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With temperatures in the mid to upper 80’s for the rest of the week, Cool Sweep locations are now open. The City of Rochester provides a few places to cool down.

City of Rochester announced their summer programs through the city’s Department of Recreation & Youth Services. The program has different activities available for children from sports, arts and crafts, and literacy activities, the program kicks off starting on Monday July 6th. Three super camps throughout the city of Rochester will be available for kids. Artsmart-East […]

State Assemblyman David Gantt has passed away. An announcement was sent out by the State Assembly of New York Wednesday. The WDKX family sends our deepest condolences to the friends and family of community leader David Gantt 🕊

Assistant District Attorney Dan Strollo resigned Tuesday from the Monroe County District Attorney’s office. He resigned because of what he posted on Instagram. The screenshot of the post was sent to WDKX on Tuesday as well. Strollo posted a racially insensitive meme that referenced George Floyd’s funeral from his personal IG page. The post was […]

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The last day for youth to apply for summer jobs through the City of Rochester’s Summer of Opportunity Program (SOOP) is tomorrow. The application process will close at 11:59 p.m. on Tuesday, June 30, 2020. No applications will be accepted after this date. There are no drop off sites for documentation, so all supporting documents […]

Monroe County Executive Adam Bello is pleased to announce that public swimming at Ontario Beach Park is now open for the 2020 season. “Monroe County is excited to mark the start of summer with the official opening of public swimming at Ontario Beach Park. Like so many across our community, I look forward to visiting the beach […]

According to a press release from the City of Rochester, this year’s 4th of July celebrations have been cancelled due to New York State’s limit on mass gatherings due to COVID-19. Regulations from Phase 4 limit gatherings to 50 people or less. Traditionally, Rochestarians come out of the woodwork and convene by the Genesee River […]

Saint Louis rapper Huey was shot and killed Thursday night in his hometown. He was 31 years old. The shooting happened just before 11:00 p.m. in front of a home on Martin Luther King Boulevard in Kinloch Missouri. According to police, Huey, whose real name is Lawrence Franks, arrived at a local hospital suffering from […]

Malls, gyms, movie theaters and lazer tag are all shut out of Friday’s reopening plan in New York State. LaserTron announced earlier this week that their play palace would reopen on Friday June 26th, but that date has just been postponed. “We apologize for any inconvenience. Phase 4 of NY Forward currently does not include […]