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Friday, August 27, 202108/27/2021

This will happen to you 238 times a week

A:  You’ll be filmed! By a security camera mostly.

Friday, June 18, 202106/18/2021

Just after WW2 they were called “zori”. What are they called now?

A:  Flip Flops!

Friday, March 12, 202103/12/2021

Lonnie Park talks about the movie “Dead Air” and more

Thursday, February 18, 202102/18/2021

Good Stuff: An Amazingly Giving Winner!

Don and Donna Were the winners of “Rekindle the Romance”.  But that’s not the best part of this story…

Thursday, December 24, 202012/24/2020

The Wake Up Q Christmas Special 2020

Friday, September 11, 202009/11/2020

Good Stuff: Saving the POW Flag

Thursday, August 20, 202008/20/2020

Good Stuff: What Goes Around Comes Around

  If you have a Good Stuff story or know of someone “Being A Light”  let us know and we’d…

Tuesday, June 23, 202006/23/2020

Heads Up! Don’t Use This Sanitizer!!

Don’t let this scare you away from using hand sanitizer, because it’s an important tool for fighting the virus. But…

Monday, June 8, 202006/08/2020

Women Swimmin’ 2020

Jennifer Gabriel from Hospicare explains how this 17-year-old event will happen this year:

Monday, March 16, 202003/16/2020

Staying Calm in the Face of Coronavirus

Michelle Courtney-Berry, a local wellness coach and Crisis Communications Professional working with Alternatives Federal Credit Union, talks with us about…

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Headlines

2 days ago in Community, Crime, Local

IPD arrests 4 in months-long drug, weapons probe

Ithaca Police arrested 4 people on Jan. 9 in a lengthy investigation into drug sales and weapons.

2 days ago in Community, Crime, Local

Arrests made in large police operation on Ithaca’s West End

On January 9, the Ithaca Police Department conducted a coordinated operation at Arthaus, which IPD initially referred to as narcotics-related.

3 days ago in Sports

Jalen Hurts’ resilience and big-game prowess to be tested in NFC wild card game

Jalen Hurts pointed at A.J. Brown — and just showed everyone watching, including a hapless defense — where he would throw the ball. Sure enough, Hurts tossed a strike down the sideline to Brown for an easy score earlier this season in a win over Minnesota.

3 days ago in Sports

Miami heading home for shot at national title after beating Ole Miss 31-27 in Fiesta Bowl

Miami's return to relevance was a long, winding road filled with more downs than ups. Even when the Hurricanes rejoined the national conversation, they were doubted, told they didn't belong. Through it all, they kept chugging along — straight into the national championship game.

3 days ago in Sports

Anthony Edwards, the 3rd-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points: ‘It’s cool.’

Anthony Edwards became the third-youngest player in NBA history to reach 10,000 career points, when the Minnesota Timberwolves star swished a 13-foot fadeaway jumper from the baseline midway through the fourth quarter against Cleveland on Thursday night.

3 days ago in National

Protests over federal enforcement operations after shootings in Minneapolis and Portland

As anger and outrage spilled out onto Minneapolis' streets over the fatal shooting of a woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement officer, a new shooting by federal officers in Oregon left two people wounded, sparked additional protests and elicited more scrutiny of enforcement operations across the U.S.