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Wednesday, August 6, 201408/06/2014

Good Stuff: The new answer to: “Doc, will I still be able to play piano?”

A 68-year-old named Richard Mangino lost both of his hands AND feet to an infection in 2002.  But in 2011,…

Tuesday, August 5, 201408/05/2014

The “I Don’t Look Good Naked” Song!

Here you go!

Monday, August 4, 201408/04/2014

Good Stuff: A Nice Lady Saves “Lady”

 Back in 2012, a black lab named Lady ended up at an animal shelter in Sedan, Kansas after her owner…

Monday, July 28, 201407/28/2014

Good Stuff: The Returned Marine Flag.

 Earlier this month, a couple named Lanie and Walter Brown went to a flea market in Hemphill, Texas, about 170…

Friday, July 25, 201407/25/2014

Joey Chestnut on the “Spiedie Eating Contest”

The first ever “Spiedie Eating Contest” is at Tioga Downs Saturday. Joey Chestnut, 8 time winner of Nathan’s Hot Dog…

Friday, July 18, 201407/18/2014

Lonnie Park, Jamie Otis and “Married at First Sight”

Local favorite Lonnie Park composed music for the new reality show “Married at First Sight” which features Jamie Otis from…

Friday, July 18, 201407/18/2014

Gay Hollywood Huddle July 18

Tuesday, July 8, 201407/08/2014

Apparently People Don’t Want You To Do What You Want…

Here’s the results of that survey we told you about this morning.  Don’t get me wrong…I TOTALLY disagree with this…

Wednesday, June 25, 201406/25/2014

Here’s that video of Dad and his daughter dancing

 There’s a YouTube video of a 12-year-old girl who’s disabled, DANCING with her dad at a beauty pageant.  She has…

Wednesday, June 18, 201406/18/2014

Here’s that App that tells you where you should live based on your opinions

It comes from the Washington Post      

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.

2 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.

2 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.