Jurors in the trial of a Cortland man accused of trying to shoot and kill his ex-girlfriend’s friend will begin a third day of deliberations this morning at Cortland County Court.
State police shot a man Saturday in Marathon following what troopers called a mental health crisis. Troopers were dispatched about 2:15 a.m. at 162 Tim Hill Road, Marathon, to find a 54-year-old …
One person is homeless after a kitchen fire Thursday Night on Park Street ikn Cortland got into the building’s walls and roofline, the Cortland Fire Department reported. Firefighters …
A new state program offering stipends for volunteer firefighter training is a great start to help with recruitment, but it’s just a piece to the puzzle, said Cortland Fire Chief Wayne Friedman. …
GROTON — The village of Groton is nearing the home stretch on the new home for a combined village hall and new fire station. Construction workers were wrapping up work Monday on the site, …
The Marathon Area Ambulance Corps expects it will have a new facility built and ready to operate next year, now that it has been awarded a $975,000 federal grant. MAVAC Chief John Tillotson said …
Work on Cortland County’s new 911 call center started in 2019, with expectations to wrap up in 18 months to two years. Five years later it’s reaching completion. Most of the work at …
The Cortland Fire Department has shopping to do. On the list are new portable radios, a new large-diameter hose and, the priciest item, a new aerial ladder truck to replace the department’s …
A grand jury indictment of a Cortland man in his own shooting by police officers exonerates the officers, Cortland County’s district attorney said, announcing that the grand jury specifically …
Nikola Danev is the old man of the Varna Volunteer Fire Co, the assistant chief the other firefighters say is a role model, a calming influence, a leader and the type of person they’d like to be when they’ve got as much seniority as he does. Danev, the “old man,” is 26 ...
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 …
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 …
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. …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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 …
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, …
