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Two barns catch fire on Monday night in Dundee
DUNDEE, N.Y. (WETM) – Two barns were damaged as the result of a fire that broke out late last night in Dundee. According to the Yates County Sheriff’s Office, deputies were alerted about an explosion and a fire on Monday, April 22, around 10:23 p.m. near State Route 230 in Dundee. Upon arrival, deputies located […]
Part of NY-414 reopened after crash previously closed it in Beaver Dams
BEAVER DAMS, N.Y. (WENY) -- An early evening crash on NY-414 in Beaver Dams closed a part of the road Wednesday. According to NY-511, a statewide travel data tracker, NY-414 reopened sometime Wednesday night. It was closed for hours from Moreland Rd. to the Chemung/Steuben County line. According to WENY's...
'Touched With Fire': How Hornell man went from Steuben County banker to Civil War general
The great cyclone of the Civil War swept up every single American, transforming (or ending) lives that might have taken very different paths. When Nirom Crane was born in Penn Yan, back in 1828, no one could have predicted (or wished) that his days would be so forcefully shaped by war. But “the war came,” and maybe family values channeled his choices. An American ancestor fought in Queen Anne’s War, his grandfather in the Revolutionary War, and...
Wanted Painted Post man arrested following car crash
PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WETM) – A Painted Post man has been arrested after a single-vehicle crash that occurred on April 22. According to the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, Erik G. Miller, 37, was arrested on Monday following the crash, as it is alleged that he was found to be wanted due to an active arrest […]
Humane Society of Schuyler County to participate in Empty the Shelters event
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) – In partnership with the BISSELL Pet Foundation, the Humane Society of Schuyler County will be participating in a reduced-fee adoption event this May known as “Empty the Shelters”. From May 1 until May 15, the animal shelter will offer a $50 adoption fee for all eligible shelter pets with approved […]
Indiana man arrested after attempted kidnapping of 14 yr old girl in Bath
BATH, N.Y. (WETM) – A man from New Castle, Indiana, was arrested this past weekend after he allegedly tried to lure an underage girl into his vehicle at a hotel in Bath. According to the Village of Bath Police Department, Joshua S. Beem, 50, was arrested and charged with attempted kidnapping in the second degree, […]
Seneca County man arrested twice in less than 14 hours
Seneca Falls, N.Y. — A Seneca County man faces charges after he was arrested twice less than 14 hours apart. Seneca Falls police responded to a 911 report that the driver of a U-Haul truck had left a home with stolen property around 10 p.m. Monday. Soon after, police...
Pick’n Patch farm lights little fires to save apple picking season
STANLEY N.Y. (WROC) – Drew Wickam who is one of the owners at pick n patch in Stanley, NY at 2205 U-S Rt 20, says the drops in temperature will be a huge determining factor on whether or not we’ll be picking apples this summer. “When they come in to blossom like this we have […]
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