Author: Doug Thompson

Parolee arrested after shooting woman in the stomach * School budget vote today * An arrest in the murder of Brittanee Drexel

Funds soon available to victims and families affected by the shooting * Flags at half staff until victims of shooter are laid to rest * Republican candidates advocating for return of death penalty

All Babies Cherished in Batavia needs your donations * Le Roy Central School budget vote is next Tuesday * The Bills schedule for the upcoming season is now available

Batavia man sentenced to another state prison term * Maziarz filing suit against WROTB * A warning from Attorney General James to retailers

Le Roy Police need your assistance * Cause of Attica house fire still under investigation * Person of interest in the disappearance of a 17-year-old girl is in custody

Attica house fire * Genesee County continues to seek funding for water projects * Red Cross offers incentives for blood donations

Stafford man indicted * Controlled burn catches barn on fire * Flu case numbers are up in the GLOW region

State Gaming Commission teams with Batavia Downs to promote responsible gaming * Richmond Library will have more money to work with in next year’s budget * Lilac Festival in Rochester starts today

Genesee County seeks grants for broadband service * Meteor showers will be visible in the early morning hours on Friday * College debt no longer means a withheld transcript

New details in the case against two Rochester residents arrested in Wal-Mart thefts * Turbo tax users could be receiving some money back * A traffic alert for next week

Fugitive from justice caught in Wyoming County * Felony charges against two who organized thefts from Wal Mart * Eta Aquarids will be visible early Friday morning

Jill Wiedrick resigns as Assistant City Manager

Teenager from Medina killed in car crash * The Bills choose Kaiir Elam * Mercy Flight Central to provide service in Western NY

More is learned about the Mercy Flight helicopter crash * Wahoo Wave is coming to Six Flags * The Bills get the 25th overall pick in the first round tonight

Mercy Flight crash investigation continues * Tornado touches down in Alexander * COVID-19 contact tracing ends Friday

Mercy Flight crashed in Elba

Batavia City Schools Board schedules public hearing * Governor Hochul promises WNY hundreds of millions of dollars * Another candidate enters the governor race

Batavia man charged with threatening to kill a woman with a knife * Investigation continues into the Oakfield house fire * Lucky Charms the subject of an FDA investigation

Air fryer and food recall alerts * Batavia City Schools Board members approve budget * Owen Power scores his first career NHL goal

Batavia City school board members propose $140,000 expenditure to repair BHS roof * An opportunity to dispose of unwanted prescription drugs on April 30 * Verizon outage from yesterday is now resolved

Rochester bus driver facing serious charges of abuse against a child * Facemasks still required in New York State on public transit * Genesee County to receive close to $424,000

Batavia man arrested following a traffic stop * GE Stainless Steel refrigerator recall * Scam alert

Search continues for missing 11-month-old and her fugitive mother * Le Roy man arrested and charged with rape * Multiple officers injured at Orleans Correctional Facility

Tonawanda Reservation resident faces multiple charges * Glue gun recall alert * Wind advisory remains in effect through this afternoon

The Giant Wheel is coming down * Phase 3 of water project more pricey than expected * Influenza cases on the rise in the GLOW region

Prescription drug for treatment of COVID-19 * Benjamin leaves Lieutenant Governor position * More information about the state budget tax credit

City property tax assessor responds to the frustration expressed by residents * Arrest follows the accident on Lewiston Road * Power makes his debut with the Sabres tonight

Beware of rabid animals * Universal Pre-K moving in Batavia * Gas prices trend downward

Grand Jury indicts Rochester man in connection to Le Roy break-in * Governor Hochul elaborates on the state budget * Sabres finish road trip tomorrow night in Toronto

Chamber of Commerce Home Show this weekend * Total solar eclipse two years from today * Budget agreement includes home health care workers

New solar farm is coming to Byron * Genesee and Orleans counties are ranked low for Covid community spread * The Bills sign Stefon Diggs for another four years

Local family is raising money for Ukrainian college student * Unknown substance found on a letter at Attica Correctional Facility * Alton Brown changes his mind

Batavia City Council members get a raise * Former Buffalo Bills player faces several charges * Albion Central School District overcharged taxpayers by $17,000,000

