Posts by WRFI News Staff
Coronavirus Update, July 14, 2021
Tompkins County’s weekly COVID update reports 6 new positive cases, and 7 active cases. Schuyler County has no new cases of the Coronavirus and zero active cases
Read MoreOfficial Primary Results are in for Tompkins County
TOMPKINS COUNTY, NY — Official primary election results are in for the City of Ithaca Common Council races, the Tompkins County Legislature races, as well as races for elected town officials in Groton and Danby. These results added absentee and affidavit ballots. Tallying those votes didn’t lead to changing the victors in any of the…
Read MoreBeing a Bus Driver
What does it take to be a bus driver? TCAT’s Desiree Johnson is a second-generation bus operator so she’s the perfect person to ask. She takes us on a tour of the job, sharing insights on life and community along the way.
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, June 29, 2021
Cornell University is planning a full reopening in the fall. Nearly all classes will be in-person with seating that will not require social distancing. Students planning to take fall classes in person have been informed that they must provide Cornell with proof of full vaccination by August 16. The University currently only recognizes vaccines…
Read MorePilot: Exploring Community
In the summer of 2019, long before COVID was a thing, a foreigner and an Ithacan by choice set out to interview the people of this peculiar town in upstate New York, seeking to answer one question: What is it that holds a community together?
Read MoreIPD Responds to Shots Fired on Floral Ave
ITHACA, NY — Ithaca police responded to gunshots at Floral Avenue Sunday June 27th around 8:08pm. The Ithaca Police Department is reporting that officers did not find a victim or evidence of a shooting upon arrival. Police were notified that a person had gone into the Cayuga Medical Center with a gunshot wound around 8:40pm…
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, June 25, 2021
Tompkins County is reporting 1 new case COVID-19, and a total of 10 active cases. Schuyler County is reporting no new cases of the coronavirus, and just 1 active case.
Read MoreCoronavirus Update, June 23, 2021
Tompkins County is reporting 2 new cases of COVID-19 and a total of 8 active cases. Schuyler County is reporting 0 new cases of the coronavirus, and a total of 2 active cases.
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