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School Budget Vote Results, Helicopter Crash Report, Gillibrand Calls on Biden to Use War Production Act to Make Baby Formula, Woman Sues Genesee County and town of Alabama For Lack of Roundabout

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

Copycats After Shooting, President and First Lady Visit, Hochul Suspends Bus Fares in Buffalo, Batavia High Students Compete for Mr Batavia, Predator at Darien Lake Getting New Track

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

TOPS Shooting, TOPS Statement, Minor Steals Minivan in Rochester, DEC Advises Leaving Fawns Alone

Fire on Montclair Ave, Referee Protection Legislation, Rabies Vaccine Clinic, Bottled Water Tax

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

Former NY Senator Sues Batavia Downs, Hochul Provides Tips For Finding Baby Formula, All Babies Cherished Seeks Baby Formula, Full Lunar Eclipse Sunday Night/Monday Morning, Genesee County Chamber of Commerce Announces New Website, Bills Primetime Games Announced

Former State Senator George Maziarz brings suit against Downs

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

New Bureau Announced to Lower Prescription Drug Costs, Wrong Number Called For Mega Millions Lottery, AG James Warns of Baby Formula Price Gouging, McCarthy Ice Arena Looking for New Management, Leroy Actors In The Running For New York Trip

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

Experts Say Not To Make Your Own Baby Formula, Congressman Tom Reed Resigns, Officer Injured In Inmate Attack at Orleans Correctional, Study Shows Number of Spam Calls Western New Yorkers Get a Week

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

Gas Prices Jump Monday, State Grants to Towns for Water Projects, Cornell Cooperative Extension New Livestock Website, Genesee County Native Honored on Coin, Red Cross Asks For Blood Donations

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

Gov. Hochul Tests Positive for COVID, AG James Calls for Abortion Amendment, Man Dead After West Main crash in Batavia, Leroy Ambulance Scrap Metal Drive

WNY Mercy Flight Ready to Resume Air Services, Legislation Signed To Train First Responders in Mental Health and Addiction Services, DNA Evidence On Pause, Lilac Festival

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

USS The Sullivans Now in Maintenance Phase of Refloating Efforts, 18 Year Old From Bronx Arrested For After High Speed Chase Through Livingston County, Lilac Festival Starts Today, BHS Auditorium Renamed to Recognize Frank Owen, GCASA Announces New Assistant Director of Prevention, Batavia Players Present Sondheim Tribute Show This Weekend

Batavia Downs Gaming and Hotel adds QR code signage to help problem gamblers

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

AG James Says She Had Abortion to Further Political Career, Hochul Announces 11 Million For Healthy Families, 2 Pennsylvania Men Arrested in Perry After Traffic Stop, Meet the Candidates for School Board

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

Gov. Hochul Announces New Lt Governor, Democrats Sue to Reinstate Redistricted Map, Groundbreaking at Ellicott Station, Federal Charges Against Postal Worker Drug Ring, Mercy Flight Needs More Recruits

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

Hochul and Gillibrand React to Dobbs V Mississippi Leak, Service for James Sauer in Chili, Coast Guard releases Video of The Sullivans Refloating. Roadwork on Walnut, Law and Chestnut Street, Pembroke Youth Cheer Team Victories

USS The Sullivans Being Refloated, New York State Congressional Primaries Moved to August 23rd, Batavia Assistant City Manager Resigns, Sheriffs Teen Academy To Take Place at GCC In July, Masai Giraffe Gives Birth at Seneca Park Zoo, Sabres End Season With OT Win Over Blackhawks 3-2

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

Erie County Passes Gas Tax Cap, Canandaigua Mercy Chopper Helps Out in WNY, Rt 5 Closed For Accident Thursday, Bills New Stadium Details, Sabres Lose 5-0 to Bruins

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

2 Killed in Mercy Flight Crash, Alexander Power Lines Brought Down By Tornado, Niagara and Monroe Counties OK Gas Tax Reduction, Buffalo Poll Worker Accused of Election Violations

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

State Supreme Court to Rule on Redistricting, Timothy Granison Pleads Guilty, Storms Caused Power Outages, Air Fryer Recall, Siena College Poll Shows Support For Hochul Lower

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

House Fire in Oakfield, LEGO Convention in Rochester, DEC Announces May 1st For Big Fish Season, LeRoy 70th Little League Season Begins, Sabres Win Against Islanders 5-3

Genesee Orleans Counties in Moderate Transmission Zone for COVID, 2 Injured After Motorcycle-Dump Truck Collision, New Batavia Middle School Principal, Buffalo Wins Snowiest City of the Year, Master Gardner’s Spring Garden Gala

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

WV Mother Who Kidnapped Daughter Caught, Chase From Border to Wyoming County Ends in Field, Beginning of Turkey Season May 1st, Building in Rochester Facade Falls into Street, Sabres Beat Devils 5-2, Bills Sign David Quessenberry

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

Masks Required Once Again in NY Mass Transit, Former Rochester Police Chief Running For State Congress, Prices on Good Tracked, National Guard Practicing With Firefighting Choppers, O-at-Ka Milk Putting in New Tanks for Alcohol Beverages

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

NFTA Drops Mask Requirements, 200,000 People Without Power Following Spring Storm, Rochester Bus Driver Arrested For Sexually Assaulting Girl on Bus, Money From Opioid Lawsuits To Be Distributed to Counties, Bills Partner with Legends For New Stadium

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

Counties Announce Plans to Lower Gas Taxes, Schumer Announces Plan For Federal funding for USS The Sullivans, Fire At Walnut Place, Soul Shop Training For Suicide Prevention At Northgate May 24th, Allen and Mahomes Team Up to Tackle Other QBs In Golf Tournament June 1st

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

Van Leads Police on Chase Through Batavia, USS The Sullivans Still Underwater, 2 Charged With Unlawfully Owning An Alligator, Sabres Win 2 in a Row Over Weekend Against the Flyers

USS Sullivans Refloating Efforts Hit Setbacks, GCC Digital Art Exhibit, Mammoth Sale to Go On April 20-23, 2 New Penguin Chicks at Niagara Aquarium

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

Wind Advisory Till This Evening, USS The Sullivans Sinking, Darien Lake’s Giant Wheel Coming Down, School Buses Will Have to Be Zero Emission by 2035, NYS Dept. of Transportation To Deploy Speed Cameras to Work Zones, Buffalo Falls to St. Louis 6-2

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

Tuscarora Nation Threatens Roadblocks to Stop Marijuana Sales, NYS Cannabis Board to Meet May 20th, New York Gives Out 16 Million Dollars to Secure Nonprofits, Hochul Claims Bills Were Contacted By Other Cities To Move

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

Lt Gov. Resigns, Batavia Players Working on New Playhouse, Property Tax Relief in State Budget, Sabres Beat Maple Leafs 5-2

