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Awaiting Governor Kathy Hochul’s signature, the New York State Assembly and the Senate passed a law that criminalizes sharing personal images of crime victims. This bill was three years in the making after 17-year-old Bianca Devins of Utica was murdered by Brandon Clark while attending a concert with him. Clark then took photographs of her […]

After being remote for the past two years due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the American Diabetes Association’s Tour De Cure is back! This cycling event will take place next Saturday, June 11th at the Xerox Campus. It is expected that more than 600 riders are to take part in this special event. Riders can choose […]

Rochester is helping Buffalo with the Love Not Hate Food Drive. Friday and Saturday June 3rd and 4th at Frontier Field 5pm to 7:30pm.  

As the BET awards are vastly approaching, BET announced the BET Awards 2022 nominees with Doja Cat leading the pack with six nominations. Doja Cat’s nominations include: “Best Female R&B/Pop Artist,” “Best Female Hip Hop Artist,” “Album of the Year,” for Planet Her, “BET Her” for Woman, “Video of the Year” for Kiss Me More […]

As of June 1st, the pause on gas taxes has officially begun in New York, and many are starting to notice the slight difference. Several counties, including Monroe, followed the state’s lead in capping their local sales tax, and it could save drivers roughly 24 cents a gallon. Mark Walton, who has owned Bowen’s Sunoco […]

As the warm days approach us, many are concerned about the nationwide shortage of lifeguards that could prevent about a third of the country’s pools and beaches to close this summer. Rochester is still working on recruitment before public swimming spaces open on July 5th, where the city needs to hire 25 to 30 lifeguards […]

With the rise of the cost of living sparked an off air discussion during the Wake Up Club about the idea of living with someone. I strongly expressed that I could not have a roommate or live with a significant other if we’re not married. The only thing that would even make me think about […]

Google is teaming up with Oregon University to study the connection between smartphones and mental health. This is a 4 week study based people’s activities on phone’s along with questionnaires about their mental health. Your information will only be used for this study. To Read More Click Here. Source: 13WHAM-TV

After the recent tragedies, the Rochester City School District held a virtual work session last night to discuss school safety and gun violence. The event was attended by students, parents, community members, and employees, members of the District’s safety and security team, and Superintendent Dr. Lesli Myers-Small. In addition to the discussion, the district is […]