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Wednesday, June 18, 201406/18/2014

There are about 600,000 homes in America with one of these.

A:  An Outhouse!

Monday, June 16, 201406/16/2014

Ladies, here’s that fake phone number you can give out to sleazy guys…

 Ladies, the next time you give a sleazy guy a fake phone number, try 669-221-6251.  When you call it, it…

Thursday, June 12, 201406/12/2014

45% of Canadians would rather do THIS than have sex.

A:  Eat Bacon!

Wednesday, June 11, 201406/11/2014

Who Knew a Snoring Duck Could Be So Funny!

I guess this is as good a time as any to wish Donald Duck a Happy 80th Birthday

Friday, June 6, 201406/06/2014

Outside Magazine Editor discusses Ithaca’s “Best Town” Status

Jonah Ogles is an associate editor of Outside Magazine.  Ithaca is in the final 4 in their “Best Towns in…

Friday, June 6, 201406/06/2014

Remarkable: D-Day Sites Then and Now

It’s AMAZING how little has changed in some of these photos… See them here  

Thursday, June 5, 201406/05/2014

A Great (Harmless) Senior Prank!

The Wake Up Q in no way endorses or encourages such activity, but this is a pretty funny senior prank….

Wednesday, June 4, 201406/04/2014

The Dream Factory, The Eagles and NASCAR

Dr. Jim Fey, the Chair of the Dream Factory Board, updates us on what’s happening with the organization that provides…

Wednesday, June 4, 201406/04/2014

We Made The OutsideOnline.com Final Four!!!

Check it out and VOTE!!!!!!

Wednesday, May 28, 201405/28/2014

Yup, that’s a Self-Driving Car!

Google just released a video of people riding for the first time in one of its self-driving cars.  It’s a new…

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.