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Monday, December 24, 201812/24/2018

A Very Wake Up Q Christmas Special – Hear It Here!

This year’s Wake Up Q Christmas Special may have been the best ever! We had some terrific local musicians sharing…

Friday, December 21, 201812/21/2018

A Very Wake Up Q Christmas Special!

The 2018 Christmas Special is going to be better than ever! Each year we welcome in some wonderful local musicians…

Wednesday, December 5, 201812/05/2018

The average person forgets this at least once a day!

A:  What day it is!

Wednesday, November 21, 201811/21/2018

You talk to this person, on average, 6 times a day.

A:  Yourself!

Wednesday, November 7, 201811/07/2018

The sound of most of these is in the key of E flat.

A:  Toilet flushes.

Tuesday, October 30, 201810/30/2018

Oregon is the state that spends the most on this.

A:  Halloween candy! $41. dollars per household.  That’s 4 times the amount that the state that spends the least which…

Thursday, October 25, 201810/25/2018

76% have never, 18% have, 6% can’t remember if they ever tasted this.

A:  Pet food!

Friday, September 14, 201809/14/2018

This action movie character was originally named Smith.

A:  Indiana Jones!

Tuesday, September 11, 201809/11/2018

This animated character was originally named “Too Much”.

A: Scooby-Doo! There was also talk of making him a small, feisty dog instead of  a Great Dane.

Thursday, August 23, 201808/23/2018

You’ll find this in 58% of junk drawers.

A: Super Glue!

Headlines

2 days ago in Sports

Last-place Mets fire manager Carlos Mendoza. Owner Steve Cohen says ‘fans deserve better’

From the front office to the field, just about everything has gone wrong for the New York Mets over the past year. And on Friday, manager Carlos Mendoza took the fall.

2 days ago in National

Utah restricts fireworks, declares state of emergency as largest US wildfire grows

Utah restricted fireworks and declared a state of emergency Friday ahead of July Fourth celebrations as the United States' largest wildfire mushroomed in size.

3 days ago in Community, Crime, Local, Regional

State Sen. Webb issues statement on recent threat and arrest

On June 23, State Police arrested 49-year-old James Crosby and charged him with making a terroristic threat following a Facebook comment targeting Webb in which he said, “I’d be proud to hang her from a tree” on a Juneteenth-related post.

3 days ago in Sports, Trending

Serena Williams draws 20-year-old Maya Joint in first Wimbledon singles match in 4 years

Serena Williams will face an opponent less than half her age when she plays 20-year-old Maya Joint in the first round at Wimbledon for her first singles match in nearly four years.

3 days ago in Community, Local

No injuries in Preble trailer fire

The Cortland County Sheriff's Office says a cause of Friday's fire at a Preble trailer park is unknown.

3 days ago in Crime, Local, Regional

Authorities identify victims in fatal Endwell motel fire

During a press conference, The New York State Police Bureau of Criminal Investigation Captain Lucas Anthony shared the identities of the victims of those killed in the blaze at the Knights Inn in Endwell.