Woman dies in North Rose fire

Published: 04/13/2019 @ 06:45 am | Updated: 04/13/2019 @ 06:46 am

Officials say a a woman has died following a house fire in North Rose on Friday. The fire was reported by a neighbor on Caroline Avenue after that person heard a loud ‘popping’ sound. The neighbor then saw flames at the home. Firefighters found a 61-year-old woman deceased inside. The woman lived at the home with her husband, who was... more

North Rose-Wolcott Athletic Hall of Fame inducts Class of 2019

Published: 04/11/2019 @ 01:39 pm | Updated: 04/11/2019 @ 01:40 pm

The North Rose-Wolcott Athletic Hall of Fame recently inducted the Class of 2019 during a ceremony held at North Rose-Wolcott High School. Michael Woods, Kate DeMay, Theodis Terrance Collier, and Joe Cahoon, Sr. were inducted, along with the golf teams from 2003 to 2007. Woods was a three-sport varsity athlete (soccer, basketball, and track) from 1971 to 1975. He was... more

Investigation into Rochester homicide continues with search of Wayne Co. property

Published: 03/27/2019 @ 08:58 pm | Updated: 03/28/2019 @ 04:48 pm

Two from Wayne County charged with murder of man found dead in Syracuse

An investigation into the homicide of a Rochester man continued Thursday in Wayne County. Rochester Police and Wayne County Sheriff’s deputies were at the last-known address of Charisse Walton Thursday morning. She and Aries Ash are charged with murder in the death of Maximillion Cook. In a statement, a representative for the Rochester Police Department said “Our investigation continues into... more

SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Wayne Co. Sheriff Barry Virts talks contract negotiations, mugshot ban, and more

Published: 03/02/2019 @ 10:30 pm | Updated: 03/02/2019 @ 10:40 pm

SUNDAY CONVERSATION: Wayne County Sheriff Barry Virts talks

Wayne County Sheriff Bary Virts discusses the challenges of running a department that’s mid-contract negotiations, and also coping with the widespread shortage of law enforcement prospects. He also tackles some of the statewide initiatives that could prove to be difficult for law enforcement to manage – like the controversial mugshot proposal, which would ban law enforcement agencies from releasing arrest... more

Troopers: North Rose man charged with felony DWI, held on no bail

Published: 03/01/2019 @ 11:23 am

Police say a 35-year-old North Rose man was arrested on felony charges following a disabled vehicle complaint along Pilgrimport Road in Lyons. According to Troopers Robert C. Kendall, 35, of North Rose was charged with felony driving while intoxicated (previous conviction within ten years), aggravated driving while intoxicated, operating out of ignition interlock restriction, refusal to submit to a breath... more

Wayne County duo held woman against her will for days, charged with kidnapping

Published: 02/24/2019 @ 05:56 am

Wayne County du held woman against her will for days, charged with kidnapping

Sheriff Barry Virts reports that a pair of Wayne County residents were arrested and taken into custody after they held a woman against her will for days, threatening her- and her family, as they demanded the title of a truck be signed over to them. Ellijah Jenkins, 38, of Lyons and Amber Miller, 40, of Rose were both arrested after... more

W-FL THURSDAY: Newark hands Wayne first league loss on final night; Whitman makes clean sweep of West

Published: 02/15/2019 @ 12:47 am | Updated: 02/15/2019 @ 01:48 pm

W-FL: Newark hands Wayne first league loss on final night; Whitman makes clean sweep of West

On the final night of the regular season for Section V boys basketball teams, several Wayne-Finger Lakes squads were in action. Although all three W-FL league titles had been decided, there were several games of importance heading into postseason play next week. The biggest game had Wayne visiting Newark in a rematch of a close contest in Ontario that the... more

W-FL WEDNESDAY: Newark tops Geneva on senior night; Girls close out regular season

Published: 02/14/2019 @ 12:25 am | Updated: 02/14/2019 @ 11:10 am

It was a busy night for Wayne-Finger Lakes teams after Tuesday’s snow day forced several games to be reschedule to Wednesday night. It was the final night of the regular season for Wayne-Finger Lakes girls teams as Sectional brackets are set. For the boys, it will be one more night of regular season play on Thursday night before the seedings... more

NRW senior receives biomedical photo communication award

Published: 02/12/2019 @ 02:02 pm | Updated: 02/12/2019 @ 02:06 pm

North Rose-Wolcott senior Hannah Cook’s photo, “Sunflower Dreams,” was recently named a recipient of the Biomedical Photo Communication Award at the Start Here 2019 exhibition. Cook was recognized at a reception held at the Rochester Institute of Technology, where her artwork was displayed until February 2. Start Here 2019 is an invitational exhibition that features artwork from middle school and... more

W-FL FRIDAY: Newark spoils senior night in Waterloo; Midlakes girls clinch East title