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

Gast Tax Relief for State and Counties, Batavia JC Penney Property Could Be Turned into Hotel, Line Down on Lewiston Rd After Hit and Run, Batavia PD K9 Fundraiser at Chipotle, Police In LeRoy Gave Out Gift Cards In Memory of Deceased Teens Birthday

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

Hochul Releases Highlights of 2023 Budget, 3 Eagle Scouts Honored, Hawley Says Budget “Full of Half Measures”, DEC Hiring Over 500 Seasonal Positions, Sabres Shut Out by Lightning 5-0

Buffalo Officers Accused of Assault Cleared of All Wrongdoing, Protestors at UB Allegedly Attack Speech Attendees, Penguins at Seneca Park Zoo Quarantined to Keep Safe From Avian Flu, Batavia Wants People to “Adopt a Park” for Earth Day, Sabres Lose to Panthers 4-3

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

State budget Agreement Reached, Home Health Care Workers to Get Wage Increase, Social Security Offices Open for In Person Services, Genesee County Chamber of Commerce Home Show This Weekend, Sabres Lose In Carolina 5-3

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

Byron Gets Approval for New Solar Farm, No State Budget Yet, Dark Version of Alice In Wonderland Presented by Forum Players, Holland Land Office April 28th Java With Joe E., Bills Sign Stefon Diggs for 4 Year Extension

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

State Supreme Court Judge Found Dead of Suicide, State Budget Still in The Air, City Council President Comes in First in Shooting Competition, Buffalo Wings Once Again the Best According to Chef and TV Personality Alton Brown, Sabres Beat Hurricanes 4-2

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

Albion Central Schools Took 17 Million Dollars too Much in Taxes, Batavia PD Release Numbers for 2021, Canada Man Stopped Carrying 58 Handguns, City Council Votes Themselves a Pay Raise, Yard Waste Station Opens Monday

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

Cuomo Sues Ethics Board to Stop Investigation, Local Politicians Back The Blue in Brockport, Batavia Woman Wants Donations To Sell At Benefit Yard Sale For Habitat, Fantasy Island Set to Open in May, Sabres Lose To Panthers 5-3

Convicted Rochester Mob Hitman Escaped Custody, Nursing Homes Must Have 3.5 Hours of Individual Care a Day, Easter Egg Hunt at Centennial Park, GCC Hosting Pitch Competition, Sabres Win Over Predators 4-3

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

NYS Supreme Court Judge Sends Back Redistricting Plan, Genesee Job Market Strong, Peanut Butter Recall, Batavia Man Wins Million In Scratch Off, St Paul Lutheran Chicken BBQ

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

New Genesee Jail Bids Under Budget, 2nd Booster Shot Now Available for Over 50, Batavia Ramble Music and Arts Festival Coming in July, Star Wars Fan Film Shot Partly in Batavia, Sabres Lose to Jets 3-2

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

Gov. Hochul Says Hundreds of Millions of Dollars from Seneca Nation to Go To Bills Stadium, Winter Weather Advisory for Livingston and Wyoming Counties, Jacobs and Langworthy Call on Biden to Get Out Of The Way, Darien Lake Amusement Park Hiring Fair, Genesee Wind Ensemble and GO Art Partner For New Painting Experience

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

US Marshals Searching WNY For Mother and Daughter From West Virginia, Buffalo Man Charged With Money Laundering and Other Crimes After Stop in Sheldon, Genesee County Mental Health Needs More Counselors, Erie County Not Running New Buffalo Bills Stadium, Sabres Beat Blackhawks 6-5

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

Orleans County Winter Weather Advisory, Chimney Fire in Batavia Contained Sunday Afternoon, Fowl Shows and Exhibitions Banned, Sabres Lose to Rangers 5-4

4 County Chase Leads to Arrest of Wanted Man, Batavia Man Caught Going Over 100mph, Capitol Building and White House Tours Available Through Chris Jacobs Office, Leroy Ambulance Raising Money for New Ambulance, Bills Stadium Loan Mostly Approved, Sabres Lose to Capitals 4-3

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

SUNY Brockport Moves Convicted Cop Killer Speech Online, 100th Great Batavia Train Show, First Baptist Church Fundraising Concert, Maple Weekends

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

Assemblyman Proposes Bill to Suspend Tolls, Rochester Carjackings, Road Paint Prices Up 25% Surprising County Legislature, Sabres Win Third Game In A Row Beating Penguins 4-3

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

New BID Director Has Plans For Italian Festival, 2 Perry Men Charged In Separate Crimes, Culinary Arts Students Going to NASA in Hopes to Feed Astronauts, USPS Has Tips for Dog Owners to Protect Workers

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

Car Carrier Catches Fire in Pavilion, DEC Releases New Fishing Regulations Starting April 1st, Cost of Gardening Up 25%, Bills Stadium Not Confirmed for NYS Budget, Bills Add Former Bills QB, Running Back and Wide Receiver to Team

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

Hawley Protests Ammo Tax, Batavia School Budget Too High, Congressional Art Competition, Sabres Win Against Canucks 3-2, Bills Trade for Browns QB

Genesee County Airport Airshow Suggested, Bail Reform Plan Released by Governor, Names Released for 3 Hurt in I90 Crash Thursday Night, Maple Weekend are Here, Sabres Shutout Flames 1-0

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

Truck and SUV Accident on I-90, Hochul Working on Fixing Public Safety and Bail Reform, State of Emergency Extended, Bills Release Cole Beasley, Sabres Lose to Oilers 6-1

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

Canada to Lift COVID Test Requirement for Vaccinated Travelers, Power Outage Knocks Out Electricity for All National Grid Customers in Wyoming County, Democrats Looking for Rep For New 24th District, AAA Reports that Drivers Paid 26.5 Billion Dollars in 2021 for Pothole Induced Car Repair, Bills Sign 2 Year 120 Million Dollar Contract for Von Miller

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

Comptrollers Office Finds DOH Hid COVID Nursing Home Deaths, Man Trampled at Farm in Leroy, Take Down Your Bird Feeders to Fight Avian Influenza, Cannabis Online Portal Open, City of Batavia Needs a New Fire Truck to Replace No. 12, Genesee County 4-H Members Place at Horse Show

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

Missing Man Found Dead in Tonawanda Creek, Batavia City Budget Passes, Buffalo First In Nation In Snowfall, Bills Sign New Players

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

2 in Custody After Double Homicide at Alexander Farm, Jay Lazarony Named Geneseean of the Year, State Budget to Include Billions for Tenants, Landlords and Utilities Help, Sabres Win Heritage Classic, Bills Sign Isaiah McKenzie for 2 Year Contract

