Ithaca News

Town of Ithaca resident Julie Swain wasn't bushwhacking through rugged terrain or lying in wait beneath a blind, but instead sitting in her living room when she spotted a black bear that was about 20 feet away.

Listener Rachel Sumner of Ithaca, N.Y., recounts the story of her bat-infested trip to Ecuador for our series on vacation horror stories.

Growing up a few blocks from the Southside Community Center, Nia Nunn-Makepeace often experienced the annual Juneteenth festival from a child's perspective.

Around 3 a.m. Ithaca police responded to the area around Meadow and Seneca streets for reports of six people fighting, according to a news release from police.

An Ithaca man allegedly drove into a cornfield to inject himself with methamphetamine while his 2-year-old son was in the vehicle, Broome County Sheriff's deputies said.

Several people have reported items missing from their cars after a string of overnight break-ins near the North End of Ithaca.

Green veggies have long been hailed as the go-to good-for-you food, but dark fruits, veggies, and grains are nutritional powerhouses, too.

First Presbyterian Church of Ithaca has begun the $1.5 million Under One Roof Campaign for capital improvements to its historic building on DeWitt Park.

Sam the Dog has an important job. Every Tuesday, he goes for a walk with his best friend and owner, June Pollack, of Danby, and then they head up to Cayuga Ridge Nursing Home.

The woman implicated in the Jamel Booker police shooting case pleaded guilty Friday to attempted false reporting to a police officer, a misdemeanor.

Attendees must register online at the Southern Tier Regional Council web site: regionalcouncils.ny.gov/content/southern-tier.

Good morning! The rain may stop today. May. Might. Oy. Gov. Andrew Cuomo will be at the Capitol today, but his aides have not announced a public schedule.

The Ithaca Police Department received a phone call just after 6:00 a.m. Thursday morning from a home on Ridgewood Road.

This is the second of two articles that explore how a little-known relationship between an international hunger relief organization, Feed My Starving Children, and a diverse group of Ithacans has expanded our capacity to care for others who are not like us, both locally and globally.

A strong area of low pressure will track across the northern half of Pennsylvania today with the steadiest and heaviest rain occurring north of its center.

Wednesday may be sunny and mild, but rain arriving in Central New York late tonight is likely to bring flooding to the area.

The case stemmed from an incident in July 2012 when an off duty Ithaca Police officer saw McCord swerving on Route 13 in Ithaca.

Howell, of Trumansburg, has performed with such notable rock acts as Foghat and Savoy Brown, touring around the world and sharing stages with Carlos Santana, Jefferson Airplane, Ronnie James Dio and more.

Complementing the 2013 Mainstage season, the Hangar Theatre presents a magical series of live theatre for young audiences based on favorite children's books and stories.

A Tompkins County woman is dead after the bicycle she was riding was hit by a car in Ithaca on Wednesday morning.