WYOMING COUNTY/Gainesville/Fire at Growmark causes $1,250,000 in damages/home evacuated

A storage building engulfed in flames at 4608 School road, Gainesville, was reported at 12:44a.m. Saturday morning. The 110’x56′ storage building contained agricultural seed and plant nutrients that are sold to the local farming community. Upon arrival, multiple explosions occurred , sending projectiles through the air endangering firefighters on scene. …

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BYRON/Fire Department honors Sheriff’s Department at installation and awards banquet, donates to K9 fund

Congressman Chris Collins, who was a special guest at the Byron Fire Department Installation and Awards Banquet, kicked off the 46th annual event at the Byron Fire Hall on Saturday night. The Department, in it’s 99th year, installed officers and honored several fire department members, Ladies Auxiliary members along with …

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GENESEE COUNTY SHERIFF’S REPORT/Park road man found in the middle of the Sheriff’s Dept. parking lot entrance with an open container of alcohol

Douglas A. Spencer IV, 37, of Park Rd., Batavia, is charged with DWI, driving with a BAC of .08% or more, open container and unlicensed operation after being found sitting in his vehicle in the middle of the Genesee County Sheriff’s Office’s parking lot entrance with an open container, allegedly …

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Comedy the theme at ARC of Genesee/Orleans Art and Film Festival

The Arc of Genesee Orleans annual Developmental Disabilities Awareness Month celebration included an art show and comedy-themed film festival. The community attended event was held at the Stuart Steiner Theatre at Genesee Community College on Saturday afternoon. The art show featured work by individuals served at the local disability service …

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State Police say charges are pending in hit and run/pursuit incident that spread across three counties

Trooper James O’Callaghan, Public Information Officer with Troop A, says charges are pending in a hit and run/pursuit incident that spread across three counties late Monday night. Jessy L. Miller, 32, of Medina, the driver of a vehicle that struck a female on Judge road near Griffin road in Alabama …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/ Seven people facing drug charges in Medina

Press release ON MARCH 7, 2019, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE AND POWDER COCAINE IN THE VILLAGE OF MEDINA, N.Y, THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE, THE MEDINA POLICE DEPT. AND THE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, EXECUTED THREE SEARCH WARRANTS AT VARIOUS …

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