Isabel Garcia

1 week ago | rochesterfirst.com | Isabel Garcia

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WR0C) — One Rochester man is seeking answers from the city, and calling for change, after discovering all of the sentimental items at his grandmother’s gravesite were cleaned up without notice. Rashad Smith is most known the community as ‘Radical Rashad’, radio host of The Everyday People Show on The Beat 105.5. He describes recently feeling an urge to pay respects to his grandmother’s grave, located at Riverside Cemetery, which he passes every day to and from his way to work.

1 week ago | rochesterfirst.com | Isabel Garcia

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Breonna Orum spent the last five years running her doula practice in Rochester, DoLahLah, helping families navigate their pregnancy journey with confidence and expertise. When she and her husband were preparing to welcome their daughter, at just 20 weeks in, they learned of a challenging diagnosis. “My very first appointment, October 30, we found out our daughter had heterotaxy. It is a condition that I had not known anything about,” says Breonna.

2 weeks ago | rochesterfirst.com | Isabel Garcia

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — You might soon see the state’s first ever “Inflation Rebate Check” as part of the newly announced budget deal. Its goal is to help New York residents hit hardest by the rising costs of day-to-day life. This budget deal happened weeks. But as Governor Kathy Hochul during her recent visit in Rochester, she wanted to take the time to ensure New Yorkers would see some type of relief.

3 weeks ago | rochesterfirst.com | Isabel Garcia

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Following a recent News 8 report detailing a family given remains of a loved one thought to be their sister, who then learned she was living in Detroit — we are taking a deeper look at what goes in to identifying someone after death and other factors which may have been a factor in what happened. As a starting point, experts say it’s crucial to understand a forensic pathologist is a medically trained doctor.

3 weeks ago | rochesterfirst.com | Isabel Garcia

ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — News 8 is continuing to cover the overhaul of the state’s Medicaid-funded program which allows people living with disabilities the power to choose their own care providers. The Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Program (CDPAP) has been around for decades, however during last year’s budget session, the Governor announced the massive restructuring, claiming fraud and waste have directly contributed to the ballooning costs, expected to have surpassed $11-billion in 2025.