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Southern Tier STARQuest challenges you to visit libraries
SOUTHERN TIER, N.Y. (WETM) — The Southern Tier Library System is challenging you to visit as many libraries as you can this summer. Southern Tier STARQuest is encouraging the community to visit all 48 of the Southern Tier Library System’s locations across Allegany, Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, and Yates counties. Visiting 5, 10, 24, and all […]
In New York’s Finger Lakes Region, Long-Haul Garbage Trucks Trigger Town Resolutions Against Landfill Expansion
INTERLAKEN, N.Y.—Long-haul garbage trucks, a noisy nuisance in towns and villages across the Finger Lakes, have prompted several local boards to pass resolutions opposing a bid to expand the state’s largest landfill, Seneca Meadows Inc. “Routes 41 and 41A suffer from heavy traffic by southbound trash trucks returning...
Three arrested, handguns found following stolen vehicle crash outside Donuts Delite on Culver Road
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) – Three arrested following a stolen vehicle crash near the intersection of Culver Road and Empire Boulevard Saturday. According to State Police, a stolen vehicle from Yates County fled when deputies attempted a traffic stop and crashed into an uninvolved vehicle, ending the pursuit. Three suspects were taken into custody as a […]
NYSP: Three in custody, handguns recovered after stolen vehicle crashes at Culver and Empire
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Three people were taken into custody after a stolen vehicle being pursued by New York State troopers crashed into another vehicle at Culver Road and Empire Boulevard, near St. Ambrose Church, at around 7 p.m. Saturday. Troopers also recovered two handguns. According to the State Police,...
Car stolen out of Yates County crashes in Rochester
Troopers say they attempted a traffic stop in the city. The vehicle fled and crashed into a car on Culver Road and Empire Boulevard, Saturday, June 29, 2024. Three people were taken into custody, and charges are pending. (Photo by Ken Sauer/WHAM) Rochester, N.Y. — A stolen car out of...
NY weather: Weather alert issued for strong thunderstorms in New York Sunday morning
The National Weather Service issued a weather alert at 4:52 a.m. on Sunday for strong thunderstorms until 6 a.m. for Yates, Seneca, Cayuga, Steuben, Schuyler and Tompkins counties. Residents may experience wind gusts of up to 40 mph. "At 4:52 a.m., Doppler radar tracked strong thunderstorms along a line extending...
Former Horseheads Trustee sentenced six months following July 2023 DWI
PENN YAN, N.Y. (WETM) — A former Horseheads Village Trustee was sentenced in a Yates County Court on Tuesday almost a year after a DWI crash sent several people to the hospital. According to the Yates County District Attorney’s Office, Mark Cronin was sentenced to six months in the Yates County Jail, five years of […]
Former Horseheads Village Trustee Jailed for 2023 DWI Crash
PENN YAN, NY (WENY) -- A former Horseheads Village Trustee will spend the next six months in jail in Yates County, following a serious DWI crash in 2023. Fifty-three year old Mark Cronin was sentenced Tuesday in Yates County Court, after pleading guilty in April to charges of vehicular assault and driving while intoxicated. Cronin was intoxicated when the pickup truck he was driving failed to stop at a stop sign in Penn Yan, hitting a van carrying eight people, including children, on July 4th, 2023. Some of the crash victims were airlifted to area hospitals for treatment.
PY Legion post awards scholarships
PENN YAN — Three Penn Yan Academy seniors received $1,000 college scholarships from Johnson-Costello Post 355 of the American Legion during the post’s June 12 meeting. Thanks to a donation from the estate of World War II veteran Martha Rouin, the post was able to award three scholarships in her memory this year. Phil Rouin, Martha’s son, is the retired director of the Yates County Veterans Service Agency.
Ex-Yates business owner gets jail time for DWI crash
PENN YAN — The former owner of a popular Seneca Lake business has been sentenced to jail time for driving drunk and hitting a van with eight people inside, causing numerous injuries. Yates County District Attorney Todd Casella said Mark Cronin was sentenced Tuesday in county court by New...
Thousands without power in the Southern Tier
SOUTHERN TIER, N.Y. (WETM) – Thousands of NYSEG customers in the Southern Tier are without power due to windy conditions today. According to the NYSEG outage list, over 10,000 customers are without power in the Southern Tier. This includes customers in Chemung, Schuyler, Steuben, Tioga, Tompkins and Yates counties. Most of the outages are occurring […]
Vietnam vets sought for 'In Memory' display
PENN YAN — With “The Wall That Heals” coming to this Yates County community in August, local officials said Vietnam War veterans who died after returning home are eligible to be honored as part of the wall’s “In Memory Honor Roll” display. “We want...
Weather alert: Severe thunderstorm warning issued for parts of Rochester region
A severe thunderstorm warning has been issued for northeastern Ontario County, Wyoming, Livingston, Seneca, Yates and Allegany counties for early Saturday evening. What to expect 60 mph wind gustsPenny-size hail ...
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