Senior Corrections Officer Charged With Stealing Over 50,000 Dollars From Genesee County Jail, ECMC Releases Military Staff, Groups Call on Hochul to Use Federal Money to Pay Back Utility Bills, Bureau of Inspections Closed Monday-Wednesday

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

Winter Storm Warning and Advisory in the GLOW Region, NYS to Award First Cannabis Licenses to People Convicted of Cannabis Crimes, County Planners Recommend New Construction In KMart Parking Lot, NYS DMV Announces New License Designs, Sabres Beat Golden Knights 3-1

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

Gas Prices Hit All Time High, 2 Batavia Men Charged in 4 Burglaries in Wyoming County, Tech Wars Back at GCC, Genesee County Saves Money on Jail Project

NYS DEC warns no residential brush burning effective next week * Warsaw man arrested for making meth days after release from prison on the same charge * RPO to perform concert in support of Ukraine

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

Poll Shows Nearly Half of New Yorkers Think NY is Going The Wrong Direction, Muckdogs Selected For Chamber of Commerce Entrepreneurial Award, Lifeguards Needed Across Western NY, Bisons Single Game Tickets On Sale Saturday

Wind storm takes the life of a Bergen man * Location change for Notre Dame playoff game * New development at former K-mart site?

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

Bergen Man Dies In Wind Storm, Governor Hochul Unsure About Gas Tax Suspension, Developer Plans New Construction For KMart Plaza, Batavia Named 5th Most Active Micropolitan in US, Sabres Lose to Panthers 6-1

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

High Winds Knock Down Trees and Power Lines, Lawmakers Push to Suspend Gas Tax, NYS Police Looking for Recruits, Sheridan Benefits to Host Medicare Chats at YMCA, Sabres Lose to Kings 3-0

Hochul Announces Plans for Bills Stadium Coming Soon, Ray Tourt Retires and Scott Allen Steps Up for City Superintendent of Maintenance, Increased Enforcement for Free Snowmobiling Weekends, Senator Pushes Video Game Credits for Upstate NY, St Patricks Day Parade Plans for Next Saturday

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

Western NY Counts as Low for COVID Transmission, Car Thief Caught in Pembroke, Drunk JetBlue Pilot Fired

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

JetBlue Pilot Removed From Flight for Alcohol, Judge Blocks AG James From Shutting Down NRA, NY Conservatives Endorse Lee Zeldin, GLOW ARC and Notre Dame 5k and Fun Run March 12th, Sabres Beat Maple Leafs 5-1

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

Buffalo City Schools Change Tune to Drop Masks, Village of Elba Sign Stolen, Student in Rochester Sets Fire to Vice Principal’s Hair, Sahlen and Sheas Drop Mask and Vaccine Requirements, Old Courthouse in Batavia Lit Up in Ukrainian Colors

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

Batavia City Schools To No Longer Require Masks, Highmark Stadium and Keybank Center Lifting Vaccine and Mask Requirements, Andrew Cuomo Releases New Political Ad, Chamber of Commerce Releases 2022 Tourism Guide, Six Flags Darien Lake Rebranding Water Park and Adding New Water Slide

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

NYS Schools Mask Mandate to be Lifted Wednesday, Erie County Building Mask Mandate Lifted, Hochul Orders NYS To Divest From Russia, Former Rochester Police Chief Settles Suit with Rochester Over Wrongful Firing, Perry Shows Off Tesla Police Car, Sabres Lose to Stars 4-2

Storage Wars end in arrest * Sports betting in NY wins big * Another hat in the NY gubernatorial ring

A new poll shows how New Yorkers feel about a mandate for students to wear masks while in school. According to the Siena College Research Institute survey, 58% want to see the COVID-19 data in March before Gov. Kathy Hochul decides on the mandate, 30% believe the rule should have been dropped already, while 10% […]

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

A flood watch is in effect starting at 1 p.m. today and runs through Wednesday night. Melting snow due to the warm temperatures combined with a half-inch to an inch of expected rainfall this afternoon means potentially high water levels in local creeks and rivers.   If you own a small business in Genesee County […]

Batavia Downs Direct or Racing, to retire * Podcast Studio named for Bob Knipe * Gas prices jump in Batavia

No more state mask mandate for healthcare workers * Batavia’s weekly gasoline price report * Todd Haight to retire as Director of Live racing at Batavia Downsx

A mandate requiring healthcare workers across the state to receive their COVID-19 booster shot won’t go into effect today as planned. The state health department says the mandate will no longer be enforced due to concerns that it could cause major staffing shortages. The state will reassess in three months whether additional steps need to […]

Flood water begins to recede * Herberger says he does not want permanent Fire Chief position * Free fishing this weekend

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

Genesee, Wyoming and Orleans Counties Still Under Flood Watch with River Flood Warnings in Effect, The Grand Loses Power and Heat Due to Water Main Break Flooding, Orleans County At Home COVID Test Giveaway, NYS Legislature Passes Bill to Fast Track Marijuana and Hemp Licenses for BIPOC Community, Kids in Batavia Can Try Hockey for Free March 5th, Assemblyman Pushes Bills to Offer Fan First Pricing on Concessions, Sabres Lose to Senators 3-1

Flood Warning and Winter Weather Advisory issued for our area * Genesee County likely to outfit volunteers for military honors at National Cemetery * Walnut St man pleads to assaulting a BPD officer

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

Flood Watch Continues, Winter Weather Advisory For Orleans County, Genesee County Legislature Wants to Provide Uniforms For WNY National Cemetery Honor Guard, WNY Students First Sues State To Drop Masks in Schools, Police Warn of Vehicle Thefts, High School Graduation Rates Increase In New York

City and Oatka relationship improves * To-go booze to go to a vote * Troopers release results of Super Bowl DWI crackdown

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 Watch Till Friday, Canada To Change Border Crossing Regulations, Home Heating Prices Rising National Fuel Offers Tips to Lower Prices, Volunteers Help Clean Albion Apartment After Tenants Trash It, 4-H Gives Valentines To Veterans, Sabres Beat Islanders 6-3

Flash Flood Watch posted tomorrow through Friday * Online sports betting, a big hit * Batavia woman pleads guilty to $17K welfare fraud

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

Republicans Attempt to Have Hochul Lift Mask Mandate, NY Hired New Disability Officer, Warsaw Man Charged After Burglary In Pembroke, Batavia Joins Petition to State for Baseball Stadium Funding, New York State Teacher’s Union Predicts Shortage of Teachers, Family Dollar Locations Adding Liquor Sales

Pembroke woman arrested for unlawful use of pepper spray * You can take off your mask inside Genesee County buildings * Notre Dame to honor Mike Rapone’s career

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

Batavia City Council to Discuss Snow Plowing Woes, East Aurora Skater Gets 10th in Ice Dancing Competition at Olympics, Gas Prices Spike Hard, Sabres Beat Canadiens 5-3

