Batavia News

ESL Federal Credit Union, which two months ago announced plans for its first branch in Wayne County, will enter Genesee County with a branch in Batavia to open in late 2010, officials announced Thursday.

An Erie County woman was killed this morning after her vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer on the New York state Thruway near Batavia.

A Batavia woman who admitted this morning to defrauding the Department of Social Services out of $9,278 has until Feb.

A Batavia man admitted today that he assaulted a Sheriff's deputy when the deputy arrested him on a failure-to-appear warrant.

A baby who was shaken and once described by District Attorney Lawrence Friedman as in grave condition is doing much better according to her mother.

We now have a the 3G network available to us. I was pleased to notice "3G" next to the reception bars on my iPhone this morning.

A Town of Batavia man who failed to stop about 7 p.m. Friday after sideswiping a pickup while behind the wheel of his own pickup faces several charges, including driving while intoxicated, Genesee County sheriff's deputies said.

A 33-year-old Amherst woman was killed this morning when her vehicle was struck by a tractor-trailer on the Thruway in Pembroke.

A fatal accident on the New York State Thruway backed up traffic for hours Saturday.

If you're a low- or moderate-income home owner and your property needs some TLC, they city may have a program soon to allow you catch up on all that deferred maintenance.

The thumb print of lake effect snow coming off of Lake Erie has settled over Wyoming County this morning, but the radar over Genesee County is clear.

Two men have been arrested in connection with a series of car break ins yesterday morning in the area of Ross Street, Batavia.

From the sounds of things on the scanner this morning, law enforcement is dealing with a lot of issues, from stuck vehicles -- including a snow plow -- around the county.

He was the last caught, the last to admit guilt, but Michael J. Wells will be first of three Elba bank robbers to go to state prison.

Somebody broke into the Oil Doctor location at 4003 West Main Street Road, Batavia, overnight and stole inspection stickers and business records.

Despite six previous DWI convictions, one of which led to a stint in state prison, Robert Lamkin of Batavia isn't going to be locked up just yet for his 7th DWI conviction.

The DiSalvo's Christmas light display is always a show stopper. Cars line up and down the length of their property on Fargo Road in Batavia, slowly driving along the shoulder.

Kelly Mountain was a happy camper on Saturday. Along with fellow Robert Morris Elementary School parent Kim Gloskowski, Mountain had just chaired the 4th annual Vendor Blender & Craft Show at the school, located at 80 Union St.

A Medina teenager who died in a car crash over the weekend was a student at Images of Dance in Batavia, according to the Democrat and Chronicle .

This evening I wandered around downtown a bit and took some pictures of some of the businesses that have decorated for the holidays.