The Genesee County Sheriff’s Office has identified a woman rescued from a burning car Thursday at 18-year-old Otavia Bell. The young woman was driving north on County Route 31 when she missed a stop sign and was hit by another car at an intersection in Bergen. Bell was trapped inside her car, which caught fire. […]
Governor Andrew Cuomo is proposing to ban drivers from using their handheld electronics behind the wheel, even if the car is standing still. It’s illegal to use a hand-held cellphone or text while driving in New York State, but drivers can sneak a look at their screens while stopped at red lights or in […]
The 19th Ward Community Association is marking Dr. Martin Luther King’s birthday on Monday with a neighborhood illumination. The Association organized in 1965 to bring an integrated, prosperous urban community to southwest Rochester. It has advocated since then for fair housing, home ownership, crime prevention and a vibrant community, values that Dr. King called […]