Cortland News

* Tompkins County Deputy Sheriffs' Association Inc. donors pledged $51,908 in 2008, but only 50 percent, $25,954, went to the charity after fees deducted by James E. Narde's Event Marketing, a professional fund raiser.

Like so many winemakers, the craft was learned at the knee of someone from an older generation.

Her name is synonymous with adoption, especially when it comes to the adoption of Chinese babies by Central New York parents.

Two Cortland residents and a McGraw man face felony charges following the investigation of a fire last week at a Cortland apartment building where two of the defendants live, Cortland police said.

Walter and Barbara Geidel of Walton announce the engagement of their daughter, Stephanie Geidel, to Matthew Hazzard, son of Edward and Patricia Hazzard of Cooperstown.

Hey there my name is Bogie. I am a six-month-old domestic shorthair/mix. I'm a handsome boy who is looking for a loving family to take me in.

Pyrotek Inc., a Madison County maker of high-temperature materials for industrial applications, plans to purchase the Monarch Machine Tool Inc.facility in Cortland and move its operations there, the company said Wednesday.

The average crumble contains 500-plus calories and 17 grams of fat. With a few modifications, this recipe offers plenty of flavor we've come to expect for a holiday dessert - with substantially fewer calories and fat.

New York State Police attempting to pull over a reportedly stolen car were led on a high-speed chase through Cortland, Chenango and Madison counties Saturday.

SPEC Consulting specializes mainly in structural engineering. But Gary Bush, a licensed engineer, also does architectural engineering related to residences and commercial building.

The Salvation Army in Cortland is accepting applications for Christmas assistance this week, Captains Scott and Danielle Dorchak announced.

Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. UPDATE:A A Groton man and two men from Ithaca were arrested today afterA a high speed chase that began in the Town of Cortlandville and ended in the Town of Taylor.A A State Trooper clocked the 2005 Chevrolet MalibuA on radar at 92 MPH A while it was traveling north bound on I-81 in the Town of ...

Lee Berube won the 8-kilometer race in 25 minutes, 12.7 seconds for the Blue Devils.

State police have arrested three Tompkins County residents today after an hour-long pursuit that covered 75 miles.

Three people were accused of possessing cocaine as a result of ongoing investigations by the Cortland County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Cortland police department.

A Dryden man and Richford teenager are in Cortland County Jail today on charges they broke into a Marathon bowling alley and stole beer and money and also damaged several vending machines, Cortland County sheriff's deputies said.

A team of SUNY Cortland professors has estimated that the New York Jets 2009 summer training camp brought $4.26 million to the Cortland County economy.

Matthew Short knows pumpkins - big pumpkins. A student in Broome-Tioga BOCES' Oak Tree program, Short is making a name for himself among pumpkin-growers around the Central New York area.

It was only after trying his hand at financial analysis, bricklaying, screenwriting and philosophy that Jacob Wilcox stumbled into a career he loves.

A Cortland man was convicted today of first-degree manslaughter for fatally injuring another Cortland man in a street fight on New Year's Day.