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Body recovered from water at Upstate NY state park, police say
Castile, N.Y. — A body was recovered this week from water at Letchworth State Park in Wyoming County, state troopers said. The body was found Thursday. Police are close to identifying the remains, troopers said Friday. A medical examiner is working to provide a positive identification, they said. Letchworth...
27 Projects announced for Finger Lakes area
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — Governor Kathy Hochul announced 27 new projects for the Finger Lakes area on Friday. These projects are split between two programs, the Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI) and NY Forward. Out of the 27 projects, 11 were announced for the Village of Perry as a winner of a $10 million DRI award. Eight projects […]
A teen died after a ‘freak’ accident in a batting cage. Now, his parents want to hold the school accountable
The parents of a 17-year-old high school baseball star who died in a “freak” accident inside a batting cage have filed a wrongful death lawsuit against representatives of the school. Jeremy Medina died in 2023 from head injuries sustained during a Gainesville High School baseball practice after a fellow teammate hit him in the head with a bat.The teen’s parents, David and Yasmira, claim there were no adults present at the Thanksgiving break practice.The filing alleges it took three minutes for an adult to arrive at the batting cages after Medina was struck in the head and seven minutes...
Rochester man who participated in 2020 protest pleads guilty to assaulting jail officers
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A Rochester man who admitted to throwing a firework at police officers during a 2020 protest demanding justice for Daniel Prude pleaded guilty Friday, after assaulting two officers in the Livingston County Jail. JohnMichael Santiago, 24, threw a lit firework toward a line of Rochester police officers on September 4, 2020. […]
Standardized procedures, recruitment push among key strategies to fix fire, emergency response issues: Yaeger
The task force charged with finding ways to stabilize fire and emergency medical service in Genesee County has identified eight priority measures from a list of about 100 recommendations provided by an independent consulting firm.County EMS Coordinator Tim Yaeger (photo at right) on Thursday said the task force is meeting regularly in an effort to implement these strategies, with a focus on developing standards that all local fire departments or companies can follow and finding efficient ways to recruit potential volunteer firefighters.In July 2022, the Genesee County Comprehensive Fire & Emergency Medical Service Implementation Plan (Fire & EMS Plan) was finalized. Since that time, the task force received feedback on the recommendations from Municipal Resources, Inc. of Plymouth,
Shifting community schools program to fit budget needs, vote on May 21
A community schools program at Batavia City School District initially promoted as a strategy to help with each child’s well-being, success and educational equality is being realigned with a reduced coordinator position that will be responsible “for the most critical elements of the program,” Superintendent Jason Smith says.The program
Son of former deputy from Le Roy becomes state trooper
Bryce Bordonaro, a Le Roy High School graduate and son of the late Deputy Frank Bordonaro, graduated on Wednesday from the New York State Police Academy.Bordonaro begins field training in Lockport on Friday.Frank Bordonaro, 44, suffered a line-of-duty death in July 2014. Within a 24-hour period, the
Missing teen update: Xavier Ricks found safe
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — The Batavia Police Department has safely located missing teen Xavier Ricks. According to BPD, 15-year-old Xavier Ricks was last seen on April 26, in Batavia. Police described Ricks as 5’11” tall, 130 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. They added that he was last seen wearing a black hooded sweatshirt, blue jeans, and […]
Law and Order: Le Roy police arrest 22-year-old on strangulation, assault charges
Austin Malek, 22, of North Street, Le Roy, is charged with strangulation 2nd, assault 3rd, unlawful imprisonment, and obstructing governmental administration 2nd. Malek is accused of assaulting a female victim at about 2 a.m. on May 2 at a location on North Street in the village of Le Roy.
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