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Big Red football opens camp with reminder; growth comes after the rain

Big Red football opens camp with reminder; growth comes after the rain
As stretching ended and strength and conditioning coach Tom Howley’s whistle kicked off the 2017 Cornell football season, the skies opened. Rain poured down, almost hail-like in force. Not one player complained. They know that after the rain is when you see the biggest growth. So as a new season commenced on Tuesday afternoon on Schoellkopf Field, head coach David... more

Cornell basketball announces travel-heavy 2017-18 schedule

Cornell basketball announces travel-heavy 2017-18 schedule
Starting in Syracuse and ending in New Hampshire, Cornell men’s basketball will travel to nine states around the country for 15 road games over the course of the 2017-18 regular season, the team announced Friday. Looking to make its first Ivy League tournament in the event’s second year, Cornell’s 27 games will take the team to Boston, Virginia, Pittsburgh, Delaware... more

Cornell program at Auburn, CNY prisons to expand with funds from Cuomo

Cornell program at Auburn, CNY prisons to expand with funds from Cuomo
A Cornell University program offering college courses to inmates at four central New York prisons will receive funding through a joint effort spearheaded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. The Cornell Prison Education Program is one of seven initiatives at 17 state prisons that will share $7.3 million over five years. Cornell administers college courses... more

Cornell program at Auburn, CNY prisons to expand with funds from Cuomo

Cornell program at Auburn, CNY prisons to expand with funds from Cuomo
A Cornell University program offering college courses to inmates at four central New York prisons will receive funding through a joint effort spearheaded by Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Manhattan District Attorney Cyrus Vance Jr. The Cornell Prison Education Program is one of seven initiatives at 17 state prisons that will share $7.3 million over five years. Cornell administers college courses... more

Police looking for prowler in Ithaca accused of forcible touching

Police looking for prowler in Ithaca accused of forcible touching
The Ithaca Police Department reports that they are actively investigating two separate incidents that happened during the early-morning hours of Thursday, where two separate women were touched through a window by an unknown male. The male is described as being white, in his mid-30s, and clean shaven. Both victims were suddenly awoken when they noted a person touching their body,... more

MURDER IN ITHACA: Man indicted on arson, murder charges

MURDER IN ITHACA: Man indicted on arson, murder charges
An Ithaca man has been indicted on arson and murder charges, according to Tompkins County District Attorney Matthew Van Houten. Houten says that 45-year-old Michael Davis started a fire in a building that caused the death of 28-year-old Josie Berrios in June. Davis was formally charged with first-degree murder and first-degree arson, according to the District Attorney. There was “no... more

New suicide prevention coalition to form in Tompkins

New suicide prevention coalition to form in Tompkins
A new coalition being created to curb the suicide rate in the county will have its first meeting Monday. Tompkins stakeholders will gather to start collaborative suicide prevention efforts with planning and guidance from Garra Lloyd-Lester, associate director of the Suicide Prevention Center of New York at the New York State Office of Mental Health, during the full-day development meeting... more

Mexican national arrested in Ithaca pleads guilty to federal charge

Mexican national arrested in Ithaca pleads guilty to federal charge
A Mexican national living in Ithaca, whose May arrest by federal agents sparked local protest, pleaded guilty Wednesday to possessing a fake alien registration card. Jose Guzman-Lopez, 32, had been taken into custody May 2 and detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers. A counterfeit alien registration card bearing his photo and the registration number of another person was... more

Deputies: Covert crash results in Leandra’s Law arrest, child uninjured

Deputies: Covert crash results in Leandra’s Law arrest, child uninjured
Seneca County Sheriff Tim Luce reports the arrest of a 37-year-old Ithaca resident in Covert for DWI-Leandra’s Law — after she was found to be driving while intoxicated following a one-vehicle crash. Deputies arrested Whitney A. Dennis, 37, of Ithaca with driving while intoxicated, aggravated driving while intoxicated, and aggravated driving while intoxicated – Leandra’s Law – a felony. The... more

Ithaca woman faces several charges after Watkins Glen incident

Ithaca woman faces several charges after Watkins Glen incident
The Watkins Glen Police Department reports the arrest of an Ithaca woman after a traffic stop on July 16th. Officers say Sheila A. McCue, 59, of Ithaca was charged with driving while ability impaired by drugs, unlawful possession of marijuana, open container in a vehicle, moving from lane unsafely, failure to signal and no brake lamps. She was issued tickets... more

Friday’s rain brings more flood damage to southern Cayuga County & Ithaca (full coverage)

Friday’s rain brings more flood damage to southern Cayuga County & Ithaca (full coverage)
More rain on Friday caused a deluge of calls into Cayuga County 911 for flooded roads and basements in the southern part of Cayuga County. County emergency dispatchers reported flooding conditions in Moravia, Genoa, Locke, Sempronious, King Ferry and Scipio. The Moravia Volunteer Fire Department called all available personnel to report to its department at about 3:40 p.m. and also... more

Cornell hockey unveils 2017-18 schedule with home-heavy first-half, no Florida Classic

Cornell hockey unveils 2017-18 schedule with home-heavy first-half, no Florida Classic
The opening of the 2016-17 season was not a favorable one for Cornell men’s hockey on paper. The Red played a program-record five games away before seeing action at Lynah to become the last NCAA Division I team in the country to play at home. Cornell played a mere two games at home before Thanksgiving, but found relative success on... more
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