Sheriff Kevin Henderson says a Fairport man was arrested on felony charges after a traffic stop, and subsequent home search, which resulted in the discovery of more than 56 pounds of marijuana, hundreds of pills, edibles, and weapons. more

The Geneva Panthers opened their season with an 18-point win over the Greece-Olympia Spartans. Geneva was pretty much in control the entire game. They never trailed and outscored Greece-Olympia in every quarter but the fourth. On the girls side, the Red Creek Rams improved to 3-0 after beating the Sodus Spartans by 44 points, Isabella... more

With all the drama behind them, members of City Council on Thursday night quietly adopted a spending plan for 2020. The $15,848,979 budget is an increase of 3.43 percent over the current spending plan, partly attributed to staff hirings. Next year’s budget carries a tax levy increase of 3.48 percent and a 4.85 percent increase... more

State Police say a Canandaigua driver was found to be intoxicated, and arrested on felony charges after driving the wrong way on the New York State Thruway in the Town of Brutus. Troopers say they were conducting a traffic stop when a vehicle passed dangerously close, and then proceeded to turn around further down the... more

On a night when Mayor Ellen Polimeni presided over her final regularly scheduled Canandaigua City Council meeting, councilmembers and city staff made sure her contributions to the city will be remembered long after she leaves office. On Thursday night, City Council recognized Polimeni’s 28 years as mayor, along with her years of prior service on... more

Live High School Basketball on FingerLakes1.com returns with the opening night of the Finger Lakes Tip-Off Classic at Newark High School on Thursday night. The first game features the Canandaigua Braves taking on their rival Victor Blue Devils followed by a match-up of the top two teams in the FL1 Sports preseason Power Rankings as... more

Last night was the opening round of the Finger Lakes Tip-Off Classic at Newark High School. The first game featured the Canandaigua Braves taking on their rival, the Victor Blue Devils. Victor dominated the whole game, defeating Canandaigua by 33 points. That game was followed by a match-up of the top two teams in the FL1 Sports preseason... more

The nursing program is about to get a lot bigger at Finger Lakes Community College. Thanks in large part to a generous donation by the Sands Family Foundation. On Thursday it was announced that they will donate $3 million to Finger Lakes Community College to more than double its nursing program. The gift, the largest... more

There were just two Wayne-Finger Lakes boys basketball games on Wednesday. One of the games featured the Dundee Scotsman and the Hammondsport Lakers. The Scotsman led the entire game until the Lakers took a one-point lead with just two seconds remaining in the game. That ended up being the difference. Dundee suffered their third consecutive... more

Police in Canandaigua arrested a Port Gibson resident on criminal sale of marijuana charges following an investigation in the city. Police say Corey Francis, 22, was arrested on Wednesday and charged with fourth-degree criminal sale of marijuana. He’s accused of selling marijuana in the city of Canandaigua. Police say his arrest is the result of... more

Fire trucks that seemed to be more decorated with lights than a Christmas tree slowly rolled along Main Street. So did plow trucks and ambulance cars and floats. Musicians with a Canandaigua marching band, with lights illuminating drums and trombones, never skipped a beat. Why, even some guy with multi-colored lights in his beard marched downtown in... more

The Finger Lakes Area Counseling & Recovery Agency will unveil its new community recovery center Tuesday. An open house and grand opening for Connections: Rounded Recovery is scheduled from 9 a.m. to noon. The new center is at 64 West Ave. in Canandaigua. Officials from Clifton Springs-based FLACRA said Connections will serve people and their... more

It’s arguably every parent’s worst nightmare. A phone call in the middle of the night. An officer on the other end of the line: “We regret to inform you … ” At first, the weight of loss is circumvented by the immediacy of planning a funeral and cleaning out an apartment. But, after the out-of-town... more

RG&E reports that more than 600 customers are without power in Canandaigua. Most of the outages are centered around County Road 16. It’s unclear what caused the outage, but RG&E officials say power should be restored by 8 p.m. This story will be updated as more information becomes available. It’s unclear if the power outage... more

The Canandaigua Police Department reports the arrest of a 23-year-old man following a stolen vehicle investigation, which resulted in an accident. Ronald Sennett Jr., 23, of Canandaigua was charged with grand larceny and driving while intoxicated. Chief Stephen Hedworth says Sennett stole a vehicle from a parking lot on South Main Street in the city... more

Police say one person was airlifted from the scene of a crash, after being pulled from a vehicle which was on fire in Canandaigua on Saturday. Around 5:20 p.m. first responders were called to a one-car accident on Western Boulevard in Canandaigua. The vehicle was reported to be off the road; and when police arrived... more

A Canandaigua man has been charged after a dog was left alongside a road in Lyons last week. Shaquan Leach, 25, of Canandaigua was charged with torture of an animal and animal abandonment. He’s accused of leaving a 4-year-old beagle along Pleasant Valley Drive on November 22nd. The Wayne County Humane Society says the dog... more

Chief Stephen Hedworth reports the arrest of a 27-year-old Canandaigua man following an undercover drug investigation led by members of the Canandaigua Police Department. Trevis Greene, 27, of Canandaigua was charged with third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance, a felony, according to police. Hedworth says Greene is accused of selling cocaine while in the... more

Members of City Council, first faced with a hefty property tax levy increase for next year, are now expected next week to adopt a proposed 2020 budget in which the tax increase falls below the state-imposed property tax cap. Better-than-expected sales tax revenue has, in the words of City Manager John Goodwin, “bought us another year.” Sales... more

On November 22nd at approximately 3:10 p.m. the Ontario County Humane Society was requested by Ontario County Probation to check on a dog found dragging her right, rear leg when she walked. They say the dog was found by probation officers who were conducting a home visit on two probationers living at 348 Jefferson Avenue... more