CRIME & SAFETY
Pickup truck crashes into home in Cortland County
Just one day after a pickup truck crashed into a home’s garage in Cicero, another crashed into a home in Blodgett Mills in Cortland County on Friday, May 3. Around 4 p.m., the Cortlandville Fire Department was called to a home at Blodgett Mills Road West. When they arrived, they saw a pickup truck had crashed into a home, causing significant damage to the truck and the home.
Two arrested on drug charges following dispute in Ithaca
ITHACA, N.Y. (WETM) – Two people were arrested earlier this week on drug charges after police arrived at the scene of a reported dispute in Ithaca. According to the Ithaca Police Department, officers arrived at the 100 block of Cayuga Park Lane around 4 p.m. on Wednesday, May 1, after hearing about the dispute that […]
Tompkins County Sheriff’s searching for suspects who damaged hotel
ITHACA, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Around 5 p.m. on April 20, at least four people forced their way into the Trip Hotel on Sheraton Drive in Ithaca. Tompkins County Sheriff’s say they damaged and broke multiple windows, and caused significant damage inside of the hotel. The sheriff’s office says...
PICTURES: Homer Fire Chiefs save baby squirrels
HOMER, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) — Cortland County has a feel-good story for everyone. The Homer Fire Department was called to something other than a fire, a squirrel rescue! A few baby squirrels had lost their mother and were stuck in a tree. The fire department’s Chiefs, Jay Riley and Jeremy Barber, worked to rescue the babies. […]
Cornell officials spot graffiti on campus as divestment protests continue
Cornell police vehicles have remained outside a student-made encampment on the University's Arts Quad since tensions began to flare April 25, but university police have made no arrests because of the encampment and ongoing protests on campus thus far. The University will, however, potentially be charging a vandal for the...
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