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Pete Zehler

December 11, 2025

Thursday News Brief

GCC Student Wins National APTA Outstanding Student Award Genesee Community College is celebrating a major achievement as Rylee Yanklowski, class of 2025, has been named the American Physical Therapy Association’s Outstanding Student Award recipient — one of only two students in the entire nation honored each year. Rylee was selected...

Pete Zehler

December 10, 2025

Wednesday News Brief

Burke Drive Woman Accepts Plea Deal After Violating Probation and Order of Protection A Burke Drive woman with a lengthy history in Batavia City Court is facing new consequences after accepting a plea deal Monday. Jill Turner, previously sentenced to three years of probation in December 2023 for a 2023...

Pete Zehler

December 9, 2025

Tuesday News Brief

Oakfield-Alabama Alumni Rally to Upgrade Swimming Program with New Starting Blocks The Oakfield-Alabama swimming community is celebrating a major upgrade, thanks to the generosity of alumni spanning more than five decades. Graduates from the 1970s through today joined forces to donate four new wedge-style starting blocks for the high school...

Pete Zehler

December 8, 2025

Monday News Brief

Batavia Opens New State-of-the-Art Police Headquarters on Bank Street The City of Batavia is officially opening its new, state-of-the-art police station today, capping just over 18 months of construction on the 20,000-square-foot, $15 million facility at 31 Bank Street, at the corner of Bank and Alva Place behind the City...

Pete Zehler

December 5, 2025

Friday News Brief

Preliminary Cause Released in Pike Road House Fire; Wood-Burning Furnace Blamed Genesee County Emergency Management officials say a wood-burning furnace in the basement is the preliminary cause of Tuesday evening’s devastating fire on Pike Road, which destroyed the home of Andrew Young. Fire Coordinator Tim Yaeger says the basement involvement...

Pete Zehler

December 4, 2025

Thursday News Brief

Minimum Wage in New York State Increasing on January 1st New York’s minimum wage is set to rise by 50 cents an hour on January 1st. For most of the state, including the Rochester and Western New York regions, the new minimum wage will be $16 per hour, equal to...