Category: Finger Lakes

The Syracuse basketball team is set to host Virginia Tech in its final home game of the regular season tonight at 7 p.m.  The Orange (18-10, 9-8 ACC) picked up a second straight victory last Saturday, beating Notre Dame 88-85 at the JMA Wireless Dome despite almost blowing a 29-point lead. The win improved Syracuse’s…

The high school basketball sectional semifinal round began Monday night with a handful of games, and several Wayne-Finger Lakes teams punched their ticket to the finals this weekend. Check out the scores, stats, updated brackets, and Tuesday’s slate below. BOYS SCOREBOARD (2/26) CLASS ANo.2 Wayne 44No. 3 Pittsford Sutherland 33 WAY: Cam Blankenberg 19 pts;…

Democratic state legislators in New York are reportedly poised to reject a bipartisan commission’s House map in favor of their own redistricting plan. This move is expected to spark a Republican challenge but aims to secure Democratic control over several key House seats. The new map under consideration, while not vastly different from the commission’s…

AT&T has pledged a $5 bill credit to thousands of its customers following a significant service disruption last Thursday. The outage, which at its peak impacted over 70,000 users, was attributed to errors made during network expansion efforts, rather than a cyberattack. The Dallas-based telecommunications giant expressed regret over the incident, acknowledging the inconvenience and…

The Buffalo Sabres announced Monday that major renovations will be made to KeyBank Center. A new videoboard above center ice will be installed as well as a new roof ahead of the 2024-25 season. The Sabres have partnered with Mitsubishi Electric to provide a 43-foot long and 27-foot tall videoboard that will roughly double the…

The Seneca Town Board has once again selected Niagara Falls-based EnSol Inc. to conduct an annual audit of payments received from Casella Waste Services of Ontario LLC for the year 2023. This ongoing agreement, in place since 2004, ensures that the compensation received under the host community agreement with Casella, which operates the Ontario County…

Rushville is gearing up for its mayoral election on March 19, marking the beginning of a new era as current Mayor David Le Clair steps down. Candidates Art Rilands and Doug Rigby are in the race for the mayor’s seat, promising fresh governance for the next four years. The election will be held at the…

Attorney General Letitia James released police body-worn camera footage that her office obtained as part of its ongoing investigation into the death of a civilian who died on November 15, 2023 following an encounter with a member of the New York State Police.  According to the release, on the evening of November 15, a trooper responded to…

Police in Ithaca have initiated a death investigation after a person was found deceased on Cliff Street around 3 p.m. on Sunday. The Ithaca Police Department, along with Bangs Ambulance, and the Tompkins County Medical Examiner’s office responded to the 700 block of Cliff Street after 911 received a report of an unresponsive person. The…

The Seneca Falls Police Department says a Seneca Falls man is in custody after an assault at a local business. On February 25 around 6:04 p.m., Ralph M. Teneyck, a 41-year-old resident of Seneca Falls was arrested by police following that incident. Teneyck faces charges of second-degree assault and fourth-degree criminal mischief after an investigation…