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Wednesday, June 17

Seneca Falls Supervisor Not Indicted by Grand Jury

A Seneca County grand jury has declined to indict Seneca Falls Town Supervisor Frank Schmitter on charges stemming from an April incident at the town Municipal Building, according to the…

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Wednesday, June 17

Penn Yan Man Accused of Inappropriately Touching a Teen

Wednesday, June 17

Update: Police ID Man Found Deceased in Auburn Sunday

A school budget vote ballot box with a checked ballot, apple, books, and "SCHOOL BUDGET VOTE RESULTS" chalkboard.

Wednesday, June 17

Revised School Budgets Pass in Prattsburgh, Odessa-Montour

A yellow backhoe with a worker in the cab digs a trench at a sunny outdoor construction site.

Wednesday, June 17

Varick Awarded $1 Million for Cayuga Lake Sewer Project

Yellow "CRIME SCENE DO NOT CROSS" tape stretched across a residential street with trees and a house in the background.

Wednesday, June 17

Man Shot by Marshals Possibly Tied to Dead Body Found in Yates County

Grayscale footage shows a woman with sunglasses on her head, looking down at a phone under a porch.

Wednesday, June 17

Sheriff’s Office Seeks Help IDing Person in Larceny Investigation

Firefighter holding a framed photo of a fire truck, standing by a Cheshire Volunteer Fire Dept. truck in a station.

Wednesday, June 17

Canandaigua’s Cheshire Fire Department Honors 55-Year Member Jack Adams

Wednesday, June 17

Workshop on Auburn’s Comprehensive Plan Update Coming this Month

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Tuesday, June 16

Syracuse Man Accused of Assault, Weapons Possession in Sennett

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Tuesday, June 16

Auburn Fire Captain Deyneka Retires After 31 Years

Senator Chuck Schumer speaks outside a Tops grocery store, holding a Senate seal, with a "Lower Prices for Families" sign.

Tuesday, June 16

Schumer Unveils Bill to Lower Grocery Costs in Walworth

NY State Senator Helming speaks at a podium during a press conference with other senators at the NY State Capitol.

Tuesday, June 16

Local Lawmakers Back Rural Suicide Prevention Council

Regional and Statewide

The New York State Capitol building in Albany, NY, with a fountain and green lawn on a bright day.

Wednesday, June 17

DOJ Challenges New York’s $11B Medicaid Contract

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Wednesday, June 17

Invasive Tick Linked to Livestock Death in New York

Crowds of people enter the New York State Fair through a large arched gate on a sunny day.

Wednesday, June 17

State Fair Offers $6 Admission Tickets in Summer Sale

Community leaders and a child cut a red ribbon at the dedication of a new Freedom House home.

Wednesday, June 17

New Syracuse Facility to House Families Displaced by Lead Hazard Cleanup

A raccoon with a black mask and ringed tail stands in a green grassy field with white and pink clover.

Wednesday, June 17

Lima Raccoon Tests Positive for Rabies

Bronze plaque for the New York State Office of the Welfare Inspector General on a building facade with glass doors.

Tuesday, June 16

NY Welfare Inspector General Releases Annual Report

Community Calendar

What to the Slave is the Fourth of July?

Auburn Public Theater 7:00 PM

Shootout on the Links

Winged Pheasant Golf Links 8:00 AM

Finger Lakes Live Steamers Father’s Day Weekend Open House

Finger Lakes Live Steamers 10:00 AM

Carving Club with Craig Sandberg

Arts Center of Yates County 10:00 AM

National News

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Wednesday, June 17

Tropical storm Arthur forms in the Gulf off Texas, NWS says

Man with bangs in a dark suit and patterned tie speaks to a bald man, with a NYS Courts officer nearby.

Wednesday, June 17

Gilgo Beach serial killer Rex Heuermann addressed by victims’ families at sentencing: ‘Disgusting coward’

Man with dark curly hair in a suit looks over his shoulder, a uniformed officer and handcuffed hand visible.

Wednesday, June 17

Luigi Mangione’s attorneys plan to present ‘affirmative psychiatric defense’

Entertainment News

Shaved-head actor in blue Revolutionary War uniform with ruffled cravat, singing into a microphone on stage.

Wednesday, June 17

One Last Time: Christopher Jackson heading back to ‘Hamilton’

IN BRIEF" text on a white banner over yellow, with a film clapperboard, retro TV, and hand holding three colorful remotes.

Wednesday, June 17

In brief: ‘Rivals’ renewed, ‘Hexed’ trailer, and more

Shrek, the green ogre, scowls with crossed arms at a smiling gray donkey, Donkey, indoors.

Tuesday, June 16

Shrek and Donkey head out on new adventure in ‘Shrek 5’ trailer