Category: Auburn

Auburn Police are seeking the public’s help in locating a missing teenager. According to police, Alexis Frost, 16, went missing from Dollar General, located at 217 Grant Ave., around 5 p.m. on Saturday. Her whereabouts are unknown, however she has been allegedly spotted back in Utica, police said. Frost has brown hair, hazel eyes, weighs 175 pounds and stands 5... more

Auburn business holding holiday toy drive

AVP Unlimited and The HideOut video game lounge are holding a holiday toy drive for children in the community. Donations of new and unused toys will be accepted at the 157 State St. business from 1 to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, Dec. 18 through Dec. 22. The giveaway will take place at 3 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 23. For more... more

Cayuga County’s Christmas Elf helps hundreds of families in need with gifts

Families in need were once again given boxes full of Christmas gifts Monday by volunteers with the Cayuga County Christmas Elf program. Boxes stuffed with toys, food and gift cards were distributed at Currier Plastic’s garage in Auburn. This year’s most popular toys included Paw Patrol sets and L.O.L. Surprise! dolls. Supplies for arts and crafts were also given in... more

Convenient care: New urgent care center opens in Auburn

Six years ago, WellNow Urgent Care’s first location in Big Flats was birthed from an emergency room doctor’s vision to provide medicine in a better way. As of last week, WellNow is up to 29 locations in New York — including a new one in Auburn. Dr. John Radford, along with his wife, Emily, and a small crew, poured themselves... more

Crash in Auburn prompts response, clean-up effort along Arterial

First responders were called to a two car accident at the intersection of North Street and the Arterial during Tuesday afternoon. The Auburn Fire Department responded to the scene. Auburn firefighters clean up at a two car accident at North St.and the Arterial. ⁦@The_Citizen⁩ pic.twitter.com/oTSdMcuN5A — Kevin Rivoli (@KevinRivoli) December 18, 2018 It’s unclear if there were any injuries. However,... more

Auburn woman ticketed after running into back of bus

Police say an Auburn woman was arrested after she drove into the back of a school bus around 8:34 a.m. at the intersection of East Genesee Street and North Herman Avenue. The crash involved an SUV and a Southern Cayuga Central School bus. While one 10-year-old passenger was on the bus, there were no injuries reported. The bus was getting... more

Concerns for affordable housing options linger after Auburn DRI meeting

A revised list of downtown project proposals was reviewed Tuesday by officials and the public as a part of a lengthy Downtown Revitalization Initiative process. At its fourth meeting, the Local Planning Committee took another look at 29 project proposals submitted to revamp the downtown area. The projects were reviewed at the committee’s previous meeting, however many of the project... more

Owasco Lake council close to hiring executive director

The Owasco Lake Management Council is nearly ready to hire an executive director to coordinate the body’s work with all the groups that protect the lake. Council Vice Chair and Cayuga County Legislator Aileen McNabb-Coleman, D-Sennett, said Tuesday at a meeting of the council that the two finalists, down from the 30 resumes received and five interviewed, were put through... more

Auburn man pleads guilty to illegally selling narcotics, possessing a weapon

An Auburn man charged with multiple felonies for illegally selling narcotics pleaded guilty in Cayuga County Criminal Court Tuesday morning. Johnnie Sease Jr., of 2 Capitol St., was arrested the evening of June 14 after law enforcement executed a search warrant of his home. Drugs, weapons, cash and other items were uncovered by the Finger Lakes Drug Task Force, which... more

Cayuga County movie theater to replace seats with recliners

Seeing movies at an Auburn-area movie theater will become a little more luxurious in March. The Auburn Movieplex 10 in Sennett has announced that it will replace the seating in all 10 of its theaters with plush luxury recliners that month. Assistant Manager Taylor Green said Tuesday that the theater has wanted to replace the seats for a few years.... more

Auburn police chief graduates from FBI academy in Virginia

City Manager Jeff Dygert has announced that Police Chief Shawn Butler has graduated from the Quantico, Virginia based FBI National Academy, a prestigious leadership course designed for law enforcement executives from around the world. Less than one percent of law enforcement executives in the world are afforded this opportunity. “Chief Butler was one of two hundred and forty-nine enforcement officers... more

Auburn man faces felony charges after dragging state trooper, leading authorities on pursuit

Troopers arrested an Auburn man on Tuesday following an incident, which included a vehicle and foot chase, as well as an officer being dragged by a pickup truck. Around 7:06 p.m. Trooper Andrew Skerpon initiated a traffic stop on a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Shaun H. Clark, 31, of Auburn, in the parking lot of Syracuse Upstate Market. Clark... more

Auburn PD says ‘no’ to skateboarding downtown

The Auburn Police Department has a message for skateboarders who have been doing tricks outside the new Equal Rights Heritage Center downtown: Stop it. The APD said Wednesday that a set of stairs near the intersection of South and Lincoln streets has become a popular spot for skateboarders to perform jumps from. The activity is not only dangerous, police said,... more

Report: 900 detained immigrant children still in Cayuga Centers’ care

In under five years, a New York social-services organization called Cayuga Centers has gone from newcomer to one of the biggest names in the $1.5 billion-a-year business of housing immigrant children under government detention. Now one of the nation’s five largest providers, Cayuga was caring for nearly 900 migrant children as of Monday, 78 percent more than a year ago,... more

Auburn man reported fake school shooting on Facebook, police say