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With tax season here, officials say New Yorkers should be aware of tax collection scams. State tax and consumer protection officials say that scammers will call people claiming to be the Internal Revenue Service or the state tax department, and demand immediate payments. Officials... Read More.

State legislature worked over the weekend on New York's budget and has plans to pass the budget today. The budget will mark the 4th consecutive early or on-time budget for the state, and Senator Tom Libous touched on the importance of getting the budget... Read More.

The Syracuse Orange lacrosse team picked up its elusive first ACC victory of the season with a win over Notre Dame on Saturday afternoon. The Number 10 Orange defeated the Number 7 Fighting Irish 11-10 at the Carrier Dome, and the first conference win... Read More.

Tompkins County Sheriff's deputies are investigating an armed robbery and carjacking that took place in Ithaca early this morning. Just before 2 o'clock, police were called to South Applegate Road in Enfield where a man said his vehicle had just been stolen. The incident... Read More.

A Town of Greene man has been indicted on charges of vehicular manslaughter after a crash earlier in the month killed his passenger. 22-year-old Bradley Goodrich is said to have a blood alcohol content over three times the legal limit when he crashed into... Read More.

Solar Energy is coming to the Southern Tier. Southern Tier Solar Works is an initiative of the Binghamton Regional Sustainability Coalition with a goal to create local jobs and put money in the hands of residents and businesses, all while promoting solar power in... Read More.

Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration has announced the latest Citizen Preparedness Training program, and the next training is set to take place in Ithaca this weekend. The program will be held on Saturday at the Statler Hall Auditorium at Cornell University. The Citizen Preparedness program... Read More.

New affordable housing has officially opened in Ithaca. On Wednesday, elected officials and leaders in the Ithaca community celebrated the opening of Breckenridge Place. Two nonprofit organizations, Ithaca Neighborhood Housing Services and Pathstone Corporation, have worked for over four years to make the project... Read More.

New York trout and salmon fishing season starts next Tuesday, April 1st, and the state is looking to make it easier for New Yorkers to enjoy the outdoors on opening day. For the first time, fishers can purchase and print a fishing license from... Read More.

A Chenango County man led police on a car chase before eventually crashing into a ditch. Police attempted to pull over 21-year-old Cody Shamp for driving 50 miles per hour in a 30 mile per hour zone, but he sped up his vehicle after... Read More.

A judge has ruled that Cornell University and the City of Ithaca can be tried for negligence regarding the suicide of a student. 18-year-old Bradley Ginsburg died in 2010 after a jump from the Thurston Avenue Bridge. Now Bradley's father, Howard Ginsburg, is suing... Read More.

U.S. Senator Charles Schumer announced on Monday that the Air Force has committed $1.2 million for an environmental assessment of the former BAE Systems site in Westover. This is the first step toward demolition of the 600,000-square-foot building that sits on a 27-acre plot... Read More.