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Thursday, February 20, 202002/20/2020

This mega-company started by selling fish and noodles.

A:  Samsung! The started in electronics in the late 60’s

Tuesday, November 26, 201911/26/2019

What percentage of families have had someone injure themselves carving a turkey???

15% of Families! The survey also found the three most popular things to talk about during Thanksgiving dinner are: Good…

Wednesday, November 20, 201911/20/2019

This holiday staple is less than half the size it was 100 years ago.

A:  The Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. It was originally 5.5 miles, now it’s just over 2.

Wednesday, August 7, 201908/07/2019

Chris chats with Dylan Scott

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Wednesday, July 3, 201907/03/2019

You’re facing a year in prison if you re-use this.

A:  A Stamp! It’s a federal crime and can get you a year in prison.

Thursday, June 6, 201906/06/2019

Good Stuff – D-Day Rememberance

Tuesday, May 21, 201905/21/2019

This game was invented to test the power of Soviet computers.

A:  Tetris!

Thursday, May 2, 201905/02/2019

40% of people do this automatically at the dinner table…

A:  Salt their food

Wednesday, May 1, 201905/01/2019

Can We Talk: Measles

Dr. Mike Niziol joins Chris to cut through all the information about measles. What is it? Who’s at risk? Is…

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.

2 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.

2 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.