Orleans County News

Police officers from six area departments this morning were called to the scene of a riot in Albion, Orleans County.

When a Rochester woman leaves prison for forcing her 7-year-old daughter to have sex with a convicted pedophile, she'll be rated a moderate risk of committing a new offense.

Great Lakes Seaway Trail Announces 2010 Quilt Show & Challenge Theme: Circles and Wheels Appropriate for This America's Byway Sackets Harbor, NY - " Appropriately, the theme of the 2010 Great Lakes Seaway Trail Quilt Show & Challenge will be Circles and Wheels on the Byway.

Niagara Wheatfield High School senior Devyn DeVantier will attend Alfred University in the fall and has been awarded the Dean's Scholarship to the school.

The Albion Academy Apartments & Community Space in Albion, New York was recently selected for special recognition by the Rochester Chapter of the American Institute of Architects, as part of their annual Design Excellence Awards.A This historically sensitive revitalization of a neglected and aging school building into modern apartments for seniors ...

Note: Hamilton County was not on the list because its population was less than 20,000 as of July 1, 2007.

A number of Western New York chapters of the American Red Cross are joining forces.

Two more sex offenders appeared in State Supreme Court here last week, facing the possibility of being committed to a mental institution for the rest of their lives because of the sexual offenses.

Unemployment is more severe in Niagara County than anywhere else in Western New York, according to a local breakdown of new data from the New York State Department of Labor .

An Orleans County sheriff's deputy was arrested Wednesday for allegedly sending a harassing text message to a warrant suspect.

A manhunt in Genesee County ended in arrest today. An Orleans County deputy has been arrested for allegedly sending a threatening text message.

On Sunday morning, the Butts Road railroad bridge became the scene of yet another crash, when an ARC bus collided with the underpass.

When the state Commission of Correction deemed 17 of the cells in the Orleans County Jail unfit, prisoners had to be housed elsewhere and modifications had to be made.

Showing off their moves, many kids - each with a different level of skill - flocked to Butts Park Saturday for the sixth annual substance-free skate jam.

Two area teens have been accused of stealing items worth thousands from unlocked vehicles in Victor, Ontario County, New York State Police announced today.

At 9:32 a.m. Sunday, Albion Fire Department responded to a two-car motor vehicle accident, in front of 3819 Oak Orchard Road, just south of the Albion town limits.

An Orleans County woman, whose family reported missing this weekend, was found early Monday morning in an Erie County detention facility.

A Brockport man faces an aggravated driving while intoxicated charge after his vehicle struck a residential propane tank and a house late Sunday, Orleans County officials reported.

Police said they have located the missing the mother of four from Medina in Erie County.

Two elderly motorists were injured this morning after their car was struck from behind by a bus in the Orleans County town of Albion.