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Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed new legislation that cracks down on potentially unfair and deceptive ticketing practices in the live event industry. The following changes are included in this bill: Bans hidden fees. Ticket sellers and resellers must clearly disclose the total cost clearly Fines increased for the use of illegal ticket purchasing software or […]

According to New York Attorney General Letitia James, Wegmans needs to pay $400,000 after not doing enough security testing and failing to ensure consumer information was kept private. The breach was discovered in April 2021 when a security researcher found that a cloud storage container containing consumers’ sensitive information, such as usernames and passwords for […]

If you missed the 2022 BET Awards this weekend, you’ve got to go back and watch it. This award show was filled with talented performers and deserving wins, but Lizzo really stuck out this year. Wearing sparkling gold attire, the award-winning singer performed a stunning rendition of her hit “About Damn Time,” performing with a […]

Yesterday, Governor Kathy Hochul signed three bills honoring LGBTQIA+ Pride Month. The first bill establishes the Lorena Borjas Transgender Wellness and Equity Fund, providing services and money for organizations supporting transgender, gender non-conforming, and non-binary community. The second bill adds a non-binary gender X to gender designations in elected positions. The final bill signed by […]

Over the weekend, organizers of United and Healing through Monroe County announced their food drive concluded with food distribution on Saturday at the Tops Friendly Markets parking lot in Buffalo. The local organization partnered with the Rochester Red Wings, the Rochester Amerks, and the First Student Bus Company to coordinate the food drive since June […]

In Kendrick Lamar’s latest appearance at the Louis Vuitton Men’s Spring-Summer ‘23 Show, Lamar was both a guest and a performer all from his front-row seat. Lamar performed “N95” and “Savior” from his most recent album, Mr. Morale & the Big Steppers after shouting out, “This one’s for Virgil.” Virgil Abloh died in November of […]

The Rochester police department is doing something a little different; they launched a deck of cards called Cold Case Cards. The deck contains 52 cards that highlight 52 cold cases in Rochester. This is the 1st installment of the deck of cards, Rochester has over 500 cold cases so I’m sure others cases will be highlighted. […]

An insurance agency in Maine is facing backlash after a racist Junteeenth note was taped on the front window. The note was a message for customers letting them know that the business was closed for business in observance of Juneteenth. “Juneteenth ~it’s whatever… We’re closed. Enjoy your fried chicken & collard greens.” The insurance company […]

A precarious balance has been reached in a proposed bill to mitigate gun violence in the United States. This bipartisan effort was led by party leaders Chuck Schumer, D-NY and Mitch McConnell, R-KY. Senate representatives who worked on the bill are calling it a balance between common sense gun laws while not infringing on second […]

With winter firmly behind us, New Yorkers prepare for the next wave of unpredictable weather. A heat advisory warning was issued by the Nation Weather Service. This week calls for temps in the 90s with merciful, albeit brief, lapses in the 70s. Bookending the heat advisory is the high probability of thunderstorms across Western New […]