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Saturday, June 20

NWS Confirms Tornado Touched Down in Yates County

The National Weather Service has confirmed that a tornado touched down in Yates County on Thursday morning, causing damage to vineyards, trees, and residential property along a 1.2-mile path. According…

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Saturday, June 20

Victor Fraud Case Ends With 7½-to-15-Year Sentence

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Saturday, June 20

Report: Auburn Attorney Faces Removal From NY-24 Ballot

Old, stucco two-story house with yellow trim, a porch, and sunroom on a grassy lawn under a cloudy sky.

Saturday, June 20

State to Auction Former Auburn Group Home Next Month

Saturday, June 20

Geneva 2030 Among Recipients of United Way Grants

A Yates County Sheriff's patrol boat, white with red stripes, is docked on a Finger Lakes waterway.

Saturday, June 20

Two Paddleboarders Rescued from Seneca Lake During High Winds

An adult leads a group of children outside a white historic schoolhouse with a picket fence and American flag.

Saturday, June 20

Penn Yan, Geneva, Midlakes, Rushville One-Room Schoolhouse Tours on Sunday

Saturday, June 20

Skaneateles Gets Millions for Water Infrastructure Improvements

Saturday, June 20

Pediatric Care Returning to Geneva General This Summer

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Saturday, June 20

Sheriff’s Office Reminds Residents to Take Community Survey

Woman on a bench watches a girl climb a playset while other children swing in an autumn park by a lake.

Friday, June 19

New Treehouse-Themed Playground Opening in Victor

Fallen trees and downed power lines block a street intersection in the Finger Lakes.

Friday, June 19

NYSEG: Most Storm-Related Outages Restored by Tonight

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Friday, June 19

Auburn Police Swear In New Sergeant, Detectives and Officers

Regional and Statewide

Legs in sneakers rest on cardboard next to a 'NEED A JOB' sign and newspaper, symbolizing unemployment.

Saturday, June 20

New York Added 12,000 Private-Sector Jobs in May

Two deer, a buck with small antlers and a doe, stand in a cornfield at dusk, bathed in warm light.

Saturday, June 20

DEC Adopts New Deer Hunting Rules to Increase Antlerless Harvest

Utility workers assess rural storm damage: fallen trees, broken power lines, and damaged farm roofs under dark clouds.

Saturday, June 20

NWS Confirms EF-0 Tornado Near Cortland

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Saturday, June 20

Cazenovia School Board Member Arrested in Child Sex Misconduct Case

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Friday, June 19

UB Selected to Lead Great Lakes Research Consortium

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Friday, June 19

State Parks Launches Newtown Battlefield Planning

Community Calendar

Womba Africa Drumming and Dance

Willard Chapel 6:00 PM

Rose Hill Concert Series: The Cool Club and the Lipker Sisters

Rose Hill Mansion 5:00 PM

Three Bears Flower Pots Concert

Three Bears Ovid 6:00 PM

EPIC Series 2026

Deauville Island, Emerson Park 6:00 PM

National News

Overturned horse-drawn carriage and debris on a park road, secured by blue police tape. A horse stands nearby.

Friday, June 19

Central Park horse carriage rides temporarily suspended following death of 18-year-old tourist

Assistant Attorney General Matthew G. Olsen looks serious in front of the Department of Justice seal.

Friday, June 19

DOJ refuses to issue signed declaration verifying ‘Anti-Weaponization Fund’ is dead

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Friday, June 19

2 Northern California stores targeted in Pokémon card burglaries within hours of each other

Entertainment News

Actor Alan Arkin, with a white beard and bald head, smiles gently against a blurred blue and green backdrop.

Friday, June 19

Legendary TV director James Burrows dies at 85

Three stylized animated women in edgy outfits pose with glowing swords and shurikens on a blue stage.

Friday, June 19

A ‘Golden’ year: ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ by the numbers

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Friday, June 19

Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’ will no longer be released by Amazon MGM Studios