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There’s a school districts in the state of Colorado that’s getting rid of their high school valedictorian award. The award will come to a end starting with the class of 2026, the district said that they will focus on honor roll and GPA honors at graduations. The school district said the award  system is outdated […]

Mary J. Blige said children are not apart of her future. During a recent interview with E!’s Daily Pop . The 51 year old singer, was asked if she had an interest in adding kids to her family. “I have nieces and nephews forever and I’m always watching how people are scrambling for babysitters,” she […]

Just when we thought it was nearing the end of the pandemic ask the mask mandate was lifted last month, covid is unfortunately still affecting us. Recently, Governor Kathy Hochul extended the state disaster emergency for the state of NY in relation to COVID till April 15th, and it was originally supposed to end in […]

A new global study found 71% of doctors and 68% of nurses believe their jobs have changed considerably in the past 10 years. Many say their jobs have gotten worse. Clinicians are concerned about a global healthcare workforce shortage, with 74% predicting there will be a shortage of nurses and 68% predicting a shortage of […]

Pfizer and BioNTech are seeking authorization from the Food and Drug Administration to authorize a second COVID-19 booster shot for people 65 and older. They plan to seek emergency authorization for this additional booster for older adults to strengthen protections against the omicron variant. Even though restrictions have been lifted, vaccines do still provide protection […]

Governor Cathy Hochul announced that New York State will be Creating a center that will be teaching mental health education in public and private schools. There will $2.5 million in funding for training and technical assistance. Students from grades K-12 will be educated on mental health as a part of Youth mental well-being program. To […]

New York State Police are investigating  The death of a 911 dispatcher and a RPD Sargent. The two are identified as Janet S. Jordan, and Melvin A. Williams. New York State Police said the incident happened just before 8am Monday morning when police were call to a home on Wetmore park and Lyell Avenue where […]

Actor Jussie Smollett was sentenced to 150 days in jail, for lying to police about an alleged hate crime in 2019. Smollett faced up to three years in prison for each of the five felony counts. The Empire TV show star, will also have to pay $120,106 restitution to the city of Chicago in addition […]

Americans continue to quit their jobs at near-record rates, with 4.3 million people handing in their resignations in January according to the government. The so called “Great Resignation” has sparked a reevaluation of work. Workers themselves blame bad pay, bad opportunities and bad bosses. Low pay, a dearth of opportunities for advancement, and feeling disrespected […]

This week on the WDKX Wake-Up Club Watercooler Councilman Willie Lightfoot & Landlord Anthony Washington talked about the “Good Cause Eviction” Bill. Willie is not in favor of the bill. With the eviction moratorium ended in January, there have been 813 eviction hearings in the City of Rochester, according to the Rochester City-Wide Tenant Union. […]