Two pharmacists are suing Kinney Drugs accusing the company of firing them for refusing to administer the COVID-19 vaccine to young people. According to The Auburn Citizen, Joel and Katie Wood of Tioga raised concerns about the vaccine with their superiors. The ... MORE

A delay in COVID-19 test results is being reported by the The Cayuga County Health Department. Both employees of the health department and contact tracers work 7 days a week, but without the results in a timely fashion, they can’t contact those ... MORE

Federal disaster aid has been given to New York State to help communities impacted by Tropical Storm Fred. The funding is available for state and local governments that are eligible as well as certain private nonprofit organizations. Counties that may be eligible ... MORE

A woman has been charged for her role in the death of one bicyclist and hospitalization of another in June. In June, Amber Suprunchik, 36, of Dolgeville, allegedly struck two people bicycling on Route 26 in Cincinnatus. One bicyclist, Kitt Warren, 67, ... MORE

Many districts are struggling this school year with obtaining bus drivers, but Auburn City School District superintendent Jeff Pirrozollo says they’ve had that issue for years. He said the state changing the regulations for the CDL license is a major factor because ... MORE

Wednesday evening’s fire in Auburn has displaced six people. Firefighters were able to extinguish a fire that began in the attic while the home was searched. The cause appears to be electrical. No injuries were reported and the Red Cross has stepped ... MORE

A teaching assistant for the Skaneateles Central School District was fired during Tuesday night’s school board meeting. Holly Burroughs was terminated for abandoning her position. According to Auburnpub.com, Burroughs told the board she would never abandon her students. She said she only ... MORE

A vaccine clinic scheduled for Friday with the Cayuga County Health Department is now a #VaxtoSchool pop-up site. The clinic will be from 4 p.m. to 5 p.m. at the Fingerlakes Mall. All three vaccines are available. A medical professional will be ... MORE

The latest death in Cayuga County due to COVID was reported Wednesday. A man in his 50s was the 104th death in the county. He previously tested positive for the virus but no other information was shared. The deaths are starting to ... MORE

The New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services (DCJS) revealed to FingerLakes1.com that the Cayuga Nation Police Department does not have any cross deputation agreements in either Seneca or Cayuga counties. A joint agreement must be made between a sovereign Nation ... MORE

A structure fire broke out on Franklin Street Wednesday evening around 7 p.m. The 5¢ Bottle & Can Return is located in the building. Heavy smoke was reported to the Auburn Fire Department and the building was evacuated. It’s reported that a ... MORE

A 23-year FBI veteran has joined the ranks of the Cayuga Nation Police Department. Michael DuBois, a former unit chief within the Criminal Investigative Division who supervised five specialized workgroups in the nation’s capital, has been named as the Nation’s new deputy ... MORE

A Skaneateles man has been charged in relation to child pornography. Marc L. Leonardis, 49, is facing federal child pornography charges after receiving images and videos of children through an instant messaging platform. He received the images between April and June of ... MORE

State police say a medical emergency led to a Tessy Plastics employee driving his vehicle into a retention pond at the Elbridge facility during the morning hours on Tuesday. Around 5:22 a.m. troopers were dispatched to the Tessy Plastics facility on Route ... MORE

An Auburn resident has been charged with second degree manslaughter. After a nine month investigation, Michael Chapman has been arrested and charged for his role in the death of a man who overdosed in January at a home in Auburn. On Jan ... MORE

Earlier this year, FingerLakes1.com acquired all of the Cayuga Nation’s 93-638 Public Law contracts through a half-yearlong Freedom of Information Act request. Originally filed on February 26, the complex FOIA request wasn’t completed until July 29 by the Bureau of Indian Affairs’ ... MORE

Cayuga County is continuing to see a decline according to data released by the Cayuga County Health Department on Oct. 4. Over the weekend there were 35 new cases reported from Friday through Sunday, with 15 being unvaccinated and 30 being vaccinated ... MORE

As Congress tries to raise the debt-ceiling before mid-October, the 2021 fiscal year for the federal government has already ended, so too did contracts for the Cayuga Nation, which some Nation members claim to be discriminatorily distributed. The Cayuga Nation’s “Community Services ... MORE