Lawmen watch out for penalties this Super Bowl weekend * Muckdogs get ready for new season, sign two local players * 11th Annual Pembroke “Shooting for a Cure”

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

Convoys Coming To Buffalo To Support Canada Freedom Convoy, Teen in Custody After Stabbing and Shooting at Buffalo School, Poloncarz Denies Threatening Process Server, Community Action Canceling CATS Program, New York State Birding Trail Extends Into GLOW Region, Sabres Lose to Blue Jackets

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

Indoor Mask Mandate Ended In NY, Juvenile Calls Cops for False Report of Shooting, Buffalo School Closed For Stabbing, Trivia Night at Holland Land Office Museum, Jaguars Hire Away Bills Special Team Coordinator Heath Farwell

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

Indoor Mask Mandate Set to End Today, School Mask Mandate to Be Renewed, Marijuana Businesses Trying to Sell Pot Early Can Lose License, Hyundai and Kia Cars Recalled For Fire Hazard, Hawley Protests Emergency Powers Regulation for Hochul, Buffalo Movie Nominated for Best Picture

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

Schools Meet to Decide Mask Policy If Mandate Ends, Poloncarz Accused of Threatening to Shoot Woman, WNY Independent Living Handing Out COVID Test Kits, Bills Hire Rams Offensive Line Coach Aaron Kromer

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

Snowmobilers Rescued from the Ice of Erie Canal, Several Towns In Erie County Want to Join Wyoming County, Water Main Repair on Oak St Today, Sno Packers Bikini Rally Raises Thousands for Breast Cancer Patients, Buffalo Museum of Science Dinosaurs of the Antarctic

27th District to Be Eliminated, Batavia Woman Guilty of SNAP Fraud, GO! ART 5th Annual Art of The Rural, 2022 Best Season In A Long Time For Snowmobiles, Bills Hire Panthers OC Joe Brady for QB Coach

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 […]

Winter Storm Warning till 1pm, Attica Corrections Officer in Hospital After Inmate Assault, Erie and Niagara Superintendents Send Letter Asking For End to Mask Mandates, Fire on Walnut Street In Early Morning, American Legion #576 to Hold 4 Chaplains Day Celebration Sunday, The Buffalo Bills to Hire Phil Rauscher from Vikings for Offensive Line Coach

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

Winter Storm Warning Continues, 13 Superintendents Send Letter to Hochul Asking for End to Mandates, NY Legislature Approves Voting Redistricting Map, Oak Street Water Work Delayed, Elm Street Water Main Repair, Puppy Paws Craft and Vendor Market Set for Sunday at Batavia Downs

Bracing for another winter storm * City Fire called to Tully’s * Phil sees his shadow, six more weeks of winter

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

Winter Storm Warning Wednesday Through Friday, Wyoming County Chamber Employee Steals 100K, Hawley Protest Farmer OT Wage Changes Water Main Break Repair on Oak Street, Landlord in Albion Gets Help from Good Samaritans After Apartment Trashed, Ken Dorsey Promoted to Offensive Coordinator for Bills

Batavia City Dire Dept issues annual report * Water Main leak on Oak St. * Jacobs says he will run in new district

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

Winter Storm Watch Wednesday-Friday, Military Units To Help at Upstate Hospitals, Oswego DA Refuses to Prosecute Andrew Cuomo, Bills Looking For New Offensive Line Coach

Gasoline prices jump 8-cents in Batavia * Winter Storm Watch posted Wednesday evening through Friday afternoon * Wyoming County Chamber of Commerce employee charged with stealing $100,000

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

Corfu Man Dead in Single Car Accident, Buffalo Auto Show, Snowmobile Accident in Stafford, Bills Former Offensive Coordinator To Coach Giants, Sabres Lose to Avalanche 4-1

Mask Mandate Extended to Feb. 10th, Western NY Bridges are Safe According to Highway Authority, Grow NY Farms Upset With Farm Laborers Wage Board Decision on Overtime, Erie County Executive Unsure if Bills Stadium Will Be Agreed On Hochul Timeline, Sabres Goalie Houser On COVID Protocol

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

Recreational Marijuana Regulations Coming Late Winter Early Spring, Wyoming County Optician Sentenced for Medicaid Fraud, Batavia City Councilman Karas Resigns, Oishei Children’s Hospital Gets Donation Based on Bills Last Game

Jeremy Karas reportedly resigns from City Council * Genesee County Sheriff honors its own * Elba to distribute COVID test Kits

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

College Board SAT To Go Digital, Torch Bearer for Empire State Games In Batavia Saturday, Batavia Water Line Work On Lehigh and Ellicott Today, Elba Free COVID Test Giveaway Saturday, Genesee Sheriff’s Office Announces 2021 Awards, Sabres Goalie Suspended for Interference

Village of Attica distributes COVID test kits * LeHigh Ave to close for Water repair * Test Kit scam warning

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

State Judge Issues Stay Meaning Masks Stay On, Healthcare Worker Booster Mandate to Go Into Effect Feb 21st, NYS State Dept. Warns of Test Scams, GO Art Wedding Contest, Sabres Shutout by senators 5-0

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

Arrest made in Caledonia murder * Gas prices down slightly * Mobile Sports Betting appears to be a hit

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

Help For Those With Back Rent, Absentee Voting Extended, Genesee County Giving Away COVID Testing Kits, Bills Lose to Chiefs 42-36, Sabres Beat Flyers 6-3

New name proposed for city owned ice arena * Three county residents die from COVID over the past week reporting week * Town of Batavia to handout COVID test kits

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

Chamber of Commerce turns 50 * Crimestoppers offers reward for Batavia man * Peace Bridge lights up for Bills

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

Batavia man charged again with raping children * Hochul leading Democratic rivals for nomination * Bentley is looking to get home, can you help?

