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Yesterday, Senator Chuck Schumer visited Wayne County to announce an effort to protect lakeshore communities from flood damage. According to Schumer, he’s secured $500 million to fund disaster recovery projects, as part of President Biden’s infrastructure bill passed last year. Regardless of the funding, FEMA has yet to release the funding to states to allow […]

Police have a suspect in custody related to the 4th of July mass shooting in High Park Illinois. Police identified the alleged shooter as Robert Crimo as the suspect involved at a 4th of July parade. The suspect was taken into custody Monday evening after a short  chase in North Chicago. The shooting left 6 […]

Just when you thought it couldn’t get any worse for people who travel. A glitch in the computer system for American Airlines canceled more than 12,000 flights. Reports of the canceled flights were scheduled until the end of July leaving American Airlines with no pilots to fly. The company said it restored most of the […]

The City of Rochester will have 4th of July fireworks starting downtown at 10:00 p.m Monday July 4th. The closest viewing locations for the fireworks are the Court Street Bridge and the Broad Street Bridge. The streets will close at 8:00 p.m. and re-open when spectators leave the area after the show. Click Here To […]

Doja Cat is earning the recognition she deserves. At the beginning of July, the 26-year-old received an astounding 22 new certifications from the RIAA, tying her with the Queen of Rap herself, Nicki Minaj for the second-most ever Platinum singles for a female lyricist. Cardi B is holding onto the top spot with an impressive […]

Late Friday night, Governor Kathy Hochul signed New York’s concealed carry bill into law. This bill was created to draw more legal challenges from gun-rights advocates who said the state is still putting too many restrictions on who can get a gun and where they can carry it. Lawmakers who have backed this new law […]

Happy *almost Fourth of July! In celebration of the fourth, fireworks have been a tradition for hundreds of years, and every year, hundreds of people get injured from the illegal use of fireworks or even burned while using legal ones. While many like to purchase their own fireworks and lite them, the advice from the […]

Yesterday, R&B singer Mary J. Blige made her return with a new video for her single “Come See About Me,” featuring Brooklyn rapper Fabolous. The visual to “Come See About Me” dropped days after MJB received the prestigious 2022 HER Award for her single “Good Morning Gorgeous” at this year’s BET Awards. Blige stated: “The […]

Following the overturning of Roe V. Wade, New York Lawmakers released a proposed state constitutional amendment. Yesterday, a legislative committee met to begin the process of passing the amendment, which would expand the state constitution’s Equal Protection Amendment by banning discrimination based on “pregnancy, pregnancy outcomes and reproductive healthcare and autonomy.” Source: 13 WHAM

Councilmember Jose Peo has been removed from leading a committee after lewd and disparaging comments were made on his podcast about a fellow councilmember. According to the head of Rochester City Council, President Miguel Melendez says while Peo did not make derogatory comments, he did not stop his co-host from making them about Councilmember Mary […]