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Local pharmacies have joined many others across the state to offer a new medication delivery service to the public to slow the spread of the 2019 novel coronavirus. The service is completely free and available to any New York resident as long as they don’t need a medication that requires refrigeration or special handling or […]

On Thursday, April 2, several media outlets, including CNN and The Hill, obtained a Democratic House Ways and Means Committee memo that outlined how some Americans might not receive their stimulus funds for 20 weeks or five months from some time in May. Although Treasure Secretary Steven Mnuchin originally advised the public that the initial […]

WHEC reported yesterday, Sunday afternoon a man wearing a surgical mask pulled a gun on a 60 year old woman at her home in Greece.   The man approached her home claiming to have car troubles, before responding, the man pulled out a handgun in broad daylight and pushed her.   She was able to […]

City R-Centers will continue to provide grab-and-go meals to school-aged youth each Monday – Friday. Those sites currently operate from 8 a.m. – 2:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. RCSD school sites will be open for meal distribution on Good Friday. City R-Centers (open from 8 a.m. – 5:30 p.m., Monday – Thursday; 8 a.m. – […]

I came across the article that the CDC is recommending Americans to cover up their faces when going out in public, President Donald Trump saying that it’s not mandatory. The reasoning for the recommendation is to stop the spreading of the COVID-19 from people who out in public with no symptoms. Another recommendation is for […]

A man entered Strong Memorial hospital in Rochester  with his pregnant wife while experiencing symptoms of the Coronavirus. Reports of the man hit his symptoms from the staff so he could be in the room with her while she gives birth. The man only came clean to the hospital staff about his symptoms because soon […]

Americans citizens in Japan are being told by the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo to make plans to leave now or plan on staying there indefinitely due to the future high cases of COVID-19. Japan reported over 650 new Covid-19 case in just three days being the country’s biggest spike since April 2nd. Experts say unless […]

On Monday, March 30, University of Rochester Medicine and Rochester Regional Health officials revealed that COVID-19 safety rules for Rochester hospitals and facilities within their healthcare system had to be changed after a man last week concealed his COVID-19 symptoms to visit his wife in the Strong Memorial Hospital maternity ward. Until then, regional hospitals […]

Car maker Ford is partnering with GE Healthcare to make 50,000 ventilators in the next 100 days. They will also be available to produce 30,000 a month thereafter depending on the need for ventilators. Ford is able to produce the ventilators faster because of the company’s manufacturing capabilities. The ventilator will have a simplified design, […]

Rochester’s own Isaiah Stewart is leaving University of Washington for the NBA. The former McQuaid Jesuit Knight announced on Instagram Wednesday he will be declaring for the 2020 NBA Draft and signing with the Roc Nation. The 2019-2020 Stewart was named All-Pac-12 First Team and Pac-12 All-Freshman Team. He averaged 17.0 points per game and […]