LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Embattled Rochester City Court Judge Leticia Astacio gave an in-depth, meticulous review of the conditions of the Livingston County Jail. Astacio's nearly 50-minute Facebook Live video has been viewed about 1,400 times and has 65 'reactions.' Astacio has been the epicenter of explosive Rochester media coverage since her arrest for DWI and the massive courtroom and social media fiasco that followed. It is a common … [Read more...]
SUN VIDEO: ‘Sun-Day’ Cup of Coffee With Ian Coyle
LIVINGSTON COUNTY — It's a new series by the GenseeeSun.com 'Sun-Day' Cup of coffee. For our first episode we invited Livingston County Administrator, Ian Coyle to the Genesee Valley Motors Sun room for a casual conversation about his journey to the top of Livingston County affairs. The conversation isn't all business as Josh and Mr. Coyle talk about where he grew up and what motivates him to serve the community. L … [Read more...]
WATCH: Internet Loves, Hates Daredevil’s Video from Letchworth Bridge Project
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – Internet users are looking for whoever shot this video while climbing a crane at the bridge construction project at Letchworth State Park. Facebook profile Michael Goodliff is one. "I don't think people realize that when they do this, it effects all of us," posted Goodliff. "Everyone who wanted the old bridge, or new bridge, opened for pedestrians, get punished because this yahoot wants to make himself famous on … [Read more...]
SUN VIDEO: Professor/’Mad Scientist’ Safely Captures Eclipse in Geneseo
GENESEO – Livonia resident, MCC professor, dive instructor and local 'mad scientist' John Rodman took to the streets of Geneseo to safely show today's eclipse to fascinated passerbys. An old pair of binoculars, camera lens and rifle scope focused the image of the partially-obscured sun onto paper. Hundreds took to the streets to get a peek at the phenomenon through paper cameras, boxes, and eclipse glasses. Rodman is fueled by an … [Read more...]
SUN VIDEO: We Fly with Geneseo’s Most Historic Plane to Niagara Falls Air Force Base
NIAGARA FALLS – The GeneseeSun.com was aboard Whiskey 7, the National Warplane Museum's most historic aircraft, when she made an appearance at the 914th Air Refueling Wing on Saturday. The Wing had a ceremony to celebrate their transition from an airlift wing to a refueling wing and welcomed Whiskey 7 presence as a flyover and static display. "The C-47 Skytrain were our first aircraft when we were the 3rd Combat Cargo Group which started … [Read more...]
WATCH: Huge Black Rat Snake Climbs Tree at Letchworth
LIVINGSTON COUNTY A visitor to Letchworth State Park shot this amazing video of a black rat snake climbing a tree by the Lower Falls. Laurie Buzzard posted the video to Facebook on Tuesday. Its comment section immediately exploded, with commenters trying to identify the snake first and share what they had heard about this, New York's largest indigenous snake. "Pantherophis obsoletus - black rat snake. New York states largest snake," … [Read more...]
WATCH: Nunda Man Braves Powerful Train to Catch Awesome Video from Tracks
NUNDA – A Dalton man put his phone in the middle of the railroad tracks near his house and captured this incredible close-up video of a machine that he admires but respects at a safe distance. Bobby Gelser says all he had to do was hit record on his cell phone, set it down just right facing the oncoming train, and stand back. "The train vibrates everything around," said Gelser. "I can feel it from my house.Trains are awesome. I have lived … [Read more...]
SUN SPORTS SHOW: Mount Morris Basketball Player Earns Athlete of the Week Award
In this edition of the Genesee Sun sports show we announce our athlete of the week. Livingston County has a head start on March madness as Sophomore Cam Regal hit a buzzer beater field goal in overtime to give the Mount Morris Blue Devils the victory over Batavia Notre Dame. Regal is the first Mount Morris athlete to earn the award this year. … [Read more...]
Around the Sun: Introducing Livingston County’s Only Video Broadcast Studio
For Josh and I, 2016 has been a year for the record books. Josh spent 9 months in Maryland at the U.S. Department of Defense's video broadcast school, during which time I ran the GeneseeSun.com as a solo operation. Josh and I each broke many, many unique, original, local stories over that time, he as Public Affairs Officer for the Air Force's 914th Airlift Wing and I as Livingston County's online news source. We put many miles on our cars … [Read more...]
WATCH: Locals Talk Weather and Safety
LIVINGSTON COUNTY – This week was dominated by oppressive winter weather as early winter weather caused many driving hazards, blockages and accidents. Now that warmer temperatures are headed our way, we had a chance to catch up with local residents about the snow and how to deal with it in preparation for the winter months. PHOTO CAPTION: Screen Grab by Conrad Baker. … [Read more...]