An 18-year-old male of Washington Avenue, Batavia, NY, is charged with Criminal Contempt 1st degree. On 2/16/23, Officer Martinez arrested an 18-year-old male for Criminal Contempt 1st degree after an investigation into a physical domestic incident. He was arraigned in Batavia City Court and is scheduled to reappear at a …
Christian P. Voigt Jr., 23, of Batavia, NY, is charged with criminal mischief 3rd degree and harassment 2nd degree after allegedly damaging property and placing his hands on one of the victims during a domestic incident in Batavia on February 26, 2023 at 11:16a.m. Voigt was held at the Genesee …
By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs Batavia, NY — The first winter meet hosted by Batavia Downs in over two decades will close out its 15-date run on Monday (Feb. 27) with a nine-race card starting at 3 p.m. The early season session has produced record-breaking handles for the track, …
WBTA 1490 Radio is in the process of being sold to Majic Tones LLC, a company headed by the current station’s Account Executive Jim Ernst, who came on board at WBTA in 2014. According to current owners Dan and Deb Fischer, the process has been long and there is still …
Twenty-two businesses participated in the annual FeBREWary Downtown Batavia Beer Walk on Saturday evening in the City of Batavia. The event was hosted by the Downtown Batavia Business Improvement District. Guest sampled an assortment of craft beer and cider, snacks and specials at each stop.
40 kids ages 4-9 experienced “Try Hockey for Free Day” as part of USA Hockey Week Across America on Saturday. Participants experienced getting on the ice, learning how to skate, getting up after falling, basic skills with a hockey stick and shooting pucks into a hockey net, being guided by …
On Thursday, February 23, 2023, Jared Wrazen, 30, of Java, Wyoming County, was sentenced to 20 years in prison and 5 years of additional post release supervision. This sentence stems from a domestic violence shooting that occurred on May 16, 2022. On November 30, 2022, the defendant pleaded guilty to …
By Tim Bojarski, for Batavia Downs (Photos courtesy of Aurora Wzientek) Batavia, NY — Hard work by Kim Crawford and his track crew put aside the effects of an overnight ice storm that negatively impacted a large swath of Western New York, and ensured that the Thursday afternoon (Feb. 23) …
Brian T. Stachewicz, 27, of Batavia, NY, is charged with offering a false instrument for filing first degree, after allegedly showing intent to defraud NYS by providing false information on a NYS Pistol Permit application in an effort to obtain a NYS pistol permit on August 22, 2022. Stachewicz was …
Three goats perished in a fire at 1866 Reed Road in the Town of Arcade on Thursday morning after a garage caught fire. The 20’x35′ unattached garage housed animals, tools, small equipment and was a total loss, said Wyoming County Office of Emergency Services. The house did sustain some damage …