Batavia News

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After a man was attacked by pit bulls last week in Chili, the town is looking to see what it can do to keep residents safe.

The Steuben County Sheriff's Office, along with more than 20 law enforcement officials from numerous county and state agencies, arrested a Batavia man Thursday and charged him with running an unlicensed scrap ...

Thomas Dillon of Geneseo, a retired Rochester Fire Department official, has been named the city's new fire chief, effective Sept.

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An inmate serving time for a criminal sexual act was charged with more than two-dozen counts of possessing child pornography, the Genesee County Sheriff's Office announced Friday.

Before former college professor Michael L. Krembel was sentenced for using the Internet to entice a teenage boy into having sex with him, friends and colleagues wrote glowing testimonials about his character ...

In these tough economic times the City of Batavia, like many upstate cities, is trying to save where it can.

Two Canadian Sea-Dooers accused of entering the U.S. illegally have been released from an American immigration detention facility on their own recognizance.

Overnight stormy weather caused some serious damage in parts of western New York.

A young girl in the southtowns escaped a frightening brush with Mother Nature. 13-year-old Alyssia Schutt of Elma pointed to a spot where she says lightning touched ground Monday night.

John Joseph Salotto, 86, formerly of 541 Arsenal Street, died Saturday August 16, 2008 at Samaritan Keep Home.

A motorcyclist traveling at an unsafe speed on Francis Road in the Town of Bethany lost control of his cycle early Sunday and crashed, Genesee County sheriff's deputies said.

BATAVIA Batavia High School students will have a place to park when they start school Wednesday.

Police from several agencies conducted raids Thursday night in the city's southeastern section, resulting in eight arrests.

A consolidation of city police and Genesee County sheriff's dispatchers that stirred bitter opposition months ago should be in place by Sept.

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A New York state man has been arrested for getting too close to his bride on their wedding day.

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A Batavia man was arrested Friday on federal charges for selling handguns he possessed legally to nonpistol permit holders for money and in some cases illegal drugs, federal authorities said.