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4 hours ago in Election, Local

2025 Election

(607NewsNow) — Ahead of the 2025 election cycle, see what elections are happening in your area: Tompkins County: District Candidate(s),…

5 hours ago in Community, Local

Town of Ithaca Planning Board cancels meeting

The Town of Ithaca Planning Board is next scheduled to meet on November 4th after tonight's cancellation.

5 hours ago in Community, Government, Local, Real Estate

Tompkins County proceeds with Center of Government plan, Sigler says

During a Lansing Town Board meeting on Oct. 15, Legislator Mike Sigler said the county had been considering multiple sites.

8 hours ago in Local, Sports

Sabres fall to Canadiens; Rangers lose to Wild

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

9 hours ago in Crime, Local

Brooklyn pair charged with attempted grand larceny in Steuben County

49-year-old Chengbin Lin and 48-year-old Lingquin Chen remotely took control over someone's computer and tried scamming them out of $28,000.

10 hours ago in Community, Food Scene, Lifestyle, Local

Angelhearts reopens as donut shop in Ithaca

Angelhearts Donuts, formerly Angelhearts Diner, is once again welcoming customers, this time at 110 West Green Street near Press Bay Alley.

10 hours ago in Community, Crime, Local, Regional

Cayuga man faces child exploitation charges

Douglas Baker of Cayuga is facing child exploitation charges following an 18-month investigation.

10 hours ago in Business, Community, Food Scene, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Taco Bell to debut tomorrow in Owego

On October 22, officials will cut the ribbon a new Taco Bell located off Route 17C at the site of a former bank in Owego.

10 hours ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Abandoned vehicle auctions set for Friday in Ithaca

On October 24, a total of 11 cars, trucks, vans, and SUVs will be put up for sale in two Abandoned Vehicle auctions in Ithaca.

10 hours ago in Community, Government, Lifestyle, Local

Ithaca seeks final phase design input for city walking and biking network

You are invited to give design ideas for the final phase of the Move Ithaca Active Transportation Plan, which seeks to establish a safe biking and walking network across the city.

23 hours ago in Sports

Red-hot Mbappé, Kane and Haaland lead Madrid, Bayern and City as Champions League returns

Real Madrid, Bayern Munich and Manchester City return to the Champions League with Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane and Erling Haaland enjoying red-hot starts to their seasons.

23 hours ago in National

Amazon cloud computing outage disrupts Snapchat, Ring and many other online services

A problem at Amazon's cloud computing service disrupted internet use around the world early Monday, taking down dozens of online services, including social media site Snapchat, the Roblox and Fortnite video games and chat app Signal.

24 hours ago in Pet of the Week

Pets of the week: October 20th

Paris, Billy, Maizee, and Titus the Cortland County SPCA are looking for their forever homes.

24 hours ago in Entertainment

Horror sequel ‘Black Phone 2’ dials up a No. 1 opening

The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

24 hours ago in World

Thieves steal crown jewels in 4 minutes from Louvre Museum

In a minutes-long strike Sunday inside the world's most-visited museum, thieves rode a basket lift up the Louvre 's facade, forced a window, smashed display cases and fled with priceless Napoleonic jewels, officials said.

1 day ago in Lifestyle

Advice to feed babies peanuts early and often helped thousands of kids avoid allergies

A decade after a landmark study proved that feeding peanut products to young babies could prevent development of life-threatening allergies, new research finds the change has made a big difference in the real world.

1 day ago in Community, Environment, Government, Lifestyle, Local

Lansing names limited use highways ahead of winter

On Oct. 15, the Lansing Town Board designated parts of Brown Hill Road and Sweazey Road as seasonal limited use highways.

1 day ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local

Farmer OK after combine crash in Homer

On October 17th, a combine harvester in Homer had a mechanical issue that resulted in a loss of control.

1 day ago in Education, Local, Regional, Sports

Syracuse coach uplifts struggling QB

Syracuse Head Football Coach Fran Brown has words of encouragement for quarterback Rickie Collins after Syracuse fans booed him.

1 day ago in Community, Crime, Local

Ithaca man tried setting apartment building on fire, police say

46-year-old Roy Roberts of Ithaca is accused of trying to start a fire inside the stairwell of an apartment building in the 100 block of East Green Street.

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24 hours ago in Entertainment

Horror sequel ‘Black Phone 2’ dials up a No. 1 opening

The horror sequel "Black Phone 2" topped the North American box office charts this weekend with $26.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

4 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Ace Frehley, Kiss’ original lead guitarist and founding member, dies at 74

Ace Frehley, the original lead guitarist and founding member of the glam rock band Kiss, who captivated audiences with his elaborate galactic makeup and smoking guitar, died Thursday. He was 74.

6 days ago in Entertainment

A character wouldn’t leave Reese Witherspoon alone. It led to her first novel

Reese Witherspoon's first novel for adults began with the kind of inspiration veteran fiction writers know well — a character who wouldn't leave her alone.