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Rochester, NY – Monroe County is pleased to announce community-based COVID-19 vaccine clinics for the week of July 6 – July 11, 2021. Information on walk-in allowance and appointments can be found online at https://www.monroecounty.gov/health-covid19-vaccine. Vaccination clinics will take place at the following locations: Monroe County Fleet Center – 145 Paul Road, Rochester, NY 14624 Wednesday, July […]

The City of Rochester’s Cool Sweep Heat Emergency program is in effect Tuesday due to hot and humid conditions.  Check out the full list below. Swimming Opportunities and Hours of Operation (extended hours): Durand Eastman Beach: 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Adams St. R-Center Pool, 85 Adams St.: 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Trenton& Pamela […]

Spectrum is hiring up to 190 customer service representatives supporting Spectrum Mobile customers at its newly converted call center in Rochester. The new positions offer hourly wages starting at $18 an hour. The parent company Charter’s commitment to pay a $20 minimum starting wage in 2022. Spectrum will hold a drive through hiring event Thursday, July […]

2 South Carolina boys ages 8 and 9 years old and facing federal charges after they killed a man with the shotgun. According to reports the man was driving his tractor in a field where he was apparently fatally shot. He was found deceased inside the driver seat of the tractor in the woods. The […]

HBO’s Lovecraft Country is one season and done. HBO said in a statement issued to Deadline. “We will not be moving forward with a second season of Lovecraft Country.” After it was revealed that the show wouldn’t return for a second season. Misha Green shared what she was envisioning for the second season’s plot on Twitter. […]

For this Fourth of July, Vanessa Williams (the first Black woman to be crowned Miss America) faced backlash from conservatives after she performed “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” at the televised Capitol Fourth celebration. Critics were fuming at PBS’s holiday broadcast event. According to the New York Post, critics were calling it divisive and un-American. […]

Late last night, crews used explosives to demolish the remains of the Champlain Towers South in Surfside, Fl. This had caused the tower to fold and crumble, sending dust and debris over a section of the beachside community, where local community members were encouraged by Miami-Dade County to stay indoors during this time. According to […]

Over the weekend, a box truck exploded when returning from a firework show in Akron. Inside of the box truck included a large number of packed fireworks. The truck burst into a ball of flames when heading south on South Lake Road in Pembroke. Thankfully the Pembroke Assistant Fire Chief Edwin Mileham had heard the […]

On July 4, 10pm in addition to fireworks, the City is also doing something a bit different in High Falls- we are having a drone light show. Folks will be very spread out in all directions to watch, so blasting it through a central speaker doesn’t make much sense.   1039 WDKX will play 15 mins […]

It looks like people are not disinfecting as they were last year around this time during the pandemic. Last year you could not find any Clorox disinfectant wipes, bleach, or bleach-containing products. However today the cleaning products are everywhere stocked and ready to disinfect. According to a report on CNN.com the company is seeing a […]