Published: 02/09/2019 @ 10:33 am | Updated: 02/09/2019 @ 10:40 am

After a Senior Night ceremony in Waterloo in which legendary Newark coach Ron Ceravolo was honored pregame, the Newark Reds came up with a big 66-58 road win against the Indians. Jayden Peters exploded out of the gate with 15 first quarter points and the Reds built a 16 point lead in the third quarter before Waterloo came storming back... more

W-FL THURSDAY: Gananda, Marion girls post wins in Wayne County; South Seneca 1 win away from West title

Published: 02/07/2019 @ 11:29 pm | Updated: 02/07/2019 @ 11:30 pm

The Gananda Lady Blue Panthers and the Marion Lady Black Knights are seperated by just one-half game at the top of the Wayne County girls basketball standings. Both teams posted victories on Thursday night, Gananda’s coming on Senior Night over Red Creek. In the West, the South Seneca Lady Falcons rolled past Honeoye for their 16th straight win. With the... more

W-FL WEDNESDAY: DeVaney scores 1,000th in Geneva win; Bloomfield tops Naples on Senior night

Published: 02/06/2019 @ 11:51 pm | Updated: 02/07/2019 @ 04:57 pm

W-FL WEDNESDAY: DeVaney scored 1,000th in Geneva win; Bloomfield tops Naples on Senior night

Waterloo girls varsity head coach Michael Bree said Wednesday night’s Finger Lakes East match-up with visiting Geneva was a “great battle”. His Lady Indians trailed 28-27 at halftime but pulled even at 47-47 with just 1:30 left in the game. Then, Geneva freshman Aniya Rowe hit a three pointer to give Geneva the lead for good as the Panthers won... more

W-FL TUESDAY: Kyle Slywka buzzer beater stuns Geneva; Blankenberg sets Wayne’s all-time scoring mark

Published: 02/06/2019 @ 12:13 am | Updated: 02/06/2019 @ 12:14 am

Waterloo trailed hosts Geneva by two with just 0.8 seconds to play in the 4th quarter of Tuesday night’s Finger Lakes East battle. Sophomore Kyle Slywka caught an inbounds pass right in front of his own bench and let a turn-around, fade-away shot from behind the arc go over a Geneva defender that found the bottom of the net to... more

W-FL FRIDAY: Pal-Mac girls hand Midlakes first league loss in 2 year; Waterloo sweeps doubleheader at Mynderse

Published: 02/02/2019 @ 11:15 am | Updated: 02/02/2019 @ 01:40 pm

The Midlakes girls varsity basketball team has been a juggernaut in the Finger Lakes East over the past 2 seasons going undefeated in league play last year and carrying a 9-0 league mark into their home game against Pal-Mac on Friday night. The Lady Red Raiders put an end to the two-year league winning streak in convincing fashion with a... more

W-FL TUESDAY: Wayne dominant in win at Geneva, Whitman crushes another West foe & Lyons wins at ER as four ejected after fight

Published: 01/30/2019 @ 01:40 am | Updated: 01/30/2019 @ 01:43 am

The Wayne Eagles virtually locked up the Finger Lakes East title, moving 2.5 games clear in the standings as we head into February, with an impressive 81-68 win at Geneva on Tuesday night. Wayne jumped out to a 27-8 lead after the first quarter and never looked back. Nick Carmichael scored 12 of his 22 points in the opening period... more

W-FL FRIDAY: Midlakes girls roll to 13th straight; Wayne clobbers Waterloo to take control of FL East

Published: 01/26/2019 @ 12:45 am | Updated: 01/26/2019 @ 01:50 pm

The Waterloo Indians boys basketball team traveled to Ontario to face Finger Lakes East leading Wayne on Friday night. A win would have opened up the league race and pulled Waterloo within a half-game the Eagles. It would have also opened their door for Geneva to make a run at the top spot when they host Wayne on Tuesday night.... more

W-FL THURSDAY: Naples survives Dundee in OT; Lyons keeps rolling; Waterloo tops Pal-Mac

Published: 01/17/2019 @ 11:53 pm | Updated: 01/18/2019 @ 10:46 am

Another Wild West encounter in Dundee on Thursday night had the visiting Big Green of Naples narrowly escaping with a 64-61 overtime win over the Scots. Dundee fouled Naples forward Adam Quarterman with no time remaining in regulation. Quarterman made one of two free throws to tie the game at 57 and force overtime. In the extra period, Naples point... more

W-FL WEDNESDAY: Forbes ties school record & signs to play at NCCC as Midlakes beats Waterloo; VanAken joins 1,000 point club

Published: 01/17/2019 @ 01:35 am | Updated: 01/17/2019 @ 01:40 am

W-FL WEDNESDAY: Alaina Forbes ties school record with 41 & announces college choice as Midlakes beats Waterloo

Midlakes standout senior Alaina Forbes continues to build on her resume as one of the all-time great Screaming Eagles as she tied a school record with 41 points on Wednesday night en route to a 67-42 win over Waterloo. It was Midlakes’ 12th straight win as they remain undefeated on the season. After the game Forbes signed her letter of intent... more

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