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Reported abduction leads to police chase from Rochester to Wayne County
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Rochester Police are investigating a reported abduction that led to a police chase and the successful recovery of two children. It started just before 10 p.m. Saturday at the Dominos at 1699 Culver Road. A woman reported that she went in to order food and left her eight-year-old in the car […]
NY weather: Pea-sized hail forecast with thunderstorms in New York Saturday
A weather alert was issued by the National Weather Service on Saturday at 2:20 p.m. for strong thunderstorms until 3:15 p.m. for Wayne, Cayuga and Oswego counties. The storms could bring wind gusts of up to 40 mph and pea-sized hail (0.25 inches). "At 2:20 p.m., Doppler radar tracked a...
Funds to help create on-demand public transit in Wayne County communities
ROCHESTER — On-demand public transit service will be offered in three Wayne County communities, thanks to a state grant to the Rochester-Genesee Regional Transportation Authority, more commonly known as Regional Transit Service. The State Department of Transportation has announced that RTS, which provides public transit in Wayne and other...
Woman Arrested After Child Abduction Leads to Police Chase That Ended in Wayne County
A woman is in custody after a police chase started in Rochester and ended in Wayne County. Just after 10pm Saturday the woman is accused of driving off with 2 young children ages 4 and 8 after their mother went inside to order food from domino’s pizza on Culver rd in Rochester.
New law clarifies Adult Survivors Act
ALBANY, N.Y. (NEWS10)– Roughly 3,000 cases were brought forward because of New York Adult Survivors Act. Now, there is new legislation that clarifies the law. The Adult Survivors Act went into effect back in 2022. It gave sexual assault survivors one year to sue their abusers in a civil case if the statute of limitations […]
Newark hotel granted host of tax breaks
NEWARK — As expected, members of the Wayne County Industrial Agency have approved $2 million in tax breaks for a four-story, 72-room hotel on East Union Street. The IDA approved the package at its meeting last week. The agency departed from its traditional 10-year payment-in-lieu-of-taxes offering to developer Indus...
Sessler acquires O’Rourke construction division
OWEGO, N.Y. — A Wayne County–based environmental contracting-services company has acquired the construction division of O’Rourke Inc., giving it a branch location in Owego. Sessler Environmental Services (SES), which provides services including abatement, environmental remediation, interior demolition, concrete saw cutting and removal, industrial cleaning, and environmental-investigation services,...
Off-road vehicle crash in Wayne County leaves one man seriously injured
Huron, N.Y. — Police are investigating an off-road vehicle crash in Wayne County that left a man seriously injured. Two men were riding on Spiegel Parkway in Huron around 7:10 p.m. Saturday when the vehicle overturned onto its side, according to police. The driver, Todd Haskins, 56, of Harrisburg,...
NY weather: Thunderstorms with damaging winds in Cayuga and Wayne counties Sunday
On Sunday at 1:16 a.m. the National Weather Service issued a severe thunderstorm warning in effect until 2 a.m. for Cayuga and Wayne counties. Residents should prepare for wind gusts of up to 60 mph. "At 1:15 a.m., a severe thunderstorm was located near Sodus, or 17 miles southwest of...
Yonge, Carr, Drain win WARE scholarships
SODUS — Wayne Action for Racial Equality has named three students from two school districts as recipients of its 2024 Timothy Barber Scholarship Awards. Top honors of $1,500 each were awarded to Leah Yonge and Danielle Carr, both from Clyde-Savannah High School. A third award of $1,000 went to Jaelyn Drain from Pal-Mac High School. The higher education scholarships are given annually to graduating Wayne County African-American high school seniors who recognize that racism is a detriment to human development and are using their talents to ensure the equal rights of all to achieve their potential.
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