Wayne County Schools and possible gun violence
Wayne County Sheriff, Barry Virts addresses concerns, answers questions It has happened once again. A lone teen, heavily armed, enters a school building and starts a killing spree. Sometimes a single...
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Two charged in home invasion/assault
On Wednesday (2/28) at 2:07 p.m., the Wayne County 911 Center dispatched patrols to a report of an unoccupied suspicious vehicle parked on Viele Road in Red Creek (Wolcott), at the County line with...
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A family torn by a tragedy from 2009
By all indications Matthew Souvannavong had the almost perfect life after his mother Seng Si, married Michael Rosato Sr. Matthew and Michael Sr’s son, Michael Jr. from his first marriage were the same...
View ArticleArcadia Shopping Center up for auction
The Times has learned that the Arcadia Shopping Center, located on Route 31 East in Newark, is on the auction block. The plaza contains the Walmart Superstore, out buildings and the large building west...
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David Knight-Hollis pleads to Murder 2nd in Alyssa Taft killing
David Knight-Hollis The brutal killing shocked the County. On November 2nd, 2017. Wayne County 911 received a call from a distraught Sara Taft on Thursday (11/2) at 11:22 p.m. reporting her daughter,...
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Convicted for Palmyra double murders, Chad Campbell coming up for parole
He was sentenced to serve life in prison after his conviction in the August 1990 double murders of 15-year-old Palmyra-Macedon Central School classmate, Cindy Lewis, and the 17-month-old boy she was...
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Two Newark Teens indicted for Murder of Zackary Dwello
Hunter Peck The Wayne County District Attorney’s Office announced the indictment on Tuesday (3/20) of two teens in the murder of Zackary Dwello, age 17, of Sodus. The Newark Police received a report...
View ArticleFire in Newark at multi-unit structure
While members of the Newark Volunteer Fire Department were at a personal injury motor vehicle accident on Route 88 North they were dispatched by the Wayne County 911 Center for a working house fire at...
View ArticleMurder over small marijuana deal?
The indictments and arrests of two teenagers in the murder of Zackary Dwello, age 17, of Sodus, came to a head last week. Following the Wayne County Grand Jury indictment on Monday, Hunter Peck, age...
View ArticleSodus Dollar Store Robber Sought
On Monday (3/26), at approximately 12:20 P.M., in the parking lot of the Family Dollar store in Sodus, an unidentified black male approached a female and while displaying a hand gun, stole cash from...
View ArticleMacedon ambulance crash puts unit out of commission
On Monday (3/19) at 5:22 a.m., one of the paid Macedon Town ambulance drivers fell asleep at the wheel, hitting a utility pole. There were no passengers onboard and the driver was uninjured. The crash...
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“Invisible Fences” for dogs; the push for a ban
Already outlawed in Wales and many other European countries, could it happen here? There is a growing movement afoot to ban electric dog fences, such as the popular Invisible Fence Brand© and numerous...
View ArticleLocal Meals on Wheels program running into problems
“It is crunch time,” said Wayne County Aging and Youth, Director Penny Shockley. Home Delivered Meal (Meals on Wheels) Program Director Karen Breen and Board Director Sergei Barishevich came into the...
View ArticleBogus $50 bill leads to arrest of four in Sodus
The Wayne County Office of Sheriff reported the arrest of four people on Tuesday (4/10) at 7:36 p.m. for distributing counterfeit money. Deputies responded to the Dollar General store in the Town of...
View ArticleRobber threatens to shoot clerk and customer at KwikFill in Ontario
It began at 11:24 p.m. on Tuesday (4/10) when a man entered the Kwik Fill convenience store on Route 014 at the County Line in the Town of Ontario. The man asked for the clerk to put $40 on the...
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Red Creek man charged with assault in stabbing
State Police out of Wolcott responded to a report of a stabbing in the Village of Red Creek on Tuesday (4/17) at 8:48 p.m. According to police, a gathering took place at 6787 Main Street in Red Creek...
View ArticleCourt dismisses all charges against former Town of Ontario Water Utilities...
Wayne County Judge Daniel Barrett dismissed all charges on Tuesday (4/24) afternoon against former Town of Ontario Water Utilities Superintendent Rodney Peets. Peets, age 59, was arrested Tuesday,...
View ArticleArcadia teen missing, police asking for help
Wayne County Office of the Sheriff reports the investigation of a missing person. Sarai B. Revelle, date of birth 10/07/01, of State Route 88 in Arcadia was last seen getting into a red sedan in the...
View ArticleProposal to ban plastic grocery bags hits opposition by stores, Republicans
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo introduced a program bill on Monday (4/23) that would ban all single-use, plastic carryout bags at any point of sale in New York State. This action follows the release of the...
View ArticleMinor Earthquake reported in Lake Ontario
The United States Geological Survey reports that an earthquake occurred in Lake Ontario, about 26 miles NNW of Sodus Point. Reports say it occurred this morning around 4 a.m. local time. Specifically,...
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