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Cheshire Volunteer Fire Dept. boat displays its emblem while moving on a Finger Lake, creating a clear wake.

Thursday, June 11

Canandaigua Lake Search Finds No Missing Swimmer

Emergency responders searched a section of Canandaigua Lake Wednesday evening after receiving a report of a person who had gone underwater and failed to resurface. According to the Cheshire Fire…

Latest Local News

Young woman in a maroon "Pride Genesee" shirt smiles in a classroom with a pencil-themed daily schedule on a whiteboard.

Thursday, June 11

Auburn Teacher Saves Choking Student on Field Trip

Close-up of a New York State Police vehicle door showing the official seal and yellow stripe.

Thursday, June 11

New Details Released in Fatal Crash That Killed Penn Yan Man

Bald man with glasses and a short beard, wearing a plaid shirt, orange tie, and jacket, smiling against a light blue background.

Thursday, June 11

Former Auburn School Leader Selected As Next Onondaga Superintendent

Union Pacific Big Boy #4014 steam locomotive on tracks, emitting smoke, by grain silos with spectators.

Thursday, June 11

Union Pacific’s Big Boy No. 4014 to Make Stop in Steuben County

Red and yellow dinosaur model with a prominent head crest and spiky back, displayed in a modern museum hall.

Thursday, June 11

Life-Sized Dinosaur Sculpture Installed at Ithaca Museum

A hand holds a lit matchstick against a dark background, with a bright flame.

Thursday, June 11

Two Teens Charged After Fires Set Inside Former Butler Prison

Red Middlesex Rescue 8 fire truck on a local street, with houses, a white pickup, and Naples/Route signs in the background.

Thursday, June 11

Middlesex Hose Receives $8K Donation from Lyons National Bank

Yellow traffic light with red, yellow, and green signals all lit at once, against a blue sky with white clouds.

Thursday, June 11

Seneca Falls Police Warn of Traffic Signal Problem

Thursday, June 11

ERHC Kicks of Auburn Pride Celebrations on Friday

Person in a light shirt and blue shorts walks through a store aisle lined with snack shelves, captured by overhead camera.

Wednesday, June 10

Newark Police Seek Help Identifying Wallet Theft Suspect

Gavel on wooden bench, with a New York State Trooper car and US flag in a blurred courtroom background.

Wednesday, June 10

Canandaigua Woman Sentenced for Assaulting State Trooper

Wednesday, June 10

Groton Couple Claims $9.8M New York Lotto Jackpot

Regional and Statewide

A wooden court gavel rests on a sound block, symbolizing justice and law.

Thursday, June 11

Horseheads Man Admits to Killing 3-Year-Old

Black ballistic shield with U.S. MARSHAL lettering, a viewport, and lights, standing by an indoor striped bench.

Thursday, June 11

Rochester Man Commuted by Biden Accused of Shooting at U.S. Marshals

Close-up of vibrant green cannabis plants with distinctive serrated leaves.

Wednesday, June 10

Home Cannabis Growers Encouraged to Follow New York Regulations

Close-up of a New York State Police vehicle door showing the official seal and yellow stripe.

Wednesday, June 10

State Police Appoint New Commander of Thruway Troop

Police car with flashing lights behind yellow 'STOP' tape at a nighttime crime scene.

Wednesday, June 10

Body Found Near Erie Canal Lock in Verona

City of Elmira Police SUV parked near a stone building.

Wednesday, June 10

Dog Dies While in Elmira Animal Control Custody

Community Calendar

Ovid Strawberry Festival Fireworks

The Pumpkin Stand 8:30 PM

Johnston House Open House

Johnston House 11:00 AM

Chicken and Pork Chop BBQ

Federated Church of Port Byron 11:30 AM

Preserving Rose Hill—A Special Tour of Rose Hill Mansion

Rose Hill Mansion 1:00 PM

National News

Close-up of the side of a white NYPD police car with blue lettering and the Police Department City of New York shield.

Wednesday, June 10

Former NYPD detective pleads guilty to sending inappropriate texts to victims, having sex with woman he arrested

ABC News map: Friday's severe weather outlook for Eastern US, including NY, with risks of damaging wind, large hail, and iso. tornado.

Wednesday, June 10

40 million people in the Midwest in path of severe weather, possible tornadoes

ABC News "BREAKING NEWS" graphic: bold black text on a white background with a red bottom bar.

Wednesday, June 10

Search underway for girl swept away in ocean: Officials

Entertainment News

Two young people, a woman in overalls and a man in a t-shirt, relax and smile on a wooden dock by a Finger Lakes shore.

Wednesday, June 10

‘Every Year After’ starring Sadie Soverall, Matt Cornett is this summer’s love story

Side-by-side portraits of Hugh Laurie (left) with grey hair and Joe Alwyn (right) with brown hair, both looking forward.

Wednesday, June 10

Hugh Laurie, Joe Alwyn join John le Carré’s ‘Legacy of Spies’

Martin Short smiles, Steve Martin points, and Selena Gomez looks on seriously in a grand hall with a roulette table.

Wednesday, June 10

Simone Ashley, Sharon Horgan to guest star on ‘Only Murders in the Building’