Ithaca

The roof of the Chapter House in Ithaca has collapsed amid heavy flames. City fire crews and firefighters from many nearby communities are on the scene of a fire at the Chapter House and the three-story apartment house next door. The... Read More.

Police have released information on the man who locked himself in a bathroom at Planned Parenthood in Ithaca yesterday morning. 32-year-old Adam Smith allegedly locked himself in a bathroom before beginning to crawl through the air vents of Planned Parenthood. During this endeavor, Smith... Read More.

An Ithaca woman is dead and two others are injured after an accident involving a garbage truck early Wednesday morning. The crash happened on Mecklenburg Road in the town of Enfield. New York State Police said a Casella Waste Management garbage truck was partly... Read More.

The T-CAT bus driver involved in the fatal accident Monday has been put on administrative leave. T-CAT says they are working with the Cayuga Heights Police Department, as well as with the Public Transportation Safety Board. As standard procedure, the driver has been placed... Read More.

Ithaca Police investigate after a man was assaulted and received cuts and stab wounds last night. After 5p.m., Ithaca Police officers were dispatched to Chestnut Apartments on the 100 block of Chestnut Street for a report of several people fighting with guns and knives.... Read More.

A Cornell student was murdered over the holiday weekend in the apartment she shared with her boyfriend. According to the Tompkins County Sheriff's Office, Benjamin Cayea was charged with the second-degree murder of Cornell student Shannon Jones. He was also charged with terrorism. According... Read More.

A man was rescued Wednesday evening after falling 60 feet into an Ithaca gorge. Tompkins County Dispatch got a 911 call a little before 5:00 p.m. saying a person had been located on the Cascadilla Gorge Trail under the Stewart Ave Bridge. The Ithaca... Read More.

A woman in Ithaca was punched several times in the head by the man who stole her purse. Yesterday morning, police responded to the 200 block of South Geneva Street for a reported strong-arm robbery. The victim told police that while she was walking,... Read More.