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Ithaca's Mayor wants to lower the city's tax levy to 2.08 percent. If it's approved, it would be the lowest rate residents have seen since 2000. Mayor Svante Myrick presented his 2014 proposed budget Tuesday afternoon. The $64.5 million budget includes a... Read More.

A man was hospitalized Saturday morning following a tractor trailer accident in the Town of Greene. Sean Urich of Little Falls was driving eastbound on State Route 41 near Martin Road when he approached a sharp corner, and lost control of the truck before... Read More.

A man lands himself in jail after he tried bringing marijuana into the Chenango County Correctional Facility. Jeremy Hazard was arrested and charged with promoting prison contraband in the second degree. He was arraigned in the Town of Norwich Court and held on $1,000... Read More.

Police in Ithaca investigate an armed robbery from Friday night. According to police, a man was assaulted and robbed at gunpoint by three men outside the West Village Place apartment complex. It happened around 10:30 p.m. Police said the victim was walking... Read More.

Pennsylvania State Police are asking for help as they investigate arson in Susquehanna County. According to police, someone went into the basement of a home on Route 267 and set tires on fire Friday night. The fire eventually spread to the first floor.... Read More.

Pennsylvania State Police make an arrest for the manufacturing of marijuana. On Saturday night, state police discovered marijuana plants growing in a wooded area behind 70 Mucky Run Rd. 53-year-old Raymond M. Toman of Hallstead lived at that home. More than... Read More.

Higher education across the state of Pennsylvania is feeling the strain of dwindling resources, particularly at Mansfield University. Leaders say the college is facing a projected $14.3 million deficit over the next two years. The state's appropriation for MU have decreased by nearly... Read More.

A man woke up to find two men in his bedroom attempting to steal his flat screen television. It happened 1:30 a.m. Saturday along Cook Street in Ithaca. Police said the victim confronted the two men and asked them to leave. They instead demanded... Read More.

Two Cornell University professors are among twenty-four people who will receive genius grants awarded to individuals with extraordinary originality and dedication in their fields. 40-year-old Craig Fennie of Ithaca is a materials scientist at Cornell and Sheila Nirenberg, of New York City, is a... Read More.

Tompkins County Court is now home to a murder trial. 28-year-old Corbin Whyte is facing his third trial for the 2010 murder of Paul Garcia of New York City. Garcia was found shot in the chest in an Ithaca apartment complex parking lot. The... Read More.

An Ithaca woman is one of three people being charged with murder after human remains were found on a property in North Carolina. 29-year-old Nakijah Howard and two other men are accused of dumping the body on the property over a month ago. The... Read More.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo continued the state's efforts on Monday to reduce distracted driving by unveiling special "Texting Zones" along the New York State Thruway and State Highways. Existing Park-n-Ride facilities, rest stops, and parking areas along the Thruway and State Highways... Read More.