Staff Report

The IRS has provided a resource on their website for those who did not receive the COVID Impact payments that went out to Americans that make less than $75,000. If you didn't receive the spring ... more

Police in Elmira are investigating after a home invasion in the city. It happened on West Henry Street on Sunday a little before 7:30 p.m. Officers responded to a home in the 200 block for ... more

Lawmakers are calling for a public hearing to address concerns about distribution of the COVID-19 vaccine. Assemblyman Colin Schmitt and Assemblyman Kevin Byrne requested that the hearing be held by the Local Governments and Health ... more

For the last several months Chris Lajewski has been marveling at the number of Sandhill Cranes at the Montezuma Wetlands Complex. He serves as director of the Montezuma Audubon Center in Savannah. The birds pass ... more

SUNY Cortland has partnered with Cortland County and Guthrie Cortland Medical Center to host a large-scale COVID-19 vaccination center to serve eligible populations in the region. The center, located in SUNY Cortland’s Park Center Alumni Ice Arena, could open as early as ... more

A community in Tompkins County is working on bringing municipal broadband to town. It's the town of Dryden and an undertaking that started in 2019 is continuing. The Tompkins Weekly reports that the goal, according ... more

A couple Community Bank branches will be closing for good. According to a company announcement four branches in the Hornell area will shut down this spring. No other bank branches will be impacted by the ... more

Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal to boost partial Unemployment Insurance benefits to New Yorkers who return to work part-time as part of the 2021 State of the State. The plan will ensure unemployed New ... more

Governor Andrew Cuomo wants to see if New York State can purchase the Pfizer vaccine directly from the company. It's a bold move that hasn't been tried before in other parts of the U.S. However, ... more

Only about a third of New Yorkers believe race relations are 'good' in the state, according to a new Sina College poll released on Martin Luther King Day. “The more things change, the more things ... more

Law enforcement was ready over the weekend for any rallies or protests that could have turned violent in New York's capitol. That said, it didn't materialize. Barricades were set up and multiple layers of fencing ... more

Frustration is growing among parents and high school communities across the Finger Lakes as sports remain on hold. Late last week, lawmakers from around Upstate called for sports to be resumed. Those calls were met ... more

An Auburn businessman is running for Cayuga County Legislature. Brian Muldrow will seek the nomination for the District 15 seat, according to The Citizen. That covers a portion of the city of Auburn. The incumbent, ... more

The Tompkins County Health Department says they have now found a positive case of the “UK variant” of COVID-19. The case was sequenced through Cornell University’s COVID-19 testing lab as part of that lab’s testing ... more

New York State Police say a Watkins Glen man is dead after a crash on Saturday. It happened around 4:30 a.m. in the town of Veteran along Middle Road. When troopers arrived on-scene they located ... more

On Sunday, Governor Andrew Cuomo provided an update on the COVID-19 vaccine distribution in the state. The State's vaccine supply is determined by the federal government, and although more than 7 million New Yorkers are ... more

Over the weekend Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal to require companies to prominently disclose information about devices that can record and retain and transmit recordings, such as smartphones, smart speakers and smart TVs. The ... more

This week Governor Andrew Cuomo announced a proposal to open the Dormitory Authority of the State of New York's low-cost financing, design and construction services to all non-profits and school districts as part of the ... more

Over the weekend Governor Andrew Cuomo announced $25 million to continue programs through the Nourish NY initiative as part of the 2021 State of the State agenda. Governor Cuomo will continue supporting the Nourish NY ... more

State tax receipts through the first nine months of the state fiscal year were $2.5 billion lower than last year, but were $1.8 billion higher than anticipated by the state Division of the Budget (DOB), ... more

The village of Interlaken still has water issues. Officials say that water is being trucked in from a nearby source after an exceptionally dry 2020 in the region. The Finger Lakes Times reported over the ... more