News
Page: 451
According to state Health Commissioner Dr. Howard Zucker, nursing homes in New York will begin resuming indoor visitation with less restrictions. New rules are being established that are a little more relaxed since COVID-19 testing has become more available. That being said, the rules and regulations will be based on the current positivity rate in […]
On Saturday, the FDA officially cleared a third COVID-19 Vaccine from Johnson and Johnson that works with one shot instead of two. Vaccine sites and health experts are looking forward to the mass distribution of this version so that we can beat the virus before it mutates into something untreatable. According to health officials, The […]
The House of Representatives approved the Biden administration’s $1.9 trillion COVID-19 Relief Package late Friday / ealry Saturday morning. The legislation includes measures like sending $1400 stimulus checks to millions of Americans and increase the vaccine distribution and make sure unemployment lasts through the summer. The bill is called the “American Rescue Plan” and narrowly […]
Travis Scott has begun working with the Mayor of Houston, Sylvester Turner, The Houston Health Foundation and the Cactus Jack Foundation, with the goal of brining assistance to the thousands of families affected by the cold weather in Texas. With their combined efforts, they will be able to provide hot meals to 50,000 residents who […]
According to Monroe County Public Health Commissioner Dr. Michael Mendoza, the UK strain of the coronavirus has made its way to Ontario county. Kate Ott, Deputy Public Health Director for Ontario County, confirmed the report, also adding that the UK case is not new – the strain was identified through the New York State Department […]
Officials at the University of Tennessee have recently announced that two of their dorm buildings will be named after prominent Black civil rights leaders. The first building will be named after Rita Sanders Geier from Memphis and the second after Theotis Robinson from Knoxville. According to a statement from University of Tennessee Chancellor Donde Plowman: […]
After a rocket strike against an airport in Erbil, Syria killed a civilian contractor and injured n american solider, President Joe Biden authorized airstrikes that targeted the Iran – backed militias that were responsible for carrying out the attack. The airstrikes targeted a series of buildings at an unofficial crossing location on the Syria-Iraq border […]
RCSD Students will be learning remotely at School No. 29 for the rest of this week due to positive COVID-19 cases. The school will be closed for deep cleaning of the building and for health officials to complete contact tracing. There were eight positive COVID-19 cases reported over the last month. The positive cases were […]
New York State Attorney General Leticia James announce Tuesday evening the Rochester police officers involved with the death of Daniel Prude will face no criminal charges. The announcement came after grand jury decided not to indict the police officers. Daniel Prude death was ruled a homicide the Medical Examiner last year. The Department Of Justice […]
The Biden Administration have announced that 60,000 food pantries and over 1,300 community centers will be receiving high quality masks from the government over the next few months. The masks will be reusable and come in adult and child sizes. White House COVID-19 response coordinator Jeff Zients gave a statement addressing the new initiative: “Not […]
WDKX Holiday Stream