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According to Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza, the UK strain of the coronavirus has made its way to Ontario county. Kate Ott, Deputy Public Health Director for Ontario County, confirmed the report, also adding that the UK case is not new – the strain was identified through the New York State Department […]
Yesterday, New York State Attorney General Letitia James told the public that a grand jury would not be charging any of the officers involved in the death of Daniel Prude. Activists organized a march in response to this decision that began where Daniel Prude was killed by Rochester Police on Jefferson Ave. The march continued […]
Yesterday, the U.S. declared that 500,000 lives have been lost due to COVID-19. President Joe Biden and his administration honored their lives with a moment of silence. Before the ceremony was held, he gave a speech, saying: “Today we mark a truly heartbreaking milestone: 500,071 dead. That’s more Americans who have died in one year […]
After the passenger video showing a terrifying moment where the engine on United Flight 328 to Honolulu was on fire surfaced, Boeing decided to ground all of its 777 aircraft for inspection. The FAA has increased inspection regulations for the Pratt & Whitney 4000 series engines that each Boeing 777 is equipped with, so the […]
The Perseverance Rover has just successfully landed on Mars after traveling almost 300 million miles. The rover, nicknamed “Percy” by mission control, left Earth around 6 months and finally touched down onto the surface of mars, sending back this photo: Hello, world. My first look at my forever home. #CountdownToMars pic.twitter.com/dkM9jE9I6X — NASA’s Perseverance Mars […]
Yesterday, the Cinema Theater on South Clinton Ave. made an announcement on their website that said they’d be closing their doors for good: Hello friends, We (Audrey and Alex) have made the difficult decision to close the Cinema Theater. Our lease was up for renewal in January, and given the current climate, we couldn’t see […]
During the Super Bowl, there was a Mountain Dew Commercial that asked viewers to guess how many bottles of Mountain Dew Major Melon were in the ad. Each viewer had 3 chances to win a million dollars by tweeting the correct number to Mountain Dew’s twitter account. Rochester’s very own Ryan DePaul guessed right on […]
As phase 1B of the vaccination approaches, the Monroe County Department of Public Health is gearing up for the most efficient distribution possible. This week, essential workers will become eligible for the vaccine. As soon as the County receives the first shipment, a scheduling link will be posted here. The link will schedule a total […]
Some cities in the pacific Northwest are projected to receive more than a years worth of snow in the next day or so, thanks to a series of blizzards that are expected to roll through. Cities like Portland have already gotten almost an inch of snow yesterday, which may not sound like a lot to […]
Organizers for the Rochester International Jazz Festival have decided they can better meet COVID-19 guidelines this year by pushing back to date and relocating the 9-day festival to RIT. This news comes as a shock to local businesses in Rochester’s East end, many who have closed their doors until the outdoor festival season begins. In […]