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Soon-to-be former Rochester Mayor Lovely Warren announced a new initiative yesterday in the hopes of advancing police reform. Their new initiative is called the Civilian Public Safety Interview Panel, created by Rev. Lewis Stewart of United Christian Leadership Ministry. Stewart’s idea stems from the response to the Governor’s Executive Order 203, where last summer former […]

There’s new visitation guidelines when it comes to seeing loved ones at nursing homes in New York State. Earlier this week the New York State Health Department issued guidance to make sure there aren’t any nursing homes stopping people from seeing their loved ones. This means residents at nursing homes will have no limitations on the number […]

It has been a journey of shortage of healthcare workers, and now that might even get worse. As of next Monday, November 22nd, New York State says all healthcare workers should be vaccinated and religious exemptions will no longer be allowed. According to CEO Michael Stapleton at Thompson Health, this change might make things even […]

Yesterday during a press conference, Rochester Mayor-elect Malik Evans held up a jar with 816 beans representing shooting victims over the past three years. When Evans takes office on January 1st, he plans to prioritize this as his number one issue. Evans stated: “I want folks to know that even though I’m not sworn in […]

Former Governor Andrew Cuomo might be saying bye to the millions of dollars he made from the pandemic after the New York State Ethics Board voted to revoke its authorization for the book. According to the Joint Commission on Public Ethics, the board has accused Cuomo of basically receiving approval under false pretenses, which include […]

During a briefing yesterday, New York Governor Kathy Hochul blamed the disruption of a second consecutive Thanksgiving on vaccine “holdouts,” and advised that we should “really should be avoiding large gatherings in indoor spaces” once again this year. At the briefing, Governor Hochul stated: “We all went through this anxiety a year ago. We thought […]

With Pfizer’s FDA approval for children to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. The mission now is to get as many children as possible vaccinated. A pharmacy in Virginia that participated in a state vaccine program gave over one hundred children between the ages of 5 and 11 the wrong doses of the COVID vaccine. The report said […]

There’s a recall on America’s favorite drinks. Kraft Heinz has a recall for their Country Time Lemonade and Kool Aid Tropical Punch powdered mix drink AKA red Kool Aid. The recall is happening because they say after production some small metal particles could be inside the on the go packages or the 19oz & 82 oz containers. […]

UPDATE: The Amber Alert has been canceled. Authorities said James Fernandez Reyes is home safe with his family. An update will be given Tuesday morning. Police are not releasing any other information at this time. An Amber Alert was issued by the RPD at 10:23 pm Monday for a 14-year-old male abducted from Myrtle Street. […]

Millions of people who are unvaccinated in Austria  We’ll have to go it’s a lockdown. Reports say unvaccinated people will only be allowed to leave home to take care of important needs such as going to work, attending appointments and running errands. This lockdown is scheduled to last for about 10 days. Children under the […]