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Missing dementia patient found safe in Ithaca woods
ITHACA, NY (CortacaToday) – An Ithaca woman with dementia is safe after getting lost in the woods overnight. Tompkins County Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a vulnerable missing 69-year-old on Winston Drive around 9 a.m. on Sunday. A concerned neighbor made the call and assisted authorities with information from a Wi-Fi tracker. The tracker last placed the woman walking into a wooded area on Meadowlark Drive around 8 p.m. on Saturday.
Ithaca, Cortland County sees job growth since June ’23
ALBANY, NY (CortacaToday) — Jobs are on the rise in the Southern Tier. According to new data from the New York Department of Labor, Ithaca had roughly 57,700 jobs in June 2023. That’s increased to about 58,500, equating to a gain of 0.8%. Cortland County also saw an...
Rumble Ponies Drop Series Finale Against Erie
The Rumble Ponies would make it back to back losses against the SeaWolves after being dealt a 6-3 loss on Sunday afternoon at Mirabito Stadium. Erie would get on the board in the third inning on three separate occasions and three separate ways. Starting off Julio Rodriguez would score off of a wild pitch to get the SeaWolves on the board before a sacrifice fly and ground out would put up two more runs.
Ithaca Sees Warnings as New York Experiences Historic Tornado Outbreak
Being a Cornell student earns you many privileges — including being woken up by an emergency alert in the middle of the night while at home for the summer on another continent. However, Cornellians on campus on Wednesday, July 10 at 4:22 p.m. were urged to take shelter due...
New Heights Dance Theater announces auditions for 25th anniversary of Nutcracker In Motion
New Heights Dance Theater will hold auditions for the 25th anniversary performance of Nutcracker In Motion and for Legends! on Wednesday, July 24, at the Clemens Center. Auditions are open to dancers ages 6-18, covering ballet, pointe, tap, jazz, and acro. The audition schedule is as follows:. Ages 6-10: 3...
Meet Jax, WENY's Pet of the Week!
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WENY) -- Meet Jax, WENY’s Pet of the Week from the Pawz and Purrz Animal Rescue. Jax is four months old and is a Jack Russell Terrier that entered the shelter at just seven weeks old. Brenda Boynton says he is very active despite his latest diagnosis from the vet.
Top-prize TAKE 5 ticket worth over $14k sold in Brockport
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (WROC) — A lucky person in Brockport won a top prize winning TAKE 5 lottery ticket! According to the New York State Lottery, a one-prize winning ticket worth was sold at the Wegmans on 4th Section Road. That ticket was worth $14,715. This was not the only ticket won in New York — […]
16-year-old in stable condition after falling off roof of speeding vehicle in Elmira
Elmira police said a 16-year-old boy was hospitalized Monday after falling off the roof of a motor vehicle as it sped along Walnut Street overnight. Police said they responded to the 300 block of Walnut at about 1:24 a.m. after receiving reports of a motor vehicle crash and a "pedestrian with injuries."
Chemung County Jail inmate charged after allegedly pouring hot soup on another inmate
The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a 36-year-old Elmira man following an incident at the Chemung County Jail. According to police, Brendan P. Crowley, who was incarcerated at the jail, was charged with assault in the second degree, a Class D felony, after he allegedly poured hot soup over another inmate.
Isolated showers move in tonight with a chance for heavy rainfall
Elmira, N.Y. (WETM)- We are starting our work week with sun, showers & storms. How long are showers in the forecast? Details below:. The rest of this morning will be mainly dry with breaks of sun between increasing cloud cover. By the late afternoon, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms move in. Temperatures today are in the mid-80s.
‘Bird bill’ under consideration by Ithaca Common Council
ITHACA, NY (CortacaToday) — Ithaca is considering a bird-friendly bill. Alderperson Patrick Kuehl tells WHCU that under a law he backs, the city would meet a standard set by the US Green Building Council’s Leed rating system for the Reducing Bird Collisions credit. Kuehl adds there are new...
Hornell home grown: City weighs options after NYS finalizes cannabis cultivation rules
With the state Cannabis Control Board finalizing rules for home cannabis cultivation in New York late last month, Hornell officials are considering local action to codify the dos and don'ts of growing marijuana in the Maple City. “New York state opened this can of worms and now local governments have...
Madonna's Son David Banda Claims He Doesn't Have 'Enough Money' for Food Since Moving Into New Place With Girlfriend
Madonna's son David Banda is learning how hard it is to live on his own. The pop star's kiddo, 18, revealed during a recent Instagram Live that he's been shacking up with his girlfriend in New York City but has still struggled to make ends meet despite having a millionaire mother. "I love it. I'm not on my own, I've got my girlfriend. But I love it. It's lovely to experience it being nine o'clock at night, me being hungry and realizing that I don't have enough money to get food and scavenging. It's fun to be young!" he...
Aguilar-Carreño and van der Meulen named associate vice provosts in Research & Innovation
Hector Aguilar-Carreño, professor in the Department of Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Veterinary Medicine, and Marjolein van der Meulen, Swanson Professor of Biomedical Engineering in the Meinig School of Biomedical Engineering and the Sibley School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering in the College of Engineering, have been named associate vice provosts in the Office of the Vice President for Research & Innovation (OVPRI). Their appointments began July 1.
18 Sports Flashback – 1989 Pioneers team pic
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Let’s go back in time to the 1980’s. On this special 18 Sports Flashback we go back to the Elmira Pioneers team photo from the 1989 season. We came across this team photo in the Pioneers front office Sunday and couldn’t pass on the opportunity to snap a photo of this […]
Cooper Smith gets 100th hit as Pioneers split doubleheader
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It was a day for the record books as the Elmira Pioneers split a doubleheader Sunday. Elmira lost game one to the Jamestown Tarp Skunks 5-0 and went on to cruise in the second game 9-3. Although there wasn’t an offensive explosion in the first game for the Pioneers, veteran player […]
The Maloney family service project: helping people in Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Tables and supplies lined the Maloney Family driveway as they turned their family reunion into a service project that helps those in the community who are in need. Since October 2023, members of the Maloney family have been buying and gathering personal care items such as...
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