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5 days ago

Independent candidate for Tompkins County sheriff ends campaign

Jared Bentley cites personal reasons for ending his campaign for Tompkins County sheriff.

5 days ago

Tioga County receives 2nd grant for child safety

The Floyd Hooker Foundation is gifting Tioga County Public Health with a $10,000 grant to fund two child safety programs.

5 days ago

Tompkins County considering animal abuse registry

Tompkins County may be adopting an animal abuse registry, aimed at curbing animal abuse and punishing offenders.

5 days ago

Squeeze toy sold at Walmart and Ollie’s recalled for asbestos

According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, two models of Orb Funkee Monkees may be filled with sand that contains asbestos.

5 days ago

Dog rescued from Binghamton house fire

Binghamton firefighters rescued a dog from a house fire early on Memorial Day morning.

6 days ago

Police: Ithaca man fatally stabbed 19-year-old in Cayuga Heights

20-year-old Damian Stewart is charged with 2nd degree murder in the stabbing death of 19-year-old Breanne Keane in Cayuga Heights.

6 days ago

Chemung County deputies arrest convicted sex offender on felony charge

57-year-old Aubrey Plummer was arrested May 21 in Elmira for failing to update his home address.

6 days ago

United Way for Cortland County raising $4K for McGraw park

The Spring Day of Caring is May 29 at McGraw Recreation Park.

7 days ago

Possible murder under investigation in Cayuga Heights, chief says

Cayuga Heights Police Chief Jerry Wright says a May 23rd death investigation is "being treated as a murder."

1 week ago

Shuttle service introduced at Taughannock Falls State Park

Weekend shuttle service is available at Taughannock Falls State Park, and weekday service starts in June.

1 week ago

Memorial Day services planned across Tompkins County

ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – Memorial Day is approaching across the country, and in Tompkins County, services are planned. Tompkins County…

1 week ago

Deputies: Elmira Heights man broke into home, stripped naked

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office says 45-year-old Christopher Price kicked in the front door Wednesday of a house in the town of Horseheads.

1 week ago

TCAT summer service begins this Sunday, runs through August 15

Beginning this Sunday, May 24, some routes will have timing adjustments and elimination of late-evening and weekend service.

1 week ago

Women’s Rights Historical National Park in Seneca Falls named one of America’s 11 Most Endangered Historic Places

A nonprofit organization is calling attention to the Women’s Rights National Historical Park in Seneca Falls.

1 week ago

Wanted Moravia man arrested in Ithaca

Darrin Badman, who left the scene before the arrival of authorities, allegedly violated the order several times and had been threatening harm to the protected party.

1 week ago

Deputies issue 331 misdemeanors in Cincinnatus arrests

On May 10, the Cortland County Sheriff's Office responded to a home on Dutch Hill Road in the Town of Cincinnatus to serve court paperwork and seize guns.

1 week ago

Ithaca school board certifies 2026-27 budget vote

Voters passed the $177.6 million ICSD 2026-27 school year budget by a margin of 75.1%.

1 week ago

TCAT to launch transit pilot program June 1

eRide Ithaca, a seven-day-a-week service with four electric vans and four electric cars, will start through TCAT on June 1st.

1 week ago

Graduation weekend begins today at Cornell; expect heavy traffic

On May 23, two undergraduate commencement ceremonies will be held at Schoellkopf Field.

1 week ago

Waverly man jailed on charges stemming from 2025 crash in Pennsylvania

25-year-old Noah Tappan-Bright was jailed on May 19th and is being held on $250,000 cash bail.

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2 days ago in Education, Entertainment, Local, Sports

Cornell alum receives lacrosse honor

Class of 1976 graduate Mike French received the Tewaaraton Legends Award on Thursday.

2 days ago in Business, Community, Food & Music, Lifestyle, Local

Vacant building demolished ahead of Chipotle construction in Lansing

Crews began knocking down the former Imperial Kitchen Buffet building on Graham Road West this week in preparation for the construction of a new Chipotle restaurant.

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

MLB owners have proposed a salary cap for the first time since baseball’s 1994-95 strike

Major League Baseball owners made their long-expected salary cap proposal to the players' association on Thursday, a system the union has vowed never to accept, setting the sides on course for a confrontation that threatens the 2027 season and perhaps beyond.