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

Garbage and Semi Collide on 63, Water Main Break On Ellicott and Liberty, Family Asks for Help Finding Dog Missing from Vine Street, Sabres Beat Senators 3-1

Bitter cold to settle in by Thursday * City issues statement on snow removal * Hochul releases budget, crickets on new Bills stadium

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

Man Arrested for Setting 2 Fires and Stealing Bicycle, Batavia Snowed In With 16 inches, Go Art Bartender Challenge Involves 2 Local Politicians, Shovel Fire Hydrants Out, Sabres Lose to Red Wings 3-2

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

Closures, Winter Storm Continues, 2 Fires Over Weekend, Bills Beat Patriots 47-17, Cheerleaders Protest RIT Event

Winter Storm Warning Issued * Man Sentenced to 18 Years After Ponzi Scheme Took Over 100 Million From Victims * LeRoy Ambulance Service Asks For Donations to Buy New Ambulance, GCEDC Approves 8.5 Million Dollar Investment On Federal Drive

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

Wind Chill Advisory Friday into Saturday, Supreme Court Says No To Employer Vaccine Mandate but Ok’s Healthcare Vaccine Mandate, LeRoy New Ice Rink Just Waiting to Freeze Over, Sabres Defeat Predators 4-1

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

State Issues Guidance on Extracurricular School Activities, Hochul Announces Plan to Get More CDL Drivers, Genesee Chamber of Commerce Awards, Master Gardeners Series to Start in February

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

Batavia City Schools Pays Over 400K for Disinfecting Devices, Hochul Says COVID Past Peak in NY, CBD May Fight COVID, Sabres Lose To Lightning 6-1

House fire on Porter Avenue * City proposes property tax decrease * Eviction moratorium due to expire on Saturday

Wind Chill Advisory, Liberty Water Line Repair, Former Corfu Fire Chief and Patrol Officer Save Man Dangling From Attic Window, Eviction Moratorium Expiring Jan 15th, Registration Open for Cycle the Erie Canal Tour

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

Attica Schools Off For Water Main Break, Hochul Proposes Ending Natural Gas Hookups, UMMC Suspending Elective Surgeries, Gas Price Update, Batavia City Schools Looking to Contract Sanitizing Company, Bills Beat Jets 27-10

Hochul Announces Booster Mandate for Healthcare Workers and Nursing Home Visitation Changes, UMMC New Visitor and Masking Policy, GO Health Announced Change to Contact Tracing, Bills Defensive End Efe Obada Out for Sunday Game

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

4 Mobile Sports Betting Applications Start Accepting Wagers Saturday, 24 Year Old Woman Dies After Falling Into Warsaw Falls, Acting Greece Police Chief Involved in Motor Vehicle Accident, Perry Zero Visibility Ice Cream Out of Vault, Sabres Lose to Sharks 3-2

Lake effect snow could still impact Genesee County tonight, but so far it has fallen short of predictions * Genesee County to hand out rapid COVID test kits on Saturday * Wyoming County has a supply of KN95 marks

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

Snow Closings, Hochul Says Healthcare Workers Can Get 3000 Dollars If They Work In One Job for a Year, Orleans County Distributing Test-At-Home Kits at Public Buildings, Hochul Proposes Alcohol-to-Go Policy Be Reinstated Permanently, Lawsuit Demands Jets and Giants Move Home Field to New York, Great Northern Grain Elevator to be Demolished

Preparations for winter storm * Batavia man charged with manslaughter in overdose death of wife * County to distribute COVID test kits

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

NYC DA Says No Charges Against Cuomo for Nursing Home Deaths, BBB Warns of Fake Tests and Vaccines, Batavia VA Restricts Visitation, Grants Given to Western NY Organizations to Combat Human Trafficking

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

Hochul to Introduce Term Limits and Pay restrictions for Elected State Officials, Winter Storm Watch Wednesday and Thursday, New Batavia Superintendent’s First Day on the Job, Bills Game against Jets Moved To Later in Afternoon

Winter Storm Watch posted for Wednesday through Thursday * Gas prices drop 2-cents locally * woman killed in Town of Gaines identified

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

Hochul Announces Rules for SUNY and CUNY Schools and Winter Plan 2.0, House Fire On West Main May Have Been Caused By Exploding Furnace, ECMC Prohibits Visitation Due to Omicron Cases, Red Cross Says Blood Supplies Lowest They’ve Been in Over 10 Years

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

Good Neighbor Helps Save Woman From Fire in Bergen, New Trucking Regulation Seeks to Lower Emissions by 2045, Calling All Young Film Makers for 1 Min Video About Smoking in Movies, Sabres Lose to Islanders 4-1

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

Man Who Threatened to Blow Up Garage Charged, New Testing Center Opens at GCC Albion, Buffalo Historical Conservation Group Releases Plan For Great Northern Grain Elevator, Sabres Lose to Devils 4-3

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

Free KN95 Mask Distribution At Alva Place, Gov. Hochul Says At Home Testing Kits Coming Home With School Kids, Tomaszewski Victims Sue for Tax Money, Ban on Styrofoam Containers and Packing Peanuts Goes Into Effect Jan 1st, Sabres Recall Players from Rochester

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

New Laws In The New Year, New CDC Guidance For Shorter Quarantines, Multi Vehicle Accident Leads to Arrest, Batavia Police Looking For Burglary Suspects

State correctional facilities require proof of vaccination * Gas prices remain stable * Teen hospitalized after being shot in Rochester

Man Threatens To Blow Up Garage in Stafford, State corrections requiring Proof of COVID Vaccine or NEgative Test to Visit, Gas Prices Steady, Bills Beat Patriots 33-21, Sabres Coach and Others On COVID Protocol

Omicron in Monroe and Erie County, Hochul Signs Anti-Racism and Environmental Acts, Batavia Unemployment Drops, Niagara Aquarium Has Yule TIDE Days

GO Health now accepts at-home COVID tests * No non-essential procedures at UMMC * Hochul signs legislation

Hochul Signs COVID Legislation, UMMC Suspends Elective Surgeries, KeyBank Arena, Blue Cross Arena and Highmark Stadium Now Require Kids 5-11 Show Proof of Vaccination, GO Health Now Accepting At Home COVID Test Results Online, Apple Airtags Being Used for Stalking

Tomaszewski sentenced to 2 to 6 years * Power out in Towns of Batavia and Alexander * Chamber of Commerce to hold Home Show in April

No Regents next month * DMV wait times go down * Brownfield redevelopment progressing

Bills touchdown celebration goes viral for Batavia fan * Genesee County’s current COVID cases * 72 year old arrested for stalking

Latest on new Bills stadium * First day of winter * State announces new food program

Hochul Promises Money For County Health Departments to Enforce Mandate, Winter Starts Today, Judge Issues Restraining Order on Grain Elevator Demolition, Sabres Won’t Play Till Next Week

Hochul thanks healthcare workers in Wyoming County * The ball is up in the air for Times Square New Year’s festivities * Bills win, Sabres try again tonight

Gas prices down a bit * Vets honored at Pembroke Cemetery * Bills back in the win column

Hochul Wants Kids Vax Mandate, Wreaths Across America at Pembroke Cemetery, Genesee Park and Forest Nature Hikes, GO Art New Library, Bills Beat Panthers 31-14

Porter Ave busted on felony drug charge * Grand Jury indicts two in separate assault cases * Winter Weather Advisory for Wyoming and Liv9ingston Counties

Troopers keep an eye out for impaired drivers * Federal cash for the Genesee County Airport * Bills back home on Sunday

