Ontario County News

Canandaigua, N.Y. - Dave Smith will stop dozens of recreational boaters each day this holiday weekend.

On Friday afternoon, Ontario County District Attorney Michael Tantillo said he will upgrade the charges against 37-year-old Leslie Hoke.

Two child sex abuse cases were prosecuted in Ontario County Court today. 40-year-old Phillip Kaechele of Shortsville pled guilty to sexual conduct against a child.

A 61-year-old Bloomfield man will spend the next 19 years in prison for having molested five young girls over a number of years.

A 34-year-old mother from Wayland is charged with child endangerment. The Ontario County Sheriff's Office says Shannon Carroll was arrested Thursday after an investigation revealed she allowed her 6-year-old daughter and 15-year-old son to be in the company of a level two sex offender.

"Red Roofs in Tuscany" by Pat Rini Rohrer was painted during a plein air excursion to Italy.

The word is just in from Cornell Cooperative Extension of Ontario County that there are two new farmers markets starting up this season.

State Police have arrested a man who they say volunteered to coach sports for schools in Ontario and Seneca counties in order lure young boys to his residence.

It happened near Main Street. Police say a red Jeep was heading north on Route 96, driven by a man in his 30s.

An Ontario County man was seriously injured after a farm accident on Tuesday. Sheriff's Deputies said 36 year old Joel Weaver may have been trying to fix something on the back of his tractor while it was still running and a hydraulic arm came up and pinched his head.

A mailman found a Canandaigua man who suffered severe head injuries after a farming accident Tuesday afternoon, according to police.

A Shortsville man who was charged after beating a dog to death in March has been sentenced to one year in Ontario County Jail.

A grand jury indicted a woman that police said lied about a battle with breast cancer, and profited from fundraisers.

Ontario County Sheriff's deputies say firefighters responded to the blaze on Shirley St.

A Hemlock man was taken to FF Thompson Hospital after an accident involving another car Saturday afternoon.

In continued support of Finger Lakes Community College green initiatives, the fine woodworking group at New Energy Works designed, crafted, and donated a podium using reclaimed oak, salvaged from wine vats.

Police arrested the 21-year-old man after he crashed his truck at the corner of Gateway Drive and Route 332 about 10:30 Thursday night.

A Bloomfield man is being charged after a 13-year-old runaway was found in his home.

The program has a very important local tie, it began right here in Rochester at Joe Multolo's store back in 1939.

State lawmakers were in Ontario County Wednesday, talking up a bill introduced by Governor Cuomo that will protect New Yorkers with special needs.