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The New York Attorney General has issued a warning regarding a phone scam that is targeting the elderly in Rochester and other communities across the state of New York. The “Grandparent Scam” is when scammers call elderly people and pretend to be a grandchild who needs money quickly to get out of an emergency situation. […]

All of the living former presidents have joined voices and released statements that condemn the riots that took place at the capitol building on Wednesday. Former President Barack Obama took to twitter, sharing his views and saying: “History will rightly remember today’s violence” that was “incited by a sitting president who has continued to baselessly […]

Noma Dumenzweni has been cast for the remake of the live action production of Disney’s The Little Mermaid – and she will be playing a brand new character. The remake will also star Halle Berry as Ariel and Javier Bardem as King Triton. Melissa McCarthy will be playing the evil aunt Ursula and Jonah Hauer […]

According to projections, Rev. Raphael Warnock has been elected to be the first Black Senator of Georgia. The Reverend is the first Democratic Senator to be elected to Georgia in over 20 years. Some of the credit should go to local activists and House leader Stacey Adams, for their effort in putting together voter registration […]

The Senior Meal Program has entered phase two, according to the City of Rochester. The program is aimed at providing econimic assistance and food for older residents who can’t leave the house, while supporting local restaurants in the process. Louis Carrasquillo, Founder of Munchies Empanadas, is gearing up to cook meals for Rochester seniors. “When […]

A new study shows that thousands of minority-owned businesses were last on the list when it came to receiving the government’s coronavirus relief loans. According to the Associated Press, data from the Paycheck Protection Program shows minority-owned small businesses didn’t receive a relief loan until the last few weeks of the program. White business owners […]

More people are making the switch over from alcohol to marijuana. According to the results of a Harris Poll released this month, almost half of cannabis consumers age 21 and up have replaced or reduced their c since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic. The poll also found that one-third of those who use cannabis […]

Today marks the first day that the RCSD will be offering in person learning since the pandemic began. The district is beginning the process by having students return in a three tiered system that begins with k-12 students with special needs. At this point, there have been over 600 people who have signed a petition […]

A pharmacist in Wisconsin allegedly sabotaged more than 500 doses of the Moderna vaccine at a local hospital. According to local authorities, Steven Bradenberg, 46 who is a self proclaimed “conspiracy theorist” who believed that the vaccine would “change people’s DNA.” Bradenberg allegedly removed boxes of the vaccine for more than 12 hours, rendering them […]

According to officials from the Monroe County Department of Public Health, there were 693 cases of COVID-19 reported on Sunday, brining the weekend total to over 1000 with the 454 cases reported on Saturday. On a weekly average, Monroe County is reporting around 618 cases per day and the 7 day rolling positivity rate is […]