the shoe. Over 600 pairs have already been shipped. This past Monday, 665 pairs of the sneakers priced […]

As things begin to slowly open back up in New York State, the rest of the nation seems to be hitting a spike in cases. In this past week, there were reportedly 65,000 new cases per day on average. This average had a jump of 20% from two weeks prior. In Michigan alone, there has […]

As other areas begin to shift gears, Rochester hospitals begin to do the same. Starting this Monday, April 5th, Rochester Regional Health has said patients at five of its area hospitals will be allowed up to two visitors a day, for up to four hours each. Patients who are going into labor will be allowed […]

Good Morning America Co-Host Michael Strahan has said goodbye to his iconic tooth gap. At age 49, he decided to shock the world by posting a video to his Instagram account this past week with the caption “I did it. #GoodbyeGap.” View this post on Instagram A post shared by michaelstrahan (@michaelstrahan) In his video, […]

Over one week ago, a new bill was passed in Georgia that is designed to “ensure election integrity.” This bill creates new restrictions on mail-in and weekend voting while expanding some voters’ access to in-person early voting. Civil Rights advocates are speaking out against this new law as it disenfranchises Voters of Color. There are […]

Yesterday, the New York State travel advisory rules were updated. Per the update, domestic travelers coming into New York State will no longer have to follow the mandatory quarantine, but rather take a second COVID-19 test. Previously the NYS requirement was that anyone traveling from states that are not neighboring New York must self-quarantine for […]

NYPD released surveillance footage of another elderly Asian woman being attacked on the street out in the open and nothing was done about it. No details about any verbal communication between the attacker and the victim but, on the video all you see is the two people walking toward each other and he just immediately […]

First, let me start off with if you witness anyone abusing an animal please report them. You can call 585-223-6500 to report suspected animal cruelty. So the man caught on video at a CountyMax store in Henrietta beating his dog was arrested. The man is 54-year-old Michael Meyer from Rochester. Because patrons and employees reported […]