13+ hour, 44+ min ago   (1116+ words) Yates County lawmakers will consider setting a public hearing on a proposed animal abuser registry, approving an artificial intelligence platform for the Sheriff’s Office and restructuring the county’s Criminal Justice Coordinating Council when the Legislature meets Monday. The Sept. 14 meeting…...

13+ hour, 10+ min ago   (653+ words) The number of confirmed measles cases across the Finger Lakes has reached at least 20 after Wayne County reported its first two infections, extending a regional increase that has now touched six counties. Wayne County Public Health confirmed the two cases…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (643+ words) Geneva City Council will consider taking a procedural step toward a possible property tax cap override Sept. 15, less than a week after city officials presented a proposed 2027 budget built around a 3% increase in the property tax levy. The proposed budget…...

1+ day, 19+ hour ago   (258+ words) An Ithaca man faces menacing and harassment charges after police say he twice tried to run over another person with a moped and later threatened to stab the same person with a knife. Ithaca police said officers were called to…...

1+ day, 15+ hour ago   (255+ words) Rochester Regional Health has added a general surgeon who is accepting patients at its Clifton Springs and Geneva offices, expanding appointment options for people seeking surgical care in the Finger Lakes. Dr. Edwin Jimenez is seeing patients at Clifton Springs…...

2+ day, 13+ hour ago   (1575+ words) State auditors found weaknesses in how the Waterloo and Groton central school districts managed electronic building access, including unnecessary active credentials, duplicate badges or key fobs and gaps in procedures for reviewing who could enter school buildings. Separate August audits…...

2+ day, 19+ hour ago   (258+ words) An Elmira man was sentenced Wednesday to 18 years to life in state prison for sexually assaulting two children over several years, according to the Schuyler County District Attorney's Office. Kenneth G. Morales, 30, received concurrent sentences on two counts of predatory sexual…...

3+ day, 30+ min ago   (666+ words) New York has approved $85 million in grants and low-cost financing for drinking water, stormwater and wastewater projects across the state. The funding includes $1.7 million for new water mains and a storage tank in the Steuben County village of Addison. The…...

3+ day, 38+ min ago   (414+ words) A new biography by Cornell literature scholar George Hutchinson examines how Harlem Renaissance writer Jean Toomer's ideas about race shaped his fiction, public identity and personal struggles. Hutchinson's book argues that Toomer sought an American identity beyond the racial categories…...

3+ day, 7+ hour ago   (334+ words) Tap Root Fields will hold its eighth annual Harvest Party on Sept. 19, with proceeds benefiting a Skaneateles nonprofit that provides transportation to seniors and adults with physical challenges. The rain-or-shine event will begin when doors open at 2 p.m. at the Skaneateles…...