Parents Want Leadership Change At City Schools After Bullying and Coverups, Utility Shutoff Moratorium On Its Way Out, STOP DWI High Visibility Enforcement Campaign Starts Today, Sabres Beat Wild 3-2

Town of Batavia opts out of pot spots * Plush Dozier sentenced to 25 to life * Wind Advisory in effect until early tomorrow

Child Tax Credit Payouts Ending, Batavia town Board Votes to Opt Out Of Marijuana, Wind Advisory, Sponaugle Sentenced, Wright Still Missing, Livingston County Seals Away Time Capsule

Wind Advisory posted * Fatal medical emergency causes crash * Hochul defends mask mandate

Automated 911 Call Leads to Discovery of Dead Man in Vehicle In Field, Wind Advisory for Thursday, Batavia Man Pleads Guilty to Rape Charges, Batavia Firefighters Hand Out Jackets, Sabres Beat Jets 4-2m

BHS Auditorium closed due to wind damage * New Ward Six City Councilwoman * Council opts to “opt in ” for legal pot

Several Western NY Counties Will Not Enforce Mask Mandate, City Council Makes No Decision On Recreational Marijuana Sales In Batavia, Batavia High School Suffers Damage From Wind Storm, GCC Hosting Open House For Solar Lab

“Ghost Hunter” arrested for breaking into GoArt * Attica Central names interim superintendent of schools * Village of Attica helps residents clean up storm damage

Hundreds still without power in GLOW region * Mask Mandate in effect across NY * Bills on two game losing streak

Thousands Still Without Power and National Grid Says Will Be Fixed by 11:30pm, Mask and Vaccine Mandate Goes Into Effect, Sabres Lose to Capitals 3-2, Bills Lose to Buccaneers in OT

Mask Mandate for All Businesses Starting Monday, 15 Year Old Arrested for School Threats, City of Batavia Voting in Tammy Schmidt Fill Rosemary Christian’s Council Seat, BID Looking for New Executive Director, Catholic Charities Looking For Volunteers to Call or Visit Elderly, Sabres Lose To Rangers 2-1

High Wind Watch Saturday, GO Region Vaccination Rate Below Average, WBTA Salvation Army Toy Drive Today, NYS DA Letitia James Drops Out of Governor Race, DA Friedman Retires After 40 Years

High Wind Watch posted for Saturday * Women dead after her car ends up near edge of Niagara Falls * Former Bill Mark Pike, dies at 57

Lockport Police Catch Person Who Sent Threats To School, State Ok’s Younger Drivers for Tractor Trailers, Rural Counties Demand State Help With Testing Kits, Little Girl Asks for Help Finding Her Stuffed Giraffe

Schumer critical of GOP trying to end Biden vax mandates * Tomaszewski has COVID, sentencing delayed * UMMC elective surgery not impact by RRH directive

Tomaszewski has COVID, sentencing delayed again * Elective surgery at UMMC OK for now * Two more die from COVID in Genesee County

Tomaszewski Sentencing Delayed by COVID, GOHealth COVID Update, Erie County 9th in Nation in New COVID Cases, RRH Stops Elective Surgeries, Schumer Courts Israeli Company For STAMP, Sabres Lose to Ducks 2-0

Relief for homeowners struggling with COVID economic fallout * Revolver once owned by Emory Upton sells at auction * Bills lose a big game at home

Homeowners Assistance Fund Announced, Remembering Pearl Harbor on 80th Anniversary, Legislation Makes Identity Theft Elder Abuse, Gas Update, Power Outages From Wind, Bills Lose to Patriots 14-10

High Wind Advisory for Genesee and Orleans Counties * Little price change at the pump * Bills meet the Pats tonight at home

High Winds Bring National Grid Workers and Materiel, Towns and Villages Opting In and Out for Marijuana, Schumer Calls For In Home Testing to Fight Omicron, Sabres Lose to Hurricanes 6-2

Schools Will Reopen Monday, Vaccine Raffle for Ski-Lift Tickets, High Wind Watch, All Animal Shelter Business By Appointment Starting Monday

Officials look for source of “threats” that closed city schools * Hochul: not planning any statewide COVID mandates * Sabres losing streak now at 3

Batavia City Schools Closed Over Threats of Violence, Conservation Stop Turns Into Car Chase, 5 Cases of Omicron in NYS, Panthers Beat Sabres 7-4

Threats of violence circulate on social media, police are investigating

County needs to hurry up and approve borrowing for a new jail * Wyoming County declares State of Emergency over COVID * Cuomo’s legal troubles costing taxpayers millions of dollars

Wind Advisory, Police Looking For Devon Wright, Batavia Man Sentenced For Child Porn, Wyoming County State of Emergency, Group Protesting Masks In Buffalo

Batavia Downs reveals “Rockin’ the Downs” headliners for 2022 * Elba Town Hall has a new location * Low cost airline out of Buffalo offers warm weather destinations for $19

Line-up includes several double-bills including Peter Noone, Herman’s Hermits and The Grass Roots

Monroe County declares State of Emergency, Cuomo Collects His State Pension, 32-36 Hospitals in NY to Stop Elective Surgeries, Bills QB Signs with Giants

GCEDC to vote on school bus maintenance facility in Town of Batavia * Rockefeller Christmas tree to be lit tomorrow in NYC * Sabres still struggle

NYS watching the new COVID variant “very closely” * Andrew Cuomo Sharply criticizes release of of videos and transcripts * Sabres drop another, this time to the NHL’s newest team

Hospitals Ordered to Halt Elective Surgeries Over Omicron Fears, Rochester Mayor Out Wednesday, Accident in Elba Sends Child Flying, Cookie Walk and Vendor/Craft Fair at Methodist Church, Sabres Beaten By Kraken 7-4

Oakfield deadline extended over fire issues * Gas prices continue downward trend * Genesee County COVID rate among highest in NYS

Hochul Mandates Nursing Homes Give Booster Shots, Man Arrested for Burglary of Walmart, Debt Collection Agencies Ordered To Dissolve, Gas Prices Dropping Slightly, Sabres Lose to Red Wings 3-2

Governor Signs Executive Order To Increase Hospital Capacity Ahead of New COVID Variant, Wreaths Across America Coming to Corfu, HE Turner Service Of Remembrance, Aggies Fall to Tigers 49-6, Bills CB White Torn ACL

Town of Marilla Will Not comply With Erie County Mask Mandate, Police Seek Information About Thanksgiving Tops Altercation, Open Board and Committee Positions, Bills Triumph over Saints 31-6, Sabres Lose to Bruins 5-1

Former local teacher charged with producing child porn * Genesee / Oleans counties make clear – no mask mandate * Bills meet Saints tonight

Pembroke Highway Named for Vietnam War Hero, COVID Vaccine Sweepstakes for Outdoors Enthusiasts

Samsung Selects Texas Town over STAMP Site, Erie County Legislators Seek To Strip Poloncarz Emergency Powers, Democrat Lawmaker Proposes Insurance Companies Not Help COVID Patients if Unvaccinated, STOP DWI Till Sunday, GOHealth Press Release Says No Mandates

City Council makes a move toward a new police station * CSEA has a new contract with the city * How about a new Corvette for Christmas?

