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2 weeks ago in Sports
Gauff beats Pegula for 2nd Cincinnati Open title; France’s Fils beats American Tiafoe in men’s final
Coco Gauff defeated fellow American Jessica Pegula, 6-2, 6-4, to capture her second women's Cincinnati Open title on Sunday, and Arthur Fils of France defeated American Frances Tiafoe 6-3, 1-6, 6-0, in the men's final for his first Masters 1000 title.
2 weeks ago in Sports
Klay Thompson joins Heat, set to team up alongside newly acquired Giannis Antetokounmpo
Klay Thompson has signed his deal with the Miami Heat, who waited patiently for weeks to see if they would get the chance to add the sharpshooter to their reworked roster.
2 weeks ago in Sports
Yordan Alvarez’s Triple Crown bid will have to survive a major challenge from the AL East
As the season winds down, Houston slugger Yordan Alvarez will have to worry about two sets of spoilers. The first is the more traditional type — teams that will try to beat the Astros in key games and deny them a spot in the postseason. The other includes individual spoilers — players who could prevent Alvarez from making history as baseball's next Triple Crown winner.
2 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending
‘Spider-Man’ tops box office in fourth weekend; ‘The Odyssey’ becomes Nolan’s highest-grossing film
"Spider-Man: Brand New Day" fought off a slew of newcomers, including a comedy, a horror franchise, a Jason Statham action movie and a family pic, to maintain its first-place spot at the box office in its fourth weekend in theaters. "The Odyssey" also became Christopher Nolan's highest grossing movie ever, both domestically and internationally.
Cortlandville Walmart to become bigger
Walmart on Bennie Road will build a 7,174-square-foot addition.
Cortland Chamber wins $75K grant to transform Parker School into early childhood center
The CNY Community Foundation chose the Cortland Chamber's application as the grant winner.
Grand jury indicts Owego man in gas station robbery
Shawn Fosdal, 46, is charged with robbery, attempted burglary, criminal mischief, and petit larceny.
Cornell, other universities ordered to audit foreign research collaborations
Cornell, along with 29 other schools, has until Aug. 31 to comply or risk losing eligibility for future federal research funding.
Locke man charged with contempt
Alec Reagin is accused of violating an order of protection on August 19.
2 weeks ago in Sports
Fernando Mendoza throws a pick-6, struggles in 1st half of Raiders’ 22-20 preseason win over Texans
Top pick Fernando Mendoza is finding out quickly that he has a lot of work to do as he begins his NFL career. Mendoza struggled in his second preseason game, throwing an interception that Houston returned for a touchdown before the Las Vegas Raiders rallied late for a 22-20 victory over the Texans on Thursday night.
2 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Fall books: Fiction takes the spotlight in bookstores during the midterm season
Midterm election news will fill the headlines this fall, but, among book buyers, fiction will likely have top billing.
Lansing lawmakers approve new staff appointments
Shelley Knickerbocker and Amanda Hunt are new staff members.
State grant money to support new housing construction in Dryden, Homer, and Owego
Gov. Hochul says $38 million will fund 49 projects statewide.
Akumfi appointed Interim Tompkins County Finance Director
On August 18, Tompkins County Administrator Korsah Akumfi was named as Interim Director of Finance.
Freeville man charged in fatal crash following months-long investigation
On August 12, 54-year-old David Welch was arrested by Tioga County Sheriff's deputies.
Owego woman charged with burglary and grand larceny
Autumn Zupancic is accused of illegally entering a home in Candor and stealing over $1000 worth of property.
2 weeks ago in National
Still recovering from Hurricane Lala, Hawaii prepares for a possible weekend cyclone
Communities still recovering from last weekend's hurricane in Hawaii could get pounded again in coming days from another tropical system gaining strength over warm Pacific waters.
Health officials seek info about dog bite in Caroline/Slaterville area
On the morning of August 16, someone was bitten while walking along Landon Road.
