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On May 24, 23-year-old Madison Barnes and 25-year-old Jordan Hoyt of Owego were arrested following an investigation of abuse in Newark Valley.

18-year-old Michael Blake pleaded guilty to second-degree vehicular manslaughter, a felony, and misdemeanor driving while impaired by drugs.

Cornell researchers have discovered one of the largest and oldest recorded aggregations of ground nesting bees in the world at the East Lawn Cemetery.

The free program will be held on Tuesday, June 16th from 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. at the Age Well Center at 165 Main Street in Cortland.

On June 4, 29-year-old Muhammad Jones allegedly made threatening statements on his New York State Predator Alert 2.0 Facebook page, one of four he operates.

County officials said multiple incidents of theft and vandalism have taken place at emergency communications radio tower sites.

On June 4, Tompkins County issued an alert that the pedestrian walkway on the Forest Home lower bridge is closed pending evaluation and repair.

The Apalachin United Methodist Church is putting on an indoor carnival this weekend.

Ithaca Mayor Robert Cantelmo says there has been a “precipitous decline in gun violence over the last couple of years as a direct consequence of our partnership in this grant program.”

More than 7,000 alumni and their families began making their way into Ithaca yesterday to celebrate their time on The Hill.