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Geneva Fundraiser Generates Support for Women and Girls

More than $12,000 was raised to support programs serving women and girls in Ontario and Yates counties during a recent fundraiser in Geneva. The funds were raised at the Ontario…

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UPDATE: Waterloo Boil Water Order Lifted

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West Bloomfield Fire Chief Arrested During Crash Investigation

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Brooklyn Man Injured in West Bloomfield Rollover

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Penn Yan Man Accused of Shooting at Another During Dispute

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Cayuga County Moves Forward With New Government Facility Agreement

Auburn YMCA CEO Discusses Decision to Back Casey Park Pool

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Longtime Marcus Whitman Educator Honored for Lifetime of Service

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Cornell Graduate Says He’s Banned From Ithaca Campus

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Martial Artists From Around World Coming to Canandaigua

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“Fill The Bus” Campaign Underway

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Town of Gorham Offering Free Driveway Stone

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Sodus Hosting Electronic Recycling Event Saturday

Regional and Statewide

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New York Boosts Air Conditioner Assistance Program

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Southern Tier Man Killed in Tioga County Motorcycle Crash

Syracuse firefighters battle a heavily smoking, charred house fire on a residential street.

Person Arrested After Fire Damages Home in Syracuse

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Ex-State Trooper Sentenced for Crash That Killed 11-Year-Old

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Lawsuit Filed Against Staff of SUNY Cortland Child Care Center

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Thursday, June 4

Sherburne Pizzeria Worker Accused of Sexual Misconduct

Community Calendar

The Quartet: A Modern Jazz Performance

Auburn Public Theater 7:00 PM

June Dance 2026

The Cherry Arts 7:30 PM

Dundee Rotary AMBA Program

Dundee Fire Hall 6:00 AM

Bluff Point Methodist Church Youth Festival

Bluff Point Methodist Church 9:30 AM

National News

US Coast Guard personnel rescue a person in a wetsuit from turquoise water into their boat, near an island shoreline.

Coast Guard takes custody of dinghy amid new search for Lynette Hooker in Bahamas

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Homicide convictions reversed for paramedics involved in 2019 death of Elijah McClain

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Karen Read files lawsuit against Massachusetts State Police, Canton Police after acquittal

Entertainment News

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Veteran actor James Handy fatally stabbed in Los Angeles, police say

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Javier Bardem, Amy Adams unpack their new reimagining of ‘Cape Fear’

Text "IN BRIEF" on a yellow background, surrounded by a film clapboard, colorful TV remotes, and a retro TV.

In brief: ‘The Odyssey’ gets an R rating and more