Category: Schuyler County

This week FingerLakes1.com National News Editor Gabriel Pietrorazio returns as a guest on the Human Rights and Social Justice Program with Ute Ritz-Deutch on WRFI Community Radio, which is stationed out of Ithaca. Today, on this edition, Pietrorazio speaks with Ritz-Deutch from ... MORE

New York State Police say a Watkins Glen man is dead after a crash on Saturday. It happened around 4:30 a.m. in the town of Veteran along Middle Road. When troopers arrived on-scene they located a full-size pickup truck that had been ... MORE

How can you sign-up to receive the COVID-19 vaccine? The federal government determines how much vaccine New York State receives and has given New York approximately 300,000 vaccines per week for over 7 million people who are eligible. Officials have said repeatedly ... MORE

Leaders from the Finger Lakes region described the path forward during a call with media on Wednesday outlining vaccine response. Dr. Mike Mendoza said during the call that counties in the region were taking the lead vaccinating people based on occupation while ... MORE

A meeting to hear about possible reforms to policing in Schuyler County has been scheduled for next week. “The Schuyler County Sheriff’s Office serves the law enforcement needs of all the citizens of the County, and strives to do so in a ... MORE

The Watkins Glen Police Department is asking for the public’s help with an investigation into a burglary that occurred at the South Seneca Marina. Two men are accused of stealing from the South Seneca Marina. Property was stolen from the business, as ... MORE

The Watkins Glen Police Department is asking for the public’s help identifying a person who they would like to question regarding a theft at a local business. The theft took place Christmas Eve, according to police. The value of the theft exceeded ... MORE

Each year we ask ourselves: What were the biggest stories? There are a lot of ways to answer that question. We can choose stories that had the biggest impact on life in the Finger Lakes, Central New York, and Southern Tier. We ... MORE

Hospital capacity is lessening in the Finger Lakes and Central New York, but that doesn’t mean shutdown is inevitable. That message was clear in Governor Andrew Cuomo’s press briefing on Friday. On Saturday, the state released updated numbers for each region in ... MORE

A U.S. District Court has dismissed a $14 million civil suit filed by a local winery owner who claimed to suffer emotional distress and depression after an incident involving a Schuyler County Sheriff’s Deputy in September 2018. John Zuccarino claimed a town ... MORE

Editor’s Note: Each day health departments around the region are publishing updates to their websites, social media platforms, and sharing ‘situational’ data with local media. In an effort to bring all of that information together under one roof – we’ll be publishing ... MORE

Some local hospitals are entering difficult territory as it relates to their ICU bed capacity. Over the last two weeks there has been increased focus on rates of hospitalization connected to COVID-19. In fact, Governor Andrew Cuomo has said that if any ... MORE

This week we’re catching up with Steve Keeler, Division Chair of the School of Media & Arts at Cayuga Community College about the state- and future of journalism. There were a number of topics we wanted to explore with him. So rather ... MORE

This is your situational update for Thursday, December 17th. Take a look at what local health officials are saying in your county as the day progresses. Each county issues updates at different times of day. However, all of the counties we're tracking ... MORE

First responders say a home was a total loss in Hector after a fire was reported there during the early-morning hours on Wednesday. The fire reignited shortly after crews left the scene around 6 a.m., according to WENY-TV. The house, located on ... MORE