Genesee County News

A Batavia business who's owner previously said he was no longer selling products that had recently been banned by the state appears to have kept right selling the product, which he refers to potpourri, but is also commonly known as synthetic marijuana.

One of Genesee County's most generous residents, a man who has helped numours families in times of need, is facing a serious challenge of his own.

But the governor did discuss the need to stand behind President Obama and 'Democrats in every office all across this state.' Ian J. Blake was arrested on Ellicott Street in Batavia Tuesday afternoon, following three investigations by the Genesee County Local Drug Enforcement Task Force, which includes deputies and Batavia and Le Roy police ... (more)

The Village of LeRoy Police Department will be running sobriety checkpoints in conjunction with the Genesee County Sheriff's Office, New York State Police and Batavia Police this holiday weekend to deter intoxicated operation.

A 22-year-old woman apparently suffered serious injuries in an ATV accident Monday night but her and her companion did not seek immediate medical assistance, according to the Genesee County Sheriff's Office.

Area scouts showed their colors and displayed true Boy Scout pride last night for the "BoyPower Distinguished Citizens" dinner at Genesee Community College.

Before PT109, there was the Civil War and a young man born in England, moved to Iowa, who joined the Union's cause.

Michele Ann Case, the registered nurse who was convicted by a jury in March of third-degree grand larceny, maintains she never stood a chance at real justice.

The Rochester area economy continued to send mixed signals in April, with an increase in the number of jobs but no progress in the unemployment rate, the State Department of Labor reported Tuesday.

We're a bit tardy in publishing this, but last week the Landmark Society of Genesee County gave out its annual awards in drawing contest, which is open to fourth graders from throughout the county.

Genesee Community College will raise tuition by $75 per semester with the 2012-2013 academic year under the college's budget plan approved last Monday evening by the board of trustees.

In this artist's rendering provided by the Genesee County Village and Museum, the "Intrepid," a new manned balloon replicating ones used in the Civil War to guide Union artillery against Confederate positions, is superimposed on an historic picture taken of a balloon being launched.

But Gautieri, a downtown property owner, and the City of Batavia, are both hoping to bring retail back.

The town of Batavia is the seat of Genesee County, with a population today of nearly 16,000. The name is derived from the Latin for the Betuwe region of the Netherlands, and indicates the Dutch land developers who first moved there.

A Genesee County man died after he was hit by a falling tree Wednesday afternoon.

An 84-year-old man from the Town of Oakfield was killed while cutting down a tree.

William Delose Hirsch , 25, of Buchman Road, Bethany, is charged with menacing 2nd, reckless endangerment 2nd and unlawful imprisonment 2nd.

During National Police Week, communites across the United States come together to remember all law enforcement officers who have made the ultimate sacrifice.

Genesee County officials took dead aim at Medicaid on Monday afternoon -- not at the idea that the neediest among use receive free medical care, but that the state and federally mandated program is forced on local governments with no cost controls.

Today, Linden is a hamlet, cluster of homes tucked among tree-covered hills in south-central Genesee County.