City of Batavia Police will honor the memory of those who have served our community and have passed away, at their annual Flag Commemoration Ceremony. The ceremony will take place Monday at 1:00 at ...

Big news out of Batavia—the Western Regional Off-Track Betting Corporation is celebrating a major win for local communities, employees, and taxpayers. Thanks to a provision in the newly passed New ...

Two Genesee Community College students have received the 2025 SUNY Chancellor’s Award for Student Excellence—the highest honor for SUNY students statewide. Ayaka Hibino, an international student from ...

Batavia High School’s Production Club is celebrating major recognition following this year’s Stars of Tomorrow competition in Rochester. On Friday, May 9, the Rochester Broadway Theater League honored ...

WBTA is the only radio station directly serving Genesee County offering News, Weather, Local Sports, Radio Auctions, Obituaries, and Local Personalities. WBTA FCC Public File : ...

Howard Owens with the Batavian reports, for the fourth time in 2025, Tonawanda Creek overflowed on Tuesday, flooding roads and farmland in the Town of Alexander—most notably Peaviner Road. Highway ...

Assemblyman Steve Hawley of Batavia is speaking out against a new bill that would require police to follow child-sensitive arrest procedures when a parent or guardian is taken into custody. The bill ...

The Genesee County Chamber of Commerce has announced the release of a newly updated Barn Quilt Trail brochure and website, showcasing one of New York State’s largest collections of hand-painted barn ...

Twenty-four local youth were honored Tuesday night at the 29th Annual Genesee County Youth Recognition Banquet, held at Terry Hills Restaurant in Batavia. Hosted by the Genesee County Youth Board and ...

An arrest has been made following a house fire Monday Morning on Union Street in LeRoy. Police and emergency crews responded to a multi-family apartment fire with heavy smoke and flames on the second ...

13WHAM News reports, two men are in custody following a burglary early Sunday morning at Tropix, a music venue on Lake Avenue in Charlotte. Rochester Police responded just before 5 a.m., establishing ...

WHAM News reports, a Rochester man is facing charges after an alleged armed carjacking on Fulton Avenue Sunday night. Around 8 p.m., police responded to reports of a vehicle stolen at gunpoint near ...