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Fire damages Homer residence Two people were displaced Thursday when fire damaged their mobile home on North West Street in Homer, said Homer Fire Chief Jay Riley. An electrical malfunction …

Homer fire department rating may cut home insurance rates

The insurance rating for Homer is just a number – 3. That number could save Homer residents some money on their home insurance. And maybe their homes. The Insurance Services Office has …

Study: Bail reforms mixed bag

The state’s bail reforms have had a mixed effect in the upstate suburban regions, a new study shows, with recidivism among more serious offenders worsening and improving among lesser offenders. …

The birth of Hope

For six minutes, all that kept the baby from dying was Katelyn Eaton’s voice on the phone. Eaton, a dispatcher with Cortland County Emergency Response and Communications, blocked out the …

A Cortland man has been charged twice in the past few days with passing counterfeit cash at businesses in Homer and Cortland. Curtis I. Lunsford, 32, of 3832 Route 11, Route 22, the Cortland …

Three people were charged Thursday with drug possession following a traffic stop on Port Watson Street in Cortland. The Cortland County Drug Task Force, Cortland city police and Cortland County …

Accused: Shauna M. Hamilton, 41, of McGraw Charges: Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, unlawful sale, possession, or use of dangerous substances or synthetics, …

Daughter pleads not guilty to mother’s murder in Solon

Ariela Thran pleaded not guilty Tuesday to murdering her mother, whom she’s accused of beating to death in December or early January at her mother’s Solon home. Thran, of Fulton, is …

State police are investigating an incident Monday evening in which a person was shot in the leg in Homer, troopers said Tuesday. Police were called about 6:25 p.m. to 2632 Route 13, Homer, for …

Nearly 200 volunteer firefighters, representing 25 departments from eastern Long Island to northern New York, responded over the weekend to Greek Peak resort in Virgil and SUNY Cortland for the 19th …

Calls to police from library jump since 2022

Cortland may station a police officer at the Cortland Free Library, the mayor said, citing a jump in calls between 2022 and 2023. Police responded to the library 134 times in 2023, Chief Paul …

A Cortland man has been charged with attempted first-degree murder in an exchange of gunfire with police Jan. 29 on Homer Avenue, state police announced Monday. Steven R. Burda, 58, was shot and …

2 hurt in 281 rollover accident

Two people were taken to a hospital early Saturday morning when a northbound vehicle on Route 281 in Cortlandville hit a truck and rolled at 6:57 a.m. Cortlandville Fire Chief Mike Biviano said …

Expert: Delays in details in shooting sometimes necessary

Five days after a man shot at police on Homer Avenue in Cortland and was himself shot and hospitalized, state police have yet to release details about the incident, including the name of the man who …

Cops keep beards to fight cancer

Enforcing the law takes chops - and getting rid of those chops is sometimes what it takes to help sick kids. Cortland City Police Chief Paul Sandy said Wednesday he raised healthy children to …

Accused: Brock M. Granger, 24, of Cortland Charges: Seventh-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance, false personation, misdemeanors; no seat belt, a violation. Details: …

City shooting began after police served documents

A shooting Monday at an apartment on Homer Avenue in the city of Cortland began after police officers arrived to service legal documents to a resident, who fired at police, prompting them to return …

The owner of 171 Homer Ave. – the scene of a police-involved shooting Monday – began an eviction proceeding in November, county court documents show, and a warrant and judgment on the …

Investigation continues in police-involved shooting

State police continued their investigation Tuesday into a police-involved shooting Monday day in the city of Cortland in which a man was injured during an exchange of gunfire. Two black, …

Police ID victim of Solon crash

Police identified the woman who died in a fiery crash in Solon in late December as a 21-year-old Cortland resident. Christa M. Delaney died at the scene of the crash on Stillwell Road, according …

Accused: Shelana L. Cooney, 26, of East Court Street, Cortland Charges: Third-degree welfare fraud, third-degree grand larceny, three counts of first-degree offering a false instrument for …

A kitchen fire damaged an apartment and left a resident with smoke inhalation Monday evening on Church Street in Cortland, Cortland firefighters said. Firefighters were dispatched about 6:23 …

Sheriff: Details needed on state theft prevention effort

Cortland County Sheriff Mark Helms said he needs more information on how exactly Gov. Kathy Hochul’s effort against retail theft across New York will look in the Cortland area. “I …

Police investigate cop-involved shooting in Cortland

Police cordoned off a section of Homer Avenue in Cortland monday afternoon, but would not confirm rumors of why they were there. Police responded to the area of 171 Homer Ave. just north of …

Broken sprinkler closes Old Main

A broken sprinkler system inundated SUNY Cortland’s Old Main with water early Monday morning, Cortland firefighters said. The building was closed Monday in response. Firefighters were …

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