Ithaca

A former Cornell University student has entered a guilty plea to two federal firearms offenses. 21-year-old Max Reynolds of Rumsen, New Jersey. The charges relate to his possession of a sawed-off Savage MSR-15 Patrol Rifle, a bomb, and a silencer. As part of his... Read More.

On Tuesday, the State Police and the Ithaca Police Department conducted a distracted driving campaign. 27 tickets were issued. 20 tickets were written for using an electronic device or texting while driving. According to a study conducted by the Institute for Traffic Safety Management... Read More.

The Ithaca Police Department is reminding residents and visitors to use extreme caution when visiting the many gorges and trails in Ithaca. With temperatures dipping below freezing and with the inlet beginning to freeze, ice that appears to be thick and safe to walk... Read More.

Sunday morning, an Ithaca resident reported that he had been bitten by a dog while walking on Sears Street. The dog was medium-sized and white in color and was accompanied by a brown dog with a docked tail. The dogs ran from the area... Read More.

On Friday at about 1:30AM, the Ithaca Police Department responded to the Ithaca Commons for a report of a shooting. Arriving officers located a man that had been shot in the chest. The shooting was the result of an altercation that began inside a... Read More.

On Saturday afternoon, the Ithaca Police Department responded to multiple reports of a man with a handgun in the area of North Fulton Street and West Buffalo Street. The male suspect was brandishing a handgun while actively engaging in a dispute with another man.... Read More.

According to police, the driver in a fatal bus accident, near Scranton, fell asleep at the wheel. A recent Cornell University graduate died in the accident on Sunday. 33-year-old Rebecca Blanco received her MBA at Cornell in 2017. She was from California. One other... Read More.

Construction has begun on the $24.7 million expansion of the Ithaca Tompkins Regional Airport. The project will expand the terminal by nearly 50 percent, including the addition of a new U.S. Customs and Border Protection building that will transform the airport into Ithaca Tompkins... Read More.

A recent Cornell University graduate has died in a bus accident in Covingtoin Township, Pennsylvania. 33-year-old Rebecca Blanco was fatally injured when her bus went off I-380 and into a ditch on Sunday night. There were other injuries, but no information on the extent... Read More.

It was a difficult weekend in Ithaca. Just before 6:00 AM on Saturday, the Ithaca Police were dispatched to a report of a stabbing victim who had fled into the Walmart. Police located the victim inside the store and gave first aid, until the... Read More.

The New York State Police at Ithaca is seeking the public's assistance. Just after 6:30 p.m., troopers attempted to initiate a traffic stop on a vehicle on Enfield Main Road in the town of Enfield. The driver failed to comply, struck a... Read More.

The Ithaca Police responded to a report of a Burglary at about 6AM yesterday. The resident of an apartment on Hudson Street advised that he was awakened by a burglar, going through the resident’s personal belongings in his bedroom. The suspect fled when he... Read More.