Cayuga County

The sun did not shine. It was too wet to play. So, Saturday morning more than 100 parents and their kids went to TRACK Cinema to celebrate Dr. Seuss’s birthday by watching “The Cat in ... more

The Auburn Community Orchestra married Auburn’s history and music Sunday in its Tribute to History’s Hometown concert at the Carriage House Theater. The small 100-seat venue that is part of the Cayuga Museum of History ... more

For those looking to see a warm up to those unseasonable temperatures we were getting last week — it won’t come in this week’s planning forecast. While the week will remain narrowly chilly, with temperatures ... more

Seneca-Cayuga Bancorp, Inc., the holding company for Generations Bank, and Medina Savings and Loan Association, a New York-chartered mutual savings association announced a merger on Monday. The deal will merge Medina into Generations Bank. The ... more

The M&T Bank branch in Auburn is temporarily closed due to a network outage, a company spokesperson said Monday. Julia Berchou, who handles corporate communications for M&T Bank, said in an emailed statement that the ... more

U.S. Rep. John Katko said Monday he plans to introduce a bill in Congress establishing a presidential commission to examine the rise of mass shootings in America and recommend changes in federal laws. Katko, R-Camillus, ... more

The prospective owner of the Auburn Schine Theater is turning to the public to help with one part of the theater's restoration. Schines Theater LLC is offering $5,000 for the return of the 1938 art ... more

Cayuga County Sheriff David Gould provided an update to the fatal accident that crews responded to in Fleming on Saturday. Gould says the investigation remains active, and identified those involved in the crash. He reports ... more

Monday, while driving on a back road near Montezuma, I encountered a large group of birds, feeding in the fields and then flying away. This is a small part of the larger flight. Mostly Red-winged ... more

A Cato-Meridian Central School District Board of Education member stepped down from her spot on the Cayuga-Onondaga BOCES Board of Education after discovering she had a potential conflict on interest. The BOCES board accepted a ... more

Cranebrook Golf Course has hit the market for $350,000. The course, which is located in Throop, is a 9-hole track and features public play and multiple annual leagues. According to records with Cayuga County — ... more

Auburn city councilors approved the environmental review for the Court Street parking lot Thursday without much discussion. Councilors unanimously voted to issue a negative declaration for the State Environmental Quality Review report during the Auburn ... more

An Auburn man released from state prison less than four months ago for a bloody 2011 burglary was charged Wednesday with committing a similar crime. Police said Caleb A. Pilkenton, 26, was one of two ... more

President Donald Trump's decision to impose a 25 percent tariff on steel imports has been endorsed by Nucor in Auburn. Drew Wilcox, vice president and general manager of Nucor Steel in Auburn, lauded Trump after ... more

In an update at 2:15 p.m. Sheriff David Gould lifted the travel ban, which had been issued this morning. "Sheriff David Gould reports that The Cayuga County Sheriff’s Office has lifted the Roads Closed Except ... more

March came in like a lion with one of the most-intense winter storms of the entire season. It dumped heavy, wet snow and created strong, gusty winds that knocked down trees, power lines and caused ... more

A three-year collective bargaining agreement between Cayuga County and the Cayuga County Deputy Sheriffs Police Association was passed at a full Legislature meeting Tuesday night, providing retroactive pay increases. The association passed the agreement on ... more

The city of Auburn is set to settle a civil lawsuit brought by a waste management company stemming from an incident that took place in the summer of 2009. On Thursday, the Auburn City Council ... more

Seven months after retiring from Assemblyman Gary Finch's staff, Thomas Galbato is now receiving a modest monthly pension. The state comptroller's office revealed Wednesday that Galbato's pension calculation was completed Jan. 11. His gross monthly ... more

A pair of incidents at Cayuga County area schools left a district and middle school on lockdown Thursday morning. While the two incidents are not related, parents first received a message that the Cato-Meridian School ... more

Cayuga County thinks the Federal Emergency Management Agency was wrong to dismiss a disaster declaration for the southern end of the county, and is calling on state representatives to fix it. Heavy rains pummeled the ... more