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Ithaca man faces gun, drugs charges after traffic stop
ITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) — An Ithaca man was arrested on Wednesday after police say they found a gun, meth, cocaine, and fentanyl in his possession. William L. Ellison, 41, was arrested after a Tompkins County Sheriff’s deputy, who was working a GIVE (Gun Involved Violence Elimination) detail, conducted a traffic stop on his vehicle on […]
Cayuga County real estate: six most expensive homes sold, April 20-26
A house in Fleming that sold for $560,000 tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Cayuga County in the past week. In total, six residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $337,250. The average price per square foot was $177.
Amid Encampment, Day Hall Occupation’s 22 Arrested Student Protestors Navigate Potential Consequences of Re-Arrest
Just over one month ago, 22 students occupying Day Hall were arrested for trespassing on University property. On April 17, the students accepted a deal from the District Attorney’s Office for charges against the protestors to expire on May 16, pending no further arrests before then. Now, demonstrators from...
WILSON | I Was Just Suspended by Cornell University. Here’s My Story.
My name is Nick Wilson, I am a second-year undergraduate in the School of Industrial and Labor Relations and yesterday I was temporarily suspended from the University for participating in a nonviolent encampment on the Arts Quad. I was suspended alongside three other students, all of whom received the same five charges, which included “[leading] or repeat[ing] chants throughout the day.” As of today, we have been withdrawn from all of our current courses, for which we may not receive credit, and we are not permitted to be on our campus (pending an unspecified grace period). The University initially threatened to evict me from my home on campus — but after an overwhelming wave of solidarity from faculty, Cornell Graduate Students United and the public writ large, administration agreed to allow suspended students to stay in residence halls for the remainder of the semester. Cornell would like you to believe that CML organizers are outside agitators who hate this university and seek solely to disrupt the lives and academic careers of our peers. That’s not true — I am a member of this community who truly wants to stay here and see my institution meet its values. This is my side of the story.
MULTIMEDIA | Three Suspended Students Address Fellow Demonstrators at Encampment
Nick Wilson ’26, Bianca Waked grad and Momodou Taal grad — three of the four temporarily suspended students — addressed fellow demonstrators at the Arts Quad encampment yesterday following news of their suspensions. “In high school I discovered my passion, which was community organizing for a better...
Seneca County man arrested twice in less than 14 hours
Seneca Falls, N.Y. — A Seneca County man faces charges after he was arrested twice less than 14 hours apart. Seneca Falls police responded to a 911 report that the driver of a U-Haul truck had left a home with stolen property around 10 p.m. Monday. Soon after, police...
New Cornell research paving the way for reduced methane emissions from dairy farms
EDITORS NOTE: A previous version of this article incorrectly stated the name of Joseph McFadden Ph.D. as John McFadden Ph.D., it has since been corrected ITHACA, N.Y. (WROC) — Dairy farming remains a critical segment of the economy in Western New York and as the conversation surrounding climate change grows, the need to adapt and […]
Bus riders bemoan aging fleet, suspended routes: What Ithaca's transit agency is doing
Has getting around Tompkins County felt harder recently? If you said yes, you’re not alone. Tompkins County’s Transportation Equity Coalition has released the results of a county-wide Transportation Equity Needs Assessment, which found that self-identified limited, low or no-income county residents — accounting for 19% of the study's 3,454 responses — said getting around...
Newfield man faces multiple charges after probation check
NEWFIELD, N.Y. (WETM) — A Newfield man was arrested on a weapon charge and drugs charges after a probation check. Rayquan T. Brooks, 23, was arrested on April 23 after members of the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office and the Tompkins County Probation Department say they found weapons and drugs during a probationary check. According to […]
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