Erie County Announces Mask Mandate, Visitation At Genesee County Jail Allowed, Batavia City Council Votes on New Police Station Resolutions, Oakfield Man Charged in Child Sex Crimes, Sabres Lose to Blue Jackets

A drop in oil prices has yet to impact local gasoline * Hochul concerned about Holiday surge in COVID cases * OAE advances in High School Football state championships

Mobile Sports Betting Coming to NY, NY Nourish Program Made Permanent, Batavia Democrats Complain of Unfair Treatment Over Rose Mary Christian Council Seat, Aggies Move on to Semifinals, Blue Devils End Season, Bills Lose to Colts 41-15, Sabres Lose to Rangers 5-4

Batavia School Board Approves Money For Repairs, Operation Shoe Drop Leaves Shoes at Batavia High School, Byron Brown Officially Wins Buffalo, Sharrick Road Bridge Reopened, Western NY P-Tech Academy Offers Science and Technology Courses

Protesting vaccine mandates with discarded shoes * 80% of New Yorkers over 18 are fully vaccinated * Winter Weather Advisory cancelled

OSHA Suspends Vaccine Mandate for Companies With 100 or More Workers, Winter Weather Advisory for Wyoming County, Monday Is The Last Day for Healthcare Workers Who Have Religious Exemptions to the COVID Vaccine, Canadian Government Lifting Testing Requirement for Fully Vaccinated

The holiday feast is a little pricier this year *** A housing project in LeRoy gets derailed *** After deliberating for less than two hours, a Genesee County jury Wednesday convicted Jacob Sponaugle of attempted murder

Town of Batavia holds public hearing into opting out of legal pot dispensaries * City GOP asking for candidates to run * HLOM to open Wonderland of Trees this Friday

City GOP seeks candidates for Ward 6 * Water main break on Thomas Ave. * Wonderland of Trees begins Friday at Holland Land Office Museum

A gun-sale deal gone bad in Batavia ends…with a plea deal * Andrew Cuomo remains in the headlines * New York City Public Advocate Jumaane Williams formally announced his run for governor of New York on Tuesday

One man enters plea deal in 2020 shooting at Batavia’s Days Inn * Number of current COVID cases in Genesee County nears pandemic worst * TSA offers signing bonuses for agents in Buffalo

Jason Smith Selected to Superintendent Position, Farewell Party For Councilwoman Rose Mary Christian, Police Warn of Package Thieves, Jan. 1 the End for Polystyrene Carryout Containers, Gas Update, GOHealth Looking for 2 Dogs After Bite on 11/9, Kids 5-11 Mass Vaccination Sites Announced

Troopers make arrest in fatal Pavilion crash * Bills rebound with blowout victory over Jets * Batavia and OAE advance to Far West Regional football championship

Bolivar Man Charged After Deadly Pavilion Crash, Audit Finds DHS Can’t Protect Against Cyberattacks, Infrastructure Bill Includes Money For News, Genesee Cancer Assistance Gets 25th Anniversary Celebration a Year Late, Bills Beat Jets 45-17, Sabres Lose to Maple Leafs

Man charged in deadly Genesee County crash…The Buffalo Bills trashed the New York Jets in Sunday’s 45-17 win…President Joe Biden’s $1.85 trillion social spending bill includes a provision that, if it becomes law, would mark the first time the federal government has offered targeted support in response to the decline of local news.

Court Blocks Vaccine Mandate for Workers, Deadly Accident in Pavilion, New Batavia City Schools Superintendent to Be Announced Monday, Most Workers in NYS Can Get a 401K, Buffalo Zoo Baby Rhino Needs a Name

Batavia and Oakfield in Sectional Football Finals this weekend * Batavia to name new school superintendent on Monday * Free dental care for veteran’s tomorrow

Rochester Hits All Time Homicide High this Year, New Candidate Declares Run for Congress in WNY, Batavia Woman Arrested On Drug Charges, WNY Gas and Steam Engine Grounds 2nd Annual Christmas Lights Display

Veteran’s Day at BHS * 95 year old local veteran is recognized * National Fuel adjusts billing for some customers

Wednesday Veterans Ceremony at BHS, List of Services on Veterans Day, National Fuel Collecting Debts from COVID in Bills, NYS Office Of Cannabis Management Online Portal

What two of Michael Tomaszewski’s victims are saying about another delay in his sentencing * A new Superintendent of Water for the city * Cuomo’s sexual harassment interview is released

Get to know the Bureau of Inspections

Sentencing delayed again for Michael Tomaszewski * Fatal fire in Livingston County * scholarship raffle for vaccinated kids

New Initiative Raffles Free College For Kids Who Get COVID Shot, Hawley Speaks Out about Prison Closures, Pair That Kidnapped Children from Foster Home Charged With Conspiracy to Kill Family Court Judge, Sabres Introduce Rick the Team Dog

Three officers leave BPD, council concerned about pay and benefits * Vacancy in Ward 6, Rose Mary Christian leaves * New state law curbing robocalls

Hochul Signs Anti-Robocall Legislation, Former Greece Chief Charged After Crash, Catholic Health and Striking Workers Reach Deal, Darien Lake Set To Start Light Show, Sabres Lose to Capitals

Finger Lakes Region has highest COVID rate in the state * Two local teams make the Section 5 Football finals * New State law, used cars must have working air bags

Veterans Day Celebration Set for Wednesday at BHS, Gas Levels Off But Will Move Again, Bills Lose to Jaguars in Upset Touchdownless Game, Sabres Fall to Red Wings

Kids COVID Vaccine Starting This Week In Genesee County, Land Border With Canada To Open On November 8th, Drowsy Driving A Problem After Daylight Savings Time, Fall Expo at Robert Morris School Tuesday

COVID vax for kids start on Wednesday in Genesee County * Toy Hall of Fame announced in Rochester * High School Football semi-finals this weekend

OSHA Enforcing Vaccine Mandate for All Companies of 100 or Less, Buffalo Mayoral Race Hits allegations of Fraud, Christmas in the City, 3 New Toys Added to National Toy Hall of Fame, Kraken Beat Sabres

COVID boosters available every Wednesday in Genesee County * GCC told hold annual “Encore” fundraiser Dec. 4 *

LeRoy Town Justice Position Still Undecided, Vaccines for Kids Now Available, Former Rochester Police Chief Running For Congress, GCC Hosting Encore, Jack Eichel Traded Away, Sabres Getting A Dog and Need You To Name It

