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DEC says Greenidge must install screening to protect fish

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DEC says Greenidge must install screening to protect fish
The state Department of Environmental Conservation has confirmed that the Greenidge Generating Station will be required to install screening equipment on its water intake pipe to reduce fish mortality. The Committee to Preserve the Finger Lakes had raised concerns about the plant being allowed to resume electrical generation without having the screening. The plant operated from 1937 to 2005 as... more

INSIDE THE FLX: Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch talks campaign, cases (podcast)

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INSIDE THE FLX: Seneca County District Attorney Barry Porsch talks campaign, cases (podcast)
On Thursday’s edition of the Inside the FLX podcast Barry Porsch talked about his candidacy, time spent as Seneca County’s lead prosecutor, and what he hopes to accomplish in the coming years if re-elected this fall. Watch the full-interview below. more

Cayuga County attorney pleads not guilty to DWI, has driver’s license suspended

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Cayuga County attorney pleads not guilty to DWI, has driver’s license suspended
A Cayuga County attorney has had his driver’s license suspended after being arraigned on a charge of driving while intoxicated a week after he was arrested. Samuel Giacona, 59, of 383 Waters Edge, Owasco, pleaded not guilty to misdemeanor DWI Friday in Auburn City Court. Judge David Foster, of Geneva, was assigned to the case after Auburn City Court Judges... more

Harassment case against SF Town Board member adjourned

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Harassment case against SF Town Board member adjourned
A Waterloo Town Court proceeding involving the second-degree harassment charge against Town Board member Thomas Ruzicka has been adjourned to 8:30 a.m. Sept. 22. The charge is based on a complaint filed by fellow Town Board member David DeLelys after a May 5 incident in Parker’s Bar & Grille in downtown Seneca Falls. DeLelys said he and his wife were... more

‘I didn’t do anything’: Auburn man’s sentencing postponed after he denies rape, robbery

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‘I didn’t do anything’: Auburn man’s sentencing postponed after he denies rape, robbery
Nearly two months after confessing to rape and robbery in Cayuga County, an Auburn man said he didn’t do it. Lucas Corrado, of 215 W. Genesee St., pleaded guilty to three felonies in June. The 24-year-old told Judge Mark Fandrich that he committed one count of third-degree rape and one count of promoting a sexual performance by a child when... more

Cayuga County DA’s office: Lawyer charged with DWI wrongly allowed to keep driver’s license

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Cayuga County DA’s office: Lawyer charged with DWI wrongly allowed to keep driver’s license
Nearly one week after an Auburn attorney was charged with drunk driving, the Cayuga County District Attorney’s Office said he still has his driver’s license, something that should have been suspended immediately. Samuel Giacona, 59, of 383 Waters Edge, Owasco, was charged Friday with driving while intoxicated — an unclassified misdemeanor — after city police allegedly found the attorney in... more

Sex assault charges dropped against ex-Cornell athlete

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Sex assault charges dropped against ex-Cornell athlete
The sexual assault charges against a former Cornell University men’s basketball player have been dismissed. All charges were dropped against Xavier Eaglin in April, and arrest records have been sealed, according to Tompkins County Court documents. Eaglin, of Raywood, Texas, was a 19-year-old freshman when he was charged with first-degree rape, three counts of first-degree criminal sex act, both felonies,... more

Auburn man admits stealing $83K in workers’ comp benefits

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Auburn man admits stealing K in workers’ comp benefits
An Auburn man admitted Wednesday to stealing more than $83,000 in workers' compensation benefits and not providing employees at his logging company with workers' compensation insurance coverage. David Sigl, 54, pleaded guilty to three felony charges — second-degree grand larceny, first-degree offering a false instrument for filing and second-degree insurance fraud. He also pleaded guilty to the workers' compensation crime... more

Locke mobile home park owner cited by Cayuga County files for bankruptcy

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Locke mobile home park owner cited by Cayuga County files for bankruptcy
The owner of a Locke mobile home park that has been cited for multiple public health violations has filed for bankruptcy protection. Thelma Slater-Chapman, owner of Walnut Grove Mobile Home Park on Tucker Hill Road in Locke, filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy on Aug. 9, the day before Cayuga County was to auction off the property. Slater-Chapman owes the county... more

Auburn man admits to strangling, raping woman during domestic incident

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Auburn man admits to strangling, raping woman during domestic incident
He doesn’t remember, but he isn’t denying it. The Auburn Police Department responded to a domestic incident on March 15th on McMaster St. and upon investigation, found that a woman had been strangled and raped at the residence, where Jarrel Whiten was a resident. The 24-year-old was initially charged with first-degree rape, second-degree strangulation, third-degree menacing, and two counts of... more

INSIDE THE FLX: Joe Sapio talks D.A. race, campaigning & issues in Seneca County (podcast)

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INSIDE THE FLX: Joe Sapio talks D.A. race, campaigning & issues in Seneca County (podcast)
District Attorney Candidate Joe Sapio, who seeks support from Seneca County residents this fall describes himself as dedicated. The former Fayette Town Judge, who served for more than five years, has a diverse personal and professional background that offers a unique perspective. On Thursday’s edition of the Inside the FLX podcast, Sapio talked about his campaign, some of the challenges... more

Auburn man sent to prison following drugs, sex and weapons charges in Cayuga County

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Auburn man sent to prison following drugs, sex and weapons charges in Cayuga County
Judge Thomas Leone said he remembers watching Brandon Tape play football for Auburn High School. The wide receiver was one of the team's star players in the mid-2000s. But now he's headed to prison following a serious crime spree in the city. It began in August 2016 when Tape was arrested for selling cocaine in Cayuga County. He was ultimately... more

Unity Council appeal denied

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Unity Council appeal denied
That didn’t take long. The Interior Board of Indian Appeals Thursday denied an appeal by a group of Cayuga Indian Nation members who challenged a decision to name the Cayuga Nation Council, led by Clint Halftown, as the official governing body of the tribe. The appeal was filed July 28 by Unity Council attorney Joseph Heath of Syracuse. The Unity... more

Canandaigua man sentenced for threatening to shoot up VA hospital in Albany

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Canandaigua man sentenced for threatening to shoot up VA hospital in Albany
Federal prosecutors say 59-year-old Robert Seifert, of Canandaigua was sentenced last Thursday in federal court after threatening to commit a mass shooting at a Veterans Affairs hospital in Albany. The U.S. Attorney’s Office says Seifert was sentenced to three years of supervised release. Seifert spent more than a year in jail after being arrested in July 2016 and charged with... more
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