Police/Fire

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 …

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 …

Former Homer Fire Chief Mahlon Irish, Jr. retired Wednesday after 40 years as a state fire instructor, and was honored by local and state emergency management leaders.

Marathon ambulance service outgrows its digs

 

Police yet to identify woman who died in Solon crash

Nearly four weeks after a woman died in a fiery car crash Dec. 27 in Solon, police have yet to confirm her identify, and the Cortland County Sheriff’s Office had no additional information to …

Police: Woman bludgeoned mother to death in Solon

A 32-year-old Oswego County woman, accused of bludgeoning her 62-year-old mother to death at her mother’s Solon home late last month, appeared briefly Wednesday night in Solon Town Court, when …

One injured as tractor-trailer tips on I-81

  One person was injured and Interstate 81 in Homer was closed for hours Sunday evening after a tractor-trailer tipped, blocking both northbound lanes, Cortlandville firefighters reported. …

Opinions mixed on Hochul’s pitch to control illegal weed

Paul Sandy hasn’t had time to study the details of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s proposal to expand police powers to combat illicit cannabis sales. But Sandy, Cortland’s police chief, thinks …

Solon homicide site a former church camp

Two sounds break the silence at 4425 Wildman Road in Solon, once a place for worship, now the site of a homicide: a brook’s whispered trickle, and a horse’s whinny echoing through the …

Woman charged with murder in Solon homicide

An Oswego County woman has been charged with murder in the death of a 62-year-old Solon woman, state police announced Tuesday. Ariela Thran, 32, of Granby, was charged with second-degree murder, …

Cortland Floorcraft rebuilding after devastating fire

He doesn’t know how long the whole rebuild will take, but Cortland Floorcraft and Kitchen Design owner Scott Hicks said in a month’s time he expects to have a shell of his new building, …

Trials, fires among Cortland's top stories last year

Cortland’s 2023 began with a murder trial, and ended with a major fire that left 12 people unhoused, with many long-awaited trials in between.   GARCIA’S ROOF FIRE …

City police are following leads in the Christmas Eve shooting of an 18-year old woman on Church Street, but no arrests had been made as of midday Tuesday, according to Police Chief Paul Sandy. …

Officers awarded for valor, savings lives

 

‘It just makes my heart so happy’

Lions and tigers and bears – no, dinosaurs, oh my! As Robert Breed, 5, reached for his third dinosaur at Tuesday’s shop with a sheriff event, he said, “I saw one in the dollar …

Elves in black

The kids walked in Monday, flanked by cops in Santa hats, past an honor guard in blue applauding them. The first 10 of 46 Cortland children took the weight off the flying reindeer’s backs, …

City thanks SUNY students for helping fire victims

Three SUNY Cortland students will have pizza and ice cream to get them through finals season, courtesy of the city and local restaurants -- a token of appreciation for helping families during a fire. …

Pittman set for January trial on attempted murder charge

Cortland County Judge Julie Campbell established rules Thursday for the trial of Tyshawn Pittman, accused of attempted murder stemming from a Main Street shooting in December 2022. Pittman, 37, …

The New York State Humane Association offers a $1,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of whoever abandoned an injured cat on the steps of the Cortland Community SPCA …

Max hopes to bring cops, community together

A police dog fulfills many jobs: tracking a missing person; locating drugs; finding items and suspects that ditch. And in Cortland – community relations. “Everybody loves …

City seeks to help families, thank neighbors, after fire

City officials hope to thank the neighbors – SUNY Cortland students, mostly – who brought coats, blankets and warmth to two families as their home burned late last week. Twelve …

A 13th person has been charged, and the fifth indicted, in the kidnapping and killing of an Ithaca man in May, state police announced Wednesday. David C. Maycumber, age 41, of Newfield, was indicted …

NTSB: Pilot failure to account for gusts caused Sept. crash

Crosswinds and pilot error caused a September plane crash at the Cortland County Airport, the National Transportation Safety Board has determined. The pilot’s failure to maintain …

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