Alexander man arrested * Le Roy Central School District administrators are working on next year’s budget * Sabres lose 5-3

Batavia Police need your assistance * Suave antiperspirant recall * District Attorney not yet ready to go to the Grand Jury

Jiffy Peanut Butter recall * Genesee County Jail project is approved * Search for fugitive mother and 11-month-old continues

Unemployment on the decline in the GLOW region * COVID-19 cases on the increase in Western NY * Bisons opening day is less than a week away

Batavia man charged with a felony * State Attorney General James issues a warning to debt collectors * Six Flags is hiring 1500 positions for the upcoming season

New Buffalo Bills Stadium deal has become official * Attica man caught sleeping while behind the wheel of his car * Job fair in Rochester

State announces ban on all live fowl shows and exhibitions * Batavia Downs has a new live harness racing/racing secretary * The work on Park Road in Batavia is just beginning

Parolee is indicted for strangling an Oakfield woman * Jergens Ultra Healing Moisturizer recall * Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra to raise money for the Red Cross

Batavia man is charged with sexual abuse of four children * List of charges against an Alexander man grows longer * Dr. David Russell is the new principal at Le Roy Junior-Senior High School

Local family sets up GoFundMe to help a Ukrainian exchange student * Investigation into truck-car fire in Pavilion continues * No steep surge in coronavirus cases expected

Kelly Ashcraft pleads guilty * Lawmakers and farmers agree about not lowering overtime threshold * Gas prices show a slight decrease this week

Network disruption delays HP Hood deliveries * Thruway accident investigation continues * Covid test kits will be distributed to New Yorkers this spring

Batavia City School board meets this evening * College poll suggests Cuomo is only a few percentage points behind Hochul * Elba man faces many charges

New business plans to build in the Genesee Valley Agri-Business Park * Alexander looking for help with town planning * NCAA Division One game tickets are still available

The search for a missing Batavia man ends tragically * City budget unanimously passes * Spectrum customers will soon be paying more per month

Help for landlords and tenants is in the budget * Two men remain in custody for the Alexander homicides * Two homes in Basom destroyed by fire

Winter storm advisories and warnings for the GLOW region * Two men from Batavia face felony charges * County planners give approval for new businesses

Winter weather watch for Livingston County and points east * The number of new COVID cases continues to go down * Music acts announced for upcoming Lilac Festival

Watch out for price gouging at the gas pump * Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra is raising money for the people of Ukraine * Steve Hawley seeks funding for road repairs

Scam alert * Two new businesses may be coming to town * Historical marker will be posted in the Erie Canal Basin

No relief in sight with gas prices * National Grid is working to restore power * St. John Fisher College will host Bills for training camp

Batavia school board members unanimously agree to make face masks optional * Gas prices in Batavia up 22 cents a gallon since Monday * Attorney General James provides tips on how to avoid scams

City of Batavia has a new Director of Public Works * Number of new COVID cases continue their downward trend * Recommendations from Attorney General Letitia James following T-Mobile data breach

Alexander Central School to consider unmasking * Three Batavia residents face fraud charges * The gazebo at the Canal Basin in Medina may need to be replaced

New City Councilperson at Large is sworn in * Batavia schools join many other districts in masking choice * Ways to avoid ‘brushing’ scams

No relief in sight for gas prices * Governor Hochul says facial coverings no longer required in schools * Chris Jacobs has Republican Party endorsement

Flood watch in effect through tomorrow * Batavia City Schools supports new Senate bills to address cyber-bullying * Hochul signs bill to fast-track adult use cannabis program

Attica residents no longer need to be concerned with possible evacuation * Flood warning remains in effect for Batavia through Saturday morning * Crossroads House Comfort Care Home once again accepting residents

Grant money may be available to business owners negatively impacted by Covid-19 pandemic * Flood watch in effect through tomorrow * City Council considers options to address snow removal concerns

Hamill was a former employee of the business he attempted to burglarize * Flood Watch in effect for the GLOW region * Sabres make it two in a row

Flood warning is in effect * Officially now the David McCarthy Memorial Ice Arena * Jason Aldean coming this summer

Batavia man remains in jail this morning * Digging deeper in our wallets for gasoline and Bills tickets * Sabres win on the road

