According to the “New York Times,” Rochester native and opera star Renee Fleming is retiring from the stage. The “Times” says Fleming’s May 13th performance at New York’s Metropolitan Opera will be her last. The famed soprano has performed around the world and is the first opera star ever to have sung the National Anthem […]
New York State Police have arrested a Southern Tier woman on charges of manslaughter and endangering the welfare of a child, more than three years after the death of her newborn son in 2013. Troopers say 30-year-old Britney Updyke of Hornell was arrested after a grand jury indictment. She’s been arraigned in Steuben County Court […]
The April windstorm didn’t measure up to the March windstorm. The top gust was about 50 miles per hour, compared to more than 80 for the March storm that cut power to some 120,000 area residents. This time some trees did fall and about 350 RG&E customers lost power. About 200 outages were still being […]