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Squeeze toy sold at Walmart and Ollie’s recalled for asbestos
According to the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, two models of Orb Funkee Monkees may be filled with sand that contains asbestos.
Dog rescued from Binghamton house fire
Binghamton firefighters rescued a dog from a house fire early on Memorial Day morning.
Police: Ithaca man fatally stabbed 19-year-old in Cayuga Heights
20-year-old Damian Stewart is charged with 2nd degree murder in the stabbing death of 19-year-old Breanne Keane in Cayuga Heights.
Chemung County deputies arrest convicted sex offender on felony charge
57-year-old Aubrey Plummer was arrested May 21 in Elmira for failing to update his home address.
United Way for Cortland County raising $4K for McGraw park
The Spring Day of Caring is May 29 at McGraw Recreation Park.
Possible murder under investigation in Cayuga Heights, chief says
Cayuga Heights Police Chief Jerry Wright says a May 23rd death investigation is "being treated as a murder."
Shuttle service introduced at Taughannock Falls State Park
Weekend shuttle service is available at Taughannock Falls State Park, and weekday service starts in June.
1 week ago in National
FDA staff blindsided by move allowing more e-cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto US market
Senior officials in the Food and Drug Administration's tobacco center were blindsided by a recent decision that opens the door to allowing more unauthorized electronic cigarettes and nicotine pouches onto the U.S. market, The Associated Press has learned.
1 week ago in World
Congo curtails funeral wakes in Ebola outbreak as WHO upgrades risk assessment
Authorities in northeastern Congo banned funeral wakes and gatherings of more than 50 people Friday in an effort to curb a rapidly spreading Ebola outbreak in a region where medical workers have struggled with a lack of resources and pushback from angry residents.
Memorial Day services planned across Tompkins County
ITHACA, NY (607NewsNow) – Memorial Day is approaching across the country, and in Tompkins County, services are planned. Tompkins County…
1 week ago in Features
A proposed additive ban could change New York’s pizza and bagels, some say for the better
After more than a decade of mixing and kneading dough in his family's Brooklyn pizzeria, Salvatore Lo Duca recently made a distressing discovery: A key component of their thin-crust pies, bromated flour, contained a suspected carcinogen already banned in much of the world.
49th Annual Ithaca Festival slated for last weekend of May
This year's Ithaca Festival kicks off on Thursday, May 28th, and runs through Sunday, May 31st.
1 week ago in Entertainment
The game’s afoot as armchair detectives mark Sherlock Holmes Day
From 221B Baker Street in central London to a cliffside waterfall in the Swiss Alps, generations of armchair detectives are celebrating International Sherlock Holmes Day on Friday.
1 week ago in Entertainment, Trending
Paul McCartney helps Stephen Colbert say goodbye to ‘The Late Show’ in ambitious final show
Stephen Colbert chatted with Paul McCartney and joined him on stage for a raucous performance of "Hello, Goodbye" on the final broadcast of CBS' "The Late Show" on Thursday night, a bittersweet farewell for a canceled show that still had a few barbs left for the network that ended its 33-year run.
1 week ago in Sports
WNBA warns the Fever for failing to report Caitlin Clark’s injury on time
A day after Caitlin Clark was a late scratch because of a back injury, the Indiana Fever received a warning from the WNBA for not reporting the injury sooner, the league confirmed to The Associated Press on Thursday night.
1 week ago in Sports
NFL MVP Matthew Stafford agrees to 1-year contract extension with Rams through 2027
Reigning NFL Most Valuable Player Matthew Stafford has agreed to a one-year contract extension through the 2027 season with the Los Angeles Rams. The Rams announced the deal Thursday without immediately revealing its value.
1 week ago in Sports, Trending
2-time NASCAR champ Kyle Busch dies at 41 after being hospitalized with a ‘severe illness’
Kyle Busch, a two-time Cup Series champion who won more races than anyone across NASCAR's three national series, has died. He was 41. The Busch Family, Richard Childress Racing and NASCAR issued a joint statement Thursday saying Busch died after being hospitalized. No cause of death was given.
Finger Lakes Land Trust holding happy hour at Personal Best Brewing
On Thursday, May 28th, the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) will be putting on the 'Raise a Pint to Conservation' happy hour at Personal Best Brewing.
Greek Peak Bike Park officially opens for the season
Greek Peak's 18-trail Bike Park officially opens for the 2026 season today, Friday, May 22nd.
Cortlandville extends moratorium on solar energy systems
On May 6, the Cortlandville Town Board extended a moratorium on approving new solar energy systems.
