ORLEANS COUNTY/Shelby/Triple fatal collision

PRESS RELEASE On October 5, 2019 at approximately 11:30 A.M., Troopers out of SP Albion responded to a head-on collision on State Highway 63 in the town of Shelby, Orleans County.  Further investigation revealed that a U-Haul van was traveling southbound on State Highway 63 and crossed the center line …

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MEDINA HUSBAND AND WIFE INDICTED BY A FEDERAL GRAND JURY ON MULTIPLE DRUG AND GUN CHARGES

Press release BUFFALO, N.Y. – U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that a federal grand jury has returned an indictment charging Anthony Allee, 28, and Tashira Allee, 36, both of Medina, NY, with maintaining a drug-involved premises, possession of firearms in furtherance of drug trafficking, unlawful possession of …

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GOW Pathway to Hope holds “Helping of Hope Breakfast”

GOW(Genesee, Orleans, Wyoming)Pathway to Hope held their second annual Helping of Hope Breakfast at the Generation Center at 15 Center street on Tuesday morning. The event was held during National Suicide Prevention Month and several speakers were featured including, Garra Lloyd Lester, Director of NYS Suicide Prevention Center, and Karl …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Opioid addiction activists stake ground in Medina

Story and photos by James Sinner Activists, treatment representatives, those in recovery, and loved ones of those passed-on, gathered Saturday afternoon; offering support, information and resources at the 1st annual Celebrate Orleans Recovery Day at State Street Park which was sponsored by Orleans-Recovery Hope Begins Here, whose goals are to …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Farm-to-Table takes over Historic Main Street

Story and photos by James Sinner MEDINA, August 8–Residents, representatives, and business owners attended the 4th Annual Farm-To-Table Dinner, presented by The Orleans Renaissance Group, an organization dedicated to the preservation of historical sites and the development of new businesses in Medina. The sold out event was thoughtfully placed near …

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ORLEANS COUNTY/Police seize crack cocaine, cash and drug paraphernalia in Medina investigation, three arrested

Press release ON JULY 25, 2019, AFTER AN INVESTIGATION INTO THE SALE AND DISTRIBUTION OF CRACK COCAINE IN THE VILLAGE OF MEDINA, N.Y, THE ORLEANS COUNTY MAJOR FELONY CRIME TASK FORCE, THE ORLEANS COUNTY MULTI-AGENCY SWAT TEAM, THE MEDINA POLICE DEPT., AND THE ORLEANS COUNTY SHERIFF’S DEPT. EXECUTED A SEARCH …

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