Pembroke girls are Shooting For A Cure! this evening * Cuomo plans to file a misconduct claim * Increased DWI patrols this weekend

Local juvenile makes false report to police * Free COVID-19 test kits still available in Genesee County * Reaction to Governor Hochul ending mask requirement

Mask mandate for businesses no longer in effect * Deadline for partisan voter registration is next week * St. Patrick’s Day parade in Rochester is March 12th

Hochul to make decision about masks * Republican Committee seeks candidates interested in council-at-large position * Bills hire Kromer

Gas prices continue to increase in WNY * Rescued snomobilers may now end up facing charges * Bikini Rally raises over $19,000

The weather seemed to remain calm during the snowstorm yesterday; however, highways and travel gradually became increasingly more treacherous throughout the GLOW region, especially as the snowfall intensified during the evening commute. Contrary to our previous major storm, when we experienced an intense and focused winter blast, this snow began to accumulate and cause increasingly […]

State Republicans preparing to challenge redistricting * Number of new Covid cases continues to decline * 4-H Camp cancelled again this year

School superintendents make an appeal to Governor Hochul * Steve Hawley makes an appeal to the Labor Commission * Buffalo Bills fill vacancy

Winter storm watch and more snow is coming * Public Hearing today in Pembroke * Brady makes it official

Wyoming County employee faces felony charges * Speed a factor in fatal Pembroke crash * Replacement of Route 19 bridge over Oatka Creek in Warsaw

Josh Allen won’t play in the All-Star game * Employees and visitors to county buildings need masks * Anniversary of Blizzard of ’77

Free Covid test kits in Elba * Steve Hawley coming to GCC * Empire State Games Olympic torch coming to Batavia

Good news for college students who owe their school money * City Council public hearing date is set for February 28 * Sabres are shutout

Council president wants a conversation about urban goats * Sheldon Silver dies at 77 *

Livingston County Arrest * State Senate suggest middle class tax cuts * Mask mandate unconstitutional

Free COVID test kits available in Batavia * Wyoming County Treasurer announces retirement * Heartbreaking loss for Buffalo Bills

Chamber of Commerce celebrates 50 years * Buffalo Bills Fan Appreciation Skate * Tim McArdle has a new job

Batavia City Police need your assistance * Mercy Flight scam alert * Assistance for homeowners

Governor Hochul proposes budget * Richmond Library remains closed * Bills tickets are pricey

City man back in custody * RIT offering COVID-19 booster shots * Sabres in Ottawa tonight

Arrest made in the Washing Towers fire * Elba fire destroys garage and spreads to home * Buffalo Bills are packing their travel bags

Dangerous cold weather is on the way * Governor Hochul says help for hospitals is coming soon * Bills & Patriots AFC wild card game on Saturday

Batavia Police Chief to reform and reinvent the department * Major increases in number of Covid cases * GCC planning a symposium on climate change

More COVID test kits coming to Batavia schools * Questionable quality of some KN95 masks * Lift bridges up for major repairs

New visitation policies for Rochester Regional * Batavia School Board considers medical grade disinfection devices * Buffalo Bills home playoff game is this Saturday

New consumer alert from the State * Wyoming County residents can now report Covid test results online * Go Bills!

Governor Hochul addresses many issues * KN95 masks available in Wyoming County * Sabres take the ice tonight

Rotary Girl’s Basketball Tournament is moved from tomorrow night to tonight * Batavia man arrested for the overdose of a woman * False positives from prison drug tests

Batavia City Schools have COVID test kits * Winter Storm Watch * City of Batavia to pick up Christmas trees

Student death connected to COVID-19 * Orleans County teenager died after being hit by a vehicle * A half-billion dollars is up for grabs

Most have opted out in Genesee County * Minimum wage on the way up * Buffalo Bills play at home Sunday

Bergen woman rescued * $721,000,000 for your bank account * New COVID cases hit another new high

Man charged with burglary and false report * Change in smoking policy for the State Fair * Funding awarded to child care providers

Free KN95 masks available * Tomaszewski’s wife gets pulled into bankruptcy case * NYS to ban Styrofoam on Jan 1

Free KN95 masks today * No more Styrofoam * The Sabres play tonight

New laws go into effect January 1 * Hochul has no plans to shut down schools * Batavia Police want your help