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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

49 minutes ago in Community, Crime, Local, Regional

Authorities seize 21 pounds of meth, multiple ghost guns in Johnson City

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A man in a dark suit speaks at a wooden podium during a police press conference, with six other officials in suits standing behind him; flags flank the group and a large screen labeled 'Task Force' shows seized items.

JOHNSON CITY, NY (607NewsNow) – A Broome County man is facing charges. On June 4th, authorities from multiple agencies executed…

49 minutes ago in Business, Community, Lifestyle, Local

Protagonist Books & Coffee wins NYS Senate Empire Award

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Four women in a bookstore pose with a framed award certificate, smiling, in front of tall shelves of books.

DRYDEN, NY (607NewsNow) – A woman-owned business in Dryden is receiving accolades. On June 24, Protagonist Books and Coffee received…

49 minutes ago in Community, Local

Southern Tier, Cortland County to receiving funding for road safety improvements

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CORTLAND, NY (607NewsNow) – The state is investing in safer roadways across New York. On June 25, Governor Kathy Hochul…

3 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.

3 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.