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Thursday, August 28, 202508/28/2025

The average person uses this 2.7 times a year.

A: The DVD Player!

Friday, August 15, 202508/15/2025

No one knows where the name of this very common animal came from.

A:  Dog! A linguist says “dog” only became the standard term within the past 500 years or so.  During the…

Thursday, August 7, 202508/07/2025

Cortland Opry Show

In Sunday in the Country

I’m beyond thrilled to be invited to be in the NYS Country Music Hall of Fame. Here’s a great recording…

Friday, July 25, 202507/25/2025

Created in 1920, no one knows the origin of this product’s name.

A:  7-Up

Friday, July 11, 202507/11/2025

Most guess 2 feet but these are actually 10 feet long each!

A:  White lines in the road!

Thursday, May 8, 202505/08/2025

Americans throw out 26 million of these every day!

A:  Batteries!

Tuesday, March 25, 202503/25/2025

Apparently there’s 1.1 Million American homes without one of these.

A:  A Toilet! At least not indoor plumbing so they have to use an outhouse or hole in the ground.

Friday, March 7, 202503/07/2025

Estimates say there’s more of these in plastic than there are real ones.

A:  Flamingos!

Tuesday, December 24, 202412/24/2024

The Wake Up Q Christmas Special 2024

All the wonderful performances in one place. Enjoy and Merry Christmas!!

Wednesday, December 18, 202412/18/2024

New numbers are in: This year, 110 million of us will admit to this.

A:  Re-gifting (or re-selling gifts.

Headlines

2 hours ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local

Ithaca, TCAT moves Route 10 stop to Tioga St.

Fresh

TCAT is moving the Route 10 stop to Tioga St., in front of Ithaca Town Hall.

2 hours ago in Community, Local

Newfield woman dies a week after getting hit by car

Updated

44-year-old Amber Rawn died May 14 after she was struck by a car in Newfield.

3 hours ago in Crime, Local, Regional

Four charged in Auburn drug sting

AUBURN, NY (607NewsNow) – Four people are facing multiple charges in Auburn. On May 13, the Finger Lakes Drug Task…

3 hours ago in Crime, Local

Man sentenced for stealing over $20k from Dryden ATM

DRYDEN, NY (607NewsNow) – A Venezuelan national who stole money from an ATM in Dryden is being deported. On May…

3 hours ago in Community, Local, Regional

Marathon EMS facility facing likely delay after losing out on state grant

MARATHON, NY (607NewsNow) – The Marathon Area Volunteer Ambulance Corps (MAVAC) is pivoting to other funding opportunities. MAVAC is pursuing…

3 days ago in Sports

Gotterup posts lowest score and Scheffler survives rough start in wind-swept PGA Championship

Chris Gotterup had enough Jersey toughness to handle the cold wind and treacherous greens Friday in the PGA Championship and then poured it on at the end with three straight birdies, giving him a 5-under 65 for the low round of the tournament.