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Weather: Warm but unsettled to start May
ITHACA, N.Y. — If you’ve been waiting to break out the breezy sundresses and summer tees, this week will provide ample opportunity, though you’ll also want to keep an umbrella on hand. A ridge of warm air will prevail for much of the week, but moist flow from the southwest will also introduce rather humid, unstable air that will bring the threat of rain for much of the week ahead.
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 Coy Glen Road in the Town of Ithaca at about 10:35 p.m. on April 24.
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 As of today, we have been withdrawn from all of our current courses, for which we may not receive credit, and we are not permitted to be on our campus (pending an unspecified grace period).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.
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...
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 […]
Clouds move in overnight with showers moving in for the weekend
Elmira, N.Y. (WETM) – Clouds move in overnight with showers moving in for the weekend. Storms will also be possible as we get into Sunday. Showers will be on and off throughout the work week. More details below:. TONIGHT:. Clouds will be on the increase for the overnight as...
Students say Cornell University has suspended 4 protestors as encampment continues
ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) -- It’s been more than 24 hours since students at Cornell University have set up an encampment on the Arts Quad on campus, calling it a ‘liberated zone.’. In the first referendum in 25 years, undergraduate students passed a resolution in favor of calling for...
Tompkins County real estate: 10 most expensive homes sold, April 20-26
A house in Ithaca that sold for $1.2 million tops the list of the most expensive residential real estate sales in Tompkins County in the past week. In total, 11 residential real estate sales were recorded in the county during the past week, with an average price of $446,164. The average price per square foot was $222.
The Last Stand Reopens Friday Morning after Car Crashes into Shop Last Weekend
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WENY) -- The Last Stand announced just six days after a car crashed into the shop on Ridge Road in Horseheads, they will reopen first thing Friday morning, April 26th. The ice cream shop shared the exciting news on Facebook late Thursday night and asked the public to...
Humane Society of Schuyler County to participate in Empty the Shelters event
MONTOUR FALLS, N.Y. (WETM) – In partnership with the BISSELL Pet Foundation, the Humane Society of Schuyler County will be participating in a reduced-fee adoption event this May known as “Empty the Shelters”. From May 1 until May 15, the animal shelter will offer a $50 adoption fee for all eligible shelter pets with approved […]
Part of NY-414 reopened after crash previously closed it in Beaver Dams
BEAVER DAMS, N.Y. (WENY) -- An early evening crash on NY-414 in Beaver Dams closed a part of the road Wednesday. According to NY-511, a statewide travel data tracker, NY-414 reopened sometime Wednesday night. It was closed for hours from Moreland Rd. to the Chemung/Steuben County line. According to WENY's...
Elkland man arrested on warrant, failure to appear & drugs
ELKLAND, Pa. (WETM) – An Elkland man has been arrested on an arrest warrant for failure to appear on drug charges. According to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office, Jamie M. Lang, 41, was arrested on April 24 for failure to appear on charges of criminal possession of a controlled substance in the seventh degree that […]
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...
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