Category: Cayuga County

Auburn officials are exploring whether to give the public more access to property records and introduce ratings for rental properties and landlords as residents press for stronger oversight of unsafe housing. The … more: Auburn weighs expanded rental records access as residents press for housing reforms

Periods of rain and gusty winds will cross the Finger Lakes and Central New York on Friday, followed by a fast drop in temperatures that could bring a few wet snowflakes … more: FL1 FORECAST: Rain, gusty winds sweep across region before sharp Saturday chill

Cayuga Community College's nursing program has graduated more than 1,950 students since its first class finished in 1976, a milestone the college and its foundation marked Oct. 14 at Emerson Park in Auburn. … more: Cayuga nursing program marks 50 years since first graduates

New York's prison system paid about $255 million in workers' compensation benefits during the 2025-26 fiscal year, up 20% from the previous year, even as the number of reported work-related incidents fell. … more: Prison workers’ compensation payments rise 20% statewide as Cayuga County incident rates climb

A driver was charged with driving while intoxicated after his vehicle struck a guardrail in Aurelius, the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office said. Garrett Cochrane, 23, of Throop was arrested Oct. 2 after deputies … more: Driver charged with DWI after crashing into guardrail in Aurelius

A Scipio man faces unlawful imprisonment and menacing charges after deputies said he kept a woman from leaving a home and threatened her during a domestic incident. Eric Kessler, 42, was … more: Scipio man charged with unlawful imprisonment after domestic incident

A driver faces drunken-driving charges following an early-morning traffic stop in Owasco, the Cayuga County Sheriff's Office said. Theodore Utz, 72, of New Rochelle was arrested Oct. 8 after a deputy stopped … more: Driver charged with DWI after traffic stop in Owasco

Tom Merrill of the Snyder Fire Department will present “The Professional Volunteer Fire Department” at the Cayuga County Emergency Services Association's fall seminar Saturday, Oct. 24. The event will take place at the … more: Cayuga County fall seminar will focus on volunteer fire departments

A man was charged with aggravated criminal contempt after an Auburn police officer found him walking with a person protected by a full stay-away order, according to the department. James Vanfleet Jr. … more: Man charged with felony contempt after protection-order violation in Auburn

A man accused of contacting a protected person by telephone faces a felony charge following a several-week investigation by Auburn police detectives. Jared Meade, 32, was arrested Tuesday after police said he … more: Man faces felony charge after phone contact violated protection order, Auburn police say

Low clouds will gradually give way to brighter intervals across the Finger Lakes and Central New York on Thursday before a fast-moving storm brings widespread rain, gusty winds and much warmer air … more: FL1 FORECAST: Clouds ease Thursday before rain, wind and a sharp Saturday chill

UR Medicine's mobile mammography van is scheduled to offer breast screenings in Auburn on Tuesday, Oct. 20, at the Cayuga County Office Building parking lot. The stop at 160 Genesee St. is … more: Mobile mammography van to offer screenings in Auburn Oct. 20

Cayuga County’s Judicial & Public Safety and Health & Human Services committee meetings are scheduled for 4 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 14. The session will be streamed on the county’s YouTube channel in … more: CAYUGA COUNTY: public safety and health committee meetings Oct. 14 (webcast)

On Tuesday, Oct. 13, Cayuga County's Government Operations and Planning & Public Works committees held their meetings. The sessions were streamed live on YouTube and are available … more: CAYUGA COUNTY: Oct. 13 Government Operations, Planning and Public Works meetings (webcast)

Auburn police are asking for help identifying the owner of a white Toyota Tacoma pickup. The department is seeking the owner in connection with a recent criminal mischief incident, according to its public … more: Auburn police seek Toyota Tacoma owner in criminal mischief investigation

Clouds will dominate the Finger Lakes and Central New York on Wednesday as cooler air settles into the region, with a few spotty showers possible before a widespread round of rain arrives … more: FL1 FORECAST: Cloudy, cooler Wednesday precedes widespread Friday rain and a Saturday chill

Cayuga County plans to keep other workforce services available during next month’s statewide unemployment insurance system shutdown. Committees also advanced business and energy funding proposals that still require full … more: Cayuga County prepares for unemployment system shutdown, advances business and energy funding

A woman faces larceny charges after Auburn police said she took a customer's wallet and used money from it to pay for her order at Little Caesars. Collena Johnson turned … more: Woman charged after wallet theft at Auburn Little Caesars

Veterans who receive disability benefits or a survivors pension may qualify for monthly utility-bill credits, and NYSEG and RG&E are bringing customer advocates to Rochester-area and Cayuga County events to help people … more: NYSEG and RG&E offer veterans bill assistance help at Rochester and Cayuga events