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Thursday, April 2, 201504/02/2015

Meet the TBurg Robot Raiders!

These fine guys are members of the Trumansburg HS FIRST Robotics Team.  It’s just the second year for the team, that…

Wednesday, April 1, 201504/01/2015

And Then There’s This: Google Map Pac Man

Yup, it’s a real thing! There’s a new feature on Google Maps that lets you turn almost any city or…

Tuesday, March 24, 201503/24/2015

Couple finds each other in old home movies!

This is a pretty incredible coincidence . . . it makes me want to watch all the old video tapes…

Wednesday, March 18, 201503/18/2015

ENOUGH! The Toilet Paper Argument is OVER!

Someone dug up the original patent for the toilet paper roll from 1891, and it finally solves the classic “over…

Monday, March 16, 201503/16/2015

RIP FH Fox

Folks around Ithaca who travel through Varna know this bridge even if they don’t know the whole story. Well, FH…

Wednesday, March 11, 201503/11/2015

Good Stuff – A Cry For Help

Four police officers in Utah report hearing calls for help from a woman in a car that went off a…

Tuesday, March 3, 201503/03/2015

Carrie Had Her Baby! See the First Pic!

Welcome Isaiah Michael Fisher! Carrie and Mike Fisher waited till today to announce the birth which took place last Friday.…

Tuesday, March 3, 201503/03/2015

Guy with a Fake Oscar

Headlines

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.