Finger Lakes Headline News

Deputies provided an update on a late-night accident in the town of Lyons on Maple Street Road. Thomas Luckenbach is said to have been traveling south when he lost control of his vehicle, leaving the ... more

Governor Kathy Hochul has proposed raising the state's minimum wage and automatically adjusting it to account for inflation, but the proposal has been met with opposition from some state lawmakers. The debate centers around what ... more

Laurie DeNardo has been elected as the new mayor of Watkins Glen. She secured the position with a 289-198 win in last week's election filling the vacancy left by resignation. DeNardo, who has served on ... more

Police were called to the Marketplace Mall on Saturday after reports of a possible knife fight between two juveniles. However, upon arriving at the scene, officers found that the altercation did not involve any weapons ... more

After a long wait, a new hotel has finally opened in Horseheads. The Best Western Plus, located on Corning Road, had been in the works for 13 years, with various setbacks delaying its opening. However, ... more

Police are asking for the public's help after an apparent smash-and-grab at the Dick's Sporting Goods store in Greece. It happened during the overnight hours or early-morning hours on Saturday, when a group of up ... more

The Hilton Central School District has received two bomb threats this week, which police believe to be part of a series of automated overseas emails. The latest threat, sent from a Russian email domain on ... more

A 20-year-old man from Jamesville has been arrested and charged with making a terroristic threat after threatening to carry out a mass-shooting at a Manlius grocery store. Zachary Mullen used the social media platform Discord ... more

Several departments were called to a house fire in Seneca Falls during the early-morning hours on Sunday. Our partners at the Cayuga/Seneca Fire Wire reported that Seneca Falls, Waterloo, Fayette, and Geneva were called to ... more

Deputies say alcohol and speed appear to have played a role in a serious accident that happened Saturday afternoon in the town of Walworth. According to a news release from the Wayne County Sheriff's Office, ... more

Governor Hochul's proposal to reform New York's bail laws has come under criticism from Michael Rempel, the director of the Data Collaborative for Justice at John Jay College. The governor cited a recent study by ... more

An expert advisor on drug use and overdose deaths has urged New York and other US states to pass legislation that would authorize supervised injection sites. These sites would allow individuals with substance abuse disorder ... more

A state Appellate Court has struck down the "good cause eviction" law implemented by the city of Albany earlier this month. The ruling effectively ends the conversation on a local level unless the state's highest ... more

State lawmakers are calling for direct funding for New York's Stop DWI programs, as they fear the money collected from impaired driving fees is not being used properly. According to State Sen. Tim Kennedy, the ... more

The state legislature in New York is attempting for the third time to change the whistleblower law that does not apply to those wealthy individuals or corporations who intentionally avoid paying required taxes by not ... more

Power outages were reported across the Finger Lakes and Central New York during the afternoon and evening hours. The National Weather Service activated high wind warnings and wind advisories as gusts in excess of 45 ... more

Deputies arrested a Williamson woman following a one-car crash in the town of Huron on Saturday. Around 4 a.m. Jessica Lindenmuth, 31, was arrested for DWI, refusing a breath test, and speed not reasonable after ... more

Deputies arrested a 66-year-old Canandaigua resident following a traffic stop. Charles Fifield, 66, was found to be in possession of several bags of a white, powdery substance. That substance tested positive for cocaine. Fifield was ... more

After a several year break officials in the city of Auburn and Cayuga County gathered at the Auburn Public Theater for the annual State of the City and Cayuga County presentation. It was the first ... more