WRFI News Staff
Headlines for September 7, 2022
Tompkins County’s Reimagining Public Safety Plan has entered a new phase. The working group is seeking community input on what information about local criminal justice should be made public. Input will help the county decide what information from the District Attorney’s office and the Assigned Counsel Office will be prioritized to share with the public.…
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There are currently three cases of Monkeypox reported in Tompkins County. The Tompkins County Health Department has reported that one previously reported case was a false positive and subsequent tests by the CDC were negative. However, a new case has been reported keeping the total at three. The County Health Department has confirmed they’ve notified…
Read MoreHeadlines for August 30, 2022
A Trumansburg committee has released a draft of its Comprehensive Plan and Zoning Revision for public comment. The village adopted its Comprehensive Plan at the end of 2021 and is taking a staged approach to revising zoning to encourage feedback from residents and adapt to changes in the community. The proposed revision is based on…
Read MoreJuly 25, 2022 Daily Headlines
On Sunday, the World Health Organization declared monkeypox a global health emergency. The classification is the highest alert the WHO can declare. According to the BBC, the WHO declared an emergency due to the outbreak and rapid spreading worldwide. As of Saturday, 16,000 positive cases and 5 deaths have been reported from 75 countries. Symptoms…
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Drawing Rules SPONSOR & ADMINISTRATOR: Ithaca Community Radio Inc. 103 W Seneca St. #305 Ithaca NY 14850. Drawing for: one pair of 4-day passes to the 2022 Ithaca Grassroots Festival NO DONATION NECESSARY. A donation will not increase chances of winning. ELIGIBILITY: This drawing is open to any individual who (a) is, as of the…
Read MoreJune 28, 2022 Daily Headlines
Wegmans announced Monday that it would be recalling Vidalia onions sold at certain locations due to potential listeria. The Ithaca Wegmans is one of three locations in New York affected by the recall. According to My Twin Tiers, the potentially impacted products were sold between June 23rd and June 24th with the 4-digit PLU codes…
Read MoreJune 21, 2022 Daily Headlines
According to NPR, new legislation banning the sale of body armor to civilians in New York may not be effective. The new legislation will not affect the sale of the armor like that worn by the gunman at the Buffalo supermarket shooting. The gunman wore a steel-plated vest which does not fall under the category…
Read MoreJune 17, 2022 Daily Headlines
In observance of Juneteenth, the TCAT will run on a reduced service on Monday, June 20th. Though Juneteenth is on the 19th, most employers also observe the holiday on the 20th. Instead of operating on a typical weekday schedule on Monday, TCAT will operate on Sunday’s schedule, which ends earlier in the day and has…
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