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On August 2nd, deputies arrested Timothy Cole, of Nichols, for failure to appear in court on charges of felony grand larceny and misdemeanor criminal mischief.

The Cortland Voice reports that 59-year-old Steven Burda’s trial has been adjourned for “undisclosed reasons,” and has not yet been rescheduled.

45-year-old Robert Morton of Ithaca was allegedly found with methamphetamine after a traffic stop on August 4th.

The American Red Cross is hosting blood drives in Cortland and Tompkins Counties in the upcoming months.

Ithaca Common Council members will gather feedback on a nine-foot-tall plastic tower, which would be placed in Baker Park.

Amber Martin & The Fruit Stand will hit the stage at Mill Park in Newfield.

On August 12, Wegmans initiated a recall of several cheese products.

Find local and national sports updates here with the WHCU Sports Report.

State Sen. Lea Webb says $1.2 million through the Gun Involved Violence Elimination (G.I.V.E.) program is being split between Tompkins and Broome counties.

Assistant Ithaca Fire Chief Jim Wheal says several people called Monday night about a fire on the fourth floor of a building at 118 East Green Street.