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Tuesday, January 19, 201601/19/2016

Re-live Miranda’s performance of Glenn Frey’s “Desperado”

Miranda Lambert sang “Desperado” as a tribute to The Eagles last year at the Kennedy Center Honors.  The Eagles were…

Friday, January 8, 201601/08/2016

Wife writes down what her husband says in his sleep!

A woman in Canada has been texting her husband all the ridiculous things he says in his sleep.  And a…

Thursday, December 24, 201512/24/2015

Merry Christmas To All!

Merry Christmas To All!

Sunday, December 13, 201512/13/2015

Phil Vassar on Classic Country Sunday

Chris talks to Phil about who inspired him in his career.  Then he asks Phil about a song that was…

Friday, December 11, 201512/11/2015

Chris Chats with Phil Vassar

Phil is performing at the Corning Museum of Glass Sunday the 13th. He took the time to chat with Chris…

Thursday, December 10, 201512/10/2015

Good Stuff: Cards for a beautiful little girl.

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. (AP) — A little girl whose father and three siblings died in an arson fire has a simple…

Thursday, December 10, 201512/10/2015

What sport gave us the phrase, “Hands Down”?

A:  Horse Racing! If a jockey was so far in the lead he could drop his hands and loosen the…

Tuesday, November 24, 201511/24/2015

Businessman Buys 400 American Soldiers Meals

Friday, November 20, 201511/20/2015

This word comes from a language called Marshallese, and literally translates to “surface of coconuts.”

A: Bikini! The language is spoken in the Marshall Islands and is also called Ebon.

Thursday, November 19, 201511/19/2015

Good Stuff: Homeless vet meets an angel

Here’s the story we told you about this morning.

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2 days ago in Sports

Hurricanes thriving in high-pressure playoff settings as Stanley Cup Final shifts West for Game 3

The Carolina Hurricanes have spent months regrouping quickly after losses and they have proven unshaken by the challenge of playing in hostile arenas or in next-goal-wins extra time.

2 days ago in Sports, Trending

Bears say they are moving forward with Northwest Indiana location for new stadium

The Chicago Bears are looking to build a stadium in Northwest Indiana after a proposal to provide financial incentives for the NFL team to build its new home in Illinois stalled in the state legislature.

3 days ago in Crime, Local, Regional

Ithaca teen pleads guilty to vehicular manslaughter

18-year-old Michael Blake pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter, a felony, and misdemeanor driving while impaired by drugs.

3 days ago in Education, Local

Cornell researchers find 5.5M ground nesting bees in Ithaca’s East Lawn Cemetery

Cornell researchers have discovered one of the largest and oldest recorded aggregations of ground nesting bees in the world at the East Lawn Cemetery.

3 days ago in Local

Cortland County Office for the Aging hosting free scam prevention program

The free program will be held on Tuesday, June 16th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Age Well Center at 165 Main Street in Cortland.

3 days ago in Community, Crime, Local

Ithaca man charged with making terroristic threat

On June 4, 29-year-old Muhammad Jones allegedly made threatening statements on his New York State Predator Alert 2.0 Facebook page, one of four he operates.