A sexual harassment training session is available for businesses and organizations with less than ten people. The session will be held over Zoom this Wednesday at 10 a.m. and is hosted by Cayuga Strategic Solutions. Anyone sitting on a Board of Directors ... MORE

Among the positive Cayuga County COVID cases, 23 of them are hospitalized between four different hospitals in the region. Out of the 23 hospitalized, 16 are unvaccinated. Over the weekend there were 78 new cases reported and 55 of them were unvaccinated ... MORE

$5.6 million dollars in FEMA funding will be split among several Cayuga County fire departments. The funds will go towards hiring more firefighters and promoting safety among firefighters. The City of Auburn Fire Department will receive $1.2 million dollars to hire 5 ... MORE

Stakes are rising in the simmering debate over whether to allow the city of Syracuse to apply a pesticide to northern sections of Skaneateles Lake in a bid to safeguard its source of unfiltered public drinking water. Traces of the toxic bacteria microcystin — ... MORE

With 46 newly reported COVID-19 cases in Cayuga County Thursday, the health department asks that if someone does not feel well, they stay at home. A walk-in vaccine clinic is available at the Fingerlakes Mall on Wednesday Sept. 22 on behalf of ... MORE

Following a major disruption during its Board of Education meeting, Port Byron Central School District will be reevaluating how to go about future meetings. A group from the community came to share during the public comment portion of the meeting on their ... MORE

Due to Hurricane Fred, Auburn’s municipal utilities have had their capabilities tested. City Clerk Chuck Mason said the systems for that time period were maxed out, despite holding up relatively well during the rainfall. There was damage to Auburn’s sewage treatment plant ... MORE

Governor Kathy Hochul has issued a directive that will allow EMTs to administer the COVID-19 vaccine. They had been allowed to administer them before, but the state of emergency ending made it so they no longer could. This will help counties that ... MORE

The Cayuga County Health Department has released data showing that Wednesday there were 72 new cases of COVID-19. The last time they were this high was Jan. 21 at 82 cases. There are currently 320 active cases, the highest in 8 months ... MORE

The Finger Lakes SPCA of CNY and police in Auburn are investigating an animal cruelty case — and now they are requesting the public’s help. Three kittens were left in a bag in a parking lot in the back of the Holiday ... MORE

38 and 40 York Street in Auburn, two four story buildings, have been sold. Both buildings are 66,000 square feet and their intended purpose upon construction was to manufacture farm equipment. Both buildings sold for $1.1 million dollars. The buildings are currently ... MORE

School started a week ago for the Auburn Enlarged City School District and there are already 30 isolations for both students and staff. District Superintendent Jeff Pirozzolo said a lot of kids didn’t even make it to school to start because of ... MORE

During the second day of jury selection, a man accused of murdering a 36-year-old man in Auburn has pleaded guilty. This comes days after his co-defendant also took a plea deal. Gage Ashley, 24, pleaded guilty to first and second degree murder, ... MORE

Skaneateles in Onondaga County has issued a mandate requiring county employees to be fully vaccinated by Nov. 5. The village employs under 15 full-time employees and a number of part-time employees that are all required to get the vaccine. The policy states ... MORE

In just the first week of school starting the Cayuga County Health Department says there is a rising number of positive COVID-19 cases among students. They remind parents that they need to keep kids home when they are sick, even if they ... MORE