State study says a new stadium for the Bills is preferred over a re-build * Batavia Downs cancels Friday card this week and next * UPS needs employees for Holidays

Genesee County Election Results, Byron Brown Wins in Buffalo, CDC Endorses COVID Shot for 5-11 Year Olds, Buffalo Zoo Euthanizes Lion, AECOM Releases Study into Bill Stadium Choices, Sabres lose to Sharks

Council at-large stays with incumbents * Final results from contested races are in

Work begins at Ellicott Station site * Election Day 2021 * Genesee County turns green for Veterans

Election Day Today, Paid Family Leave Extended to Sibling Care, Winners of Scarecrows on Main Street Announced, Tops To Give Military Discount on Veterans Day, Gas Prices Go Up Again

Genesee County 2021 General Election Contested Races  Batavia City Council at-large  (Top three are elected) Eugene A.Jankowski Jr. Republican Jeremy W. Karas Republican F. Robert Bialkowski Republican Erica B. O’Donnell Democrat, Families of Batavia Bethany Town Justice  (Top two are elected) Joseph Nowakowski Republican, Legal Party Jeff Wolak Republican Peggy Johnson Justice Nichole Szymkowiak Justice […]

Proposed Genesee County Budget released * Election Day has few contested races in Genesee County * Macy’s Parade makes a full comeback

Water main break on southside repaired * Bills win, Sabres lose * Gasoline up 1-cent from last week

New Legislation Protects Pets and Vets, Judge Rules COVID Mandate For Healthcare Workers Stays in Place, Water Main Break, Bills Beat Dolphins 26-11, Sabres Lose to Kings 3-2,

FDA Approves COVID Vaccine For Kids 5-11, State AG Letitia James Announces Run For Governor, New Bill Targets Illegal Muffler Mods, Holland Land Office Wonderland of Trees

State AG says she moved against Cuomo “without fear or favor” * Batavia “Trick or Treating” is Sunday only, ends at 8p.m. * High School Football Quarter-finals begin tonight

Hochul Signs Anti Ghost-Gun Legislation, Erie County Scammed Out of 100,000 Dollars, Sabres Beat Ducks 4 to 3

Arrest warrant issued for Andrew Cuomo * State AG James to announce gubernatorial plans “soon” * Batavia Downs donates nearly $20,000 to Breast Cancer Coalition

Hochul Says Vaccine Mandate for 5 and up “On The Table”, NYS Health Department Has New Guidance for Whether or Not To Quarantine Kids, New Divorce Legislation About Custody of Pets

AG Letitia James Plans To Run For Governor, Dinosaurs At Rochester Museum and Science Center, Liberty Pumps Break Ground on New Expansion, Police Advise On Halloween Time and Safety, Church Trunk R Treats

NFL Commissioner weighs in on new Bills’ stadium * Health department trying to locate dog owner in several bite incidents * Dellinger Ave in Batavia closed today

State AG Warns of THC Kids Treats, U of R Study Finds Booster Shot Doesn’t Have to Match Vaccine, Genesee County Health Looking For Dog After Biting Incident, STOP-DWI Enforcement over Weekend

Council skeptical but still supportive of Ellicott Station Project * Ground breaking tomorrow for Liberty Pumps Expansion

Trial delayed, again, for defendant in attempted murder case * Hochul continues gun violence State of Emergency” * Council reluctantly supports another grant for Ellicott Station

City Council Votes to Move Forward With 5 Year Long Ellicott Station Project, Jacobs Criticizes FTC For Lack of Action On Price Chopper/Tops Merger, Greece Police Chief Resigns After Crash, Sabres Beat Lightning 5-1

Owners of Batavia apartment complex facing code violations * Gasoline prices continue to rise in Batavia

Gasoline prices are up again in Batavia * Walmart in Geneseo evacuated over suspicious package * Sabres try to get back on winning track tonight

Geneseo Walmart Evacuated Over Suspicious Package, Legislation Signed To Help Credit Unions, Greece Police Chief Under Investigation After Crash, All Babies Cherished Hold Massive Craft Fair Over Weekend, Buffalo Sabres Lose 2 to 1 In Overtime Against New Jersey Devils

Governor Hochul Signs New Criminal Justice Reform, Early Voting Underway, Aspen Dental Provides Free Dental for Veterans, Bruins Beat Sabres 4-1

One site for early voting in Genesee County, the Arc GLOW Community Building on Woodrow Rd, Batavia * Few contested races in Genesee County * Area woman recognized for work with developmentally disable individuals

Early voting in Genesee County begins tomorrow * Few contested races * New poll: 50% of New Yorkers think worst of COVID is over

Good news for tax rates, not so good for assessments * High school athletes cashing in on their sport * Hochul requires private employers to enroll workers in state savings plan

Town of Batavia forecasts a tax rate decrease, but what happens to you tax bill? * High school athletes may cash in on their success * Lawyer for former gov Cuomo cries foul

Leroy To Build Sprayground, Republicans Fight Back Against High Gas Taxes, Buffalo City Council Wants Bills Stadium Downtown, State Police Announce Results of Columbus Day Crackdown

Ground is broken for Plug Power project in on STAMP site * LeRoy village broad likely to hear more on housing project * State Senate Republicans ask for suspension of gasoline tax

Hochul visits STAMP site * LeRoy housing development on the village board agenda for tonight * Sabres now 3 and 0 on the season

Governor Hochul Says Parents Should Get Ready for Kids Vaccines, Strong Museum of Play Introduces Robotic Experience For Kids in Hospitals, Sabres Beat Kanucks, Bills Tight End Knox Has Fractured Hand

Batavia man indicted for trying to strangle two people * Hochul concerned about people gathering for upcoming Holidays * Jacobs gets first hand look at Arc GLOW

Jacobs tours Arc GLOW * Hochul announces funding for area airports * Heartbreak for the Bills

Genesee county Airport Gets State Funds, Gas Prices Rising Fast, Buffalo Zoo Gets Huge Baby, Bills Lose to Titans, Labatt USA Donates Buffalo Wings

Area COVID rates among highest in New York State * Local gasoline prices up 5-cents in one week * Investigation continues into Oakfield murder

Son charged with killing his father in Oakfield * Batavia gas prices up sharply * Bills on Monday Night Football tonight

O-At-Ka Suffers Cyber Attack, Lee Zeldin Visits Batavia, Elba Man Arrested For Hate Crime, Oakfield Man Charged in Patricide, Meet Kenji the Snow Leopard Cub, Sabres Beat Coyotes 2-1

Billie passed away Friday night due to complications from congestive heart failure

O-At-Ka Wastewater Woes, Spotted Lantern Fly, Authorities Identify Body Pulled From Niagara River, Canada Border to Reopen to Canadians November 8th