State of Emergency

Gov. Kathy Hochul is urging people to stay home and avoid any unnecessary travel. Hochul announced she’s declaring a state of emergency in anticipation of the developing Nor’easter. This state of emergency includes Ontario, Wayne, Yates, Seneca, and Cayuga counties, but does not include Monroe, Livingston, Orleans, Genesee, or Wyoming counties. Hochul says Western New York and the Finger […]

The City of Rochester will continue to be under a State of Emergency due to the violence that continues to impact the community. Mayor Malik Evans renewed the State of Emergency over gun violence. The comes after the attempted murder of a 16 year-old at Franklin High School on January 5th. Officers from the Rochester […]

Who’s ready for snow? While it’s not set to hit us too bad here in Rochester (if any), Governor Kathy Hochul declared a state of emergency for 11 counties as she and other leaders briefed the public yesterday morning ahead of a lake-effect snowstorm that’s expected to dump feet of snow on some parts of […]

The officer shot and killed Thursday night in northeast Rochester was a 29-year veteran of the force. Officer Anthony Mazurkiewicz was shot and killed in an ambush on Bauman Street. He was shot at least once in the upper body. His partner, Officer Sino Seng, was shot at least once in the lower body. A […]

City of Rochester Mayor Malik Evans has declared a State of Emergency due to gun violence on Thursday. The proclamation comes after five people were shot in two separate shootings earlier this week. The shootings were within hours of each other and resulted in Rochester’s 40th and 41st homicides of 2022. Both shootings took place […]

On Wednesday Japan’s Asahi Shimbun newspaper is calling for the Tokyo Olympics to be canceled. With the Olympics set open on July 23. the newspaper said in its editorial under a headline that read: “We Demand PM Suga Decide Cancellation.” Earlier this week, the Japanese government said a warning by the U.S. to avoid travel to […]

A huge storm system is blowing through New York and New Jersey, forcing them to declare a state of emergency. The blizzard has dumped over a foot of snow and put almost 80 million people under winter storm warnings, watches and advisories. The blizzard started as a powerful rainstorm on the west coast that got […]

Hurricane Laura ravaged the Louisiana coast, leaving more than 400,000 residents without power and another 200,000 without water. The hurricane’s effect is being felt all the way to Northern Louisiana and took the lives of 14 people. 10 in Louisiana and 4 in Texas. Louisiana State governor John Bel Edwards issued a statement, saying: “The […]

Washington D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser is demanding President Donald Trump remove the hundreds of US military forces that are stationed outside the city. The troops were deployed by the President as his way of “dominating the streets.” TThe presence of the active duty military has been clouding the chain of command and increasing tensions between […]

After six months of investigation and vaccination Rockland county has declared a state of emergency and banned all unvaccinated minors under the age of 18 from public places. In an attempt to contain the outbreak children that have not yet received the measles vaccine are banned from shops, restaurants, schools and places of worship for the […]