Local National Guard members promoted
STAFF REPORTS LATHAM — Major General Anthony P. German, the Adjutant General for the State of New York, announces the promotion of members of the New York Army National Guard…
Rochester man pleads guilty to conspiracy to sell oxycodone
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Michael Ingham, 29, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to conspiring to distribute a controlled substance before U.S. District Judge David G. Larimer. The charge carries a maximum…
Rochester man pleads guilty to child porn charge
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Amit Pandey, 41, of Rochester, pleaded guilty to receipt of child pornography before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford. The charge carries a mandatory minimum penalty…
NYC pair sentenced for role in fraud scheme
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Angelo Louissaint, 42, and Jennifer Johnson, 42, both of West Babylon, who were convicted of conspiring to commit mail and wire fraud, were sentenced by U.S.…
Armed drug trafficker pleads guilty
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Bruce King, 48, of Rochester, pleaded guilty before U.S. District Judge Elizabeth A. Wolford to possession with intent to distribute marijuana and possession of a short-barrel…
Local college students earn merit scholarships at Baldwin Wallace University
STAFF REPORTS BEREA, Ohio — Nearly two dozen students from Western New York were among more than 400 first-year students welcomed to the Baldwin Wallace University campus this fall who…
Rochester woman sentenced for stealing VA benefits
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Acting U.S. Attorney James P. Kennedy, Jr. announced today that Lisa Benincasa, 54, of Rochester, who was convicted of theft of government monies, was sentenced by…
Nazareth College makes big gain in rankings
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — U.S. News & World Report has again ranked Nazareth College in the top tier of colleges and universities in the category of Best Regional Universities-North in…
WNYers welcomed to Univ. of Iowa Class of 2019
STAFF REPORTS IOWA CITY, Iowa — UI welcomes six students from Western New York to the Class of 2019. Local students include: Michael Miletich of Buffalo Alexandra Curtis of Hamburg…
Rochester man charged with selling counterfeit coins
STAFF REPORTS ROCHESTER — Timothy Meacham, 32, of Rochester, was arrested and charged by criminal complaint with fraudulently selling counterfeit coins. The charge carries a maximum penalty of 15 years…