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5 hours ago in Olympics, Sports

Paralympians ski in shorts and T-shirts, and some ask: Shouldn’t these Games be earlier?

At this month's Milan Cortina Paralympics, some athletes competed in shorts, T-shirts and tank tops. One skier lamented "tropical" conditions and a snowboarder complained that soft, slow snow put him at a disadvantage. And some worried about their safety.

5 hours ago in Sports

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander scores 20 points for 127th straight game, breaking Wilt Chamberlain’s record

Shai Gilgeous-Alexander reacted to his latest individual accomplishment the way he always does: by deflecting credit and pointing to team goals.

1 day ago in Sports

PWHL to reach national US TV audience with Scripps Sports to broadcast neutral site game in Detroit

The Professional Women's Hockey League is coming to a TV set near you in the United States. The league announced that its neutral-site game at Detroit on March 28 between the New York Sirens and Montreal Victoire will be the first accessible to a national U.S. television audience.

2 days ago in Sports

Bam! Heat’s Adebayo scores 83 points, 2nd only to Wilt Chamberlain in NBA history

Bam Adebayo had a night for all time on Tuesday, with a point total second to only Wilt Chamberlain in the NBA record books. Adebayo scored 83 points, setting league marks for free throws made and attempted in a game for the Miami Heat in a 150-129 win over the Washington Wizards.

2 days ago in Sports

Italy stuns the US 8-6 in World Baseball Classic, leaving the Americans needing help to advance

Kyle Teel, Sam Antonacci and Jac Caglianone homered as Italy built a big lead and held on to stun the United States 8-6 Tuesday night in the World Baseball Classic.

2 days ago in Sports

MLB report settles World Series Game 7 plate drama: IKF was out by feet, not inches

It was the most debated play of the year in Major League Baseball, perhaps the most dissected and discussed sequence in World Series history. Should Isiah Kiner-Falefa have taken a bigger lead? Why did the third base coach draw a line in the dirt right there? What if IKF sprinted to the plate instead of sliding?

Lifestyle

8 hours ago in Business, Community, Lifestyle, Local, Politics

Sigler seeks AG probe into Tompkins County gas prices

Legislator Mike Sigler is requesting a state investigation in Tompkins County's high gas prices.

1 day ago in Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

Cornell senior joins Team Legend on hit TV show The Voice

On March 2, the class of 2026’s Adi Arora appeared in the second episode of the blind audition portion of the hit NBC show "The Voice Battle of the Champions."

1 day ago in Community, Health & Wellness, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Cornell, alum launch life-saving stem-cell registry drive

Beginning March 13, the university is hosting a week-long stem cell drive that could save lives.

2 days ago in Lifestyle

Do you really need a water filter? Here’s what experts say

U.S. tap water is generally safe and high quality. But that doesn't mean every glass tastes the same, or that every building's plumbing delivers identical water to the faucet.

2 days ago in Community, Entertainment, Environment, Lifestyle, Local, Spring Activities Guide

NYS renames Camp Barton as Three Falls State Park

Trumansburg, Ulysses, and Covert will operate the former Camp Barton, which has been renamed Three Falls State Park.

Entertainment

5 hours ago in Entertainment

Two long-lost episodes of ‘Doctor Who’ have been found. Fans will soon be able to watch them

Over six decades of "Doctor Who," the intergalactic adventurer's adversaries have included evil robots, rampaging Yeti — and the BBC, which erased many early episodes of the now-iconic sci-fi TV series. A film charity announced Friday that it has found two previously lost 1960s episodes among the possessions of a deceased collector.

1 day ago in Community, Entertainment, Food & Music, Local, Spring Activities Guide

Dryden Center for Community to hold Steeple Social

The Dryden Center for Community will hold their first public event on March 28.

1 day ago in Community, Entertainment, Lifestyle, Local

Cornell senior joins Team Legend on hit TV show The Voice

On March 2, the class of 2026’s Adi Arora appeared in the second episode of the blind audition portion of the hit NBC show "The Voice Battle of the Champions."

2 days ago in Entertainment

Oscars preview: Producers tease ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ and ‘Sinners’ celebrations

The producers behind the 98th Academy Awards have set out to celebrate not just the hit song "Golden" from "KPop Demon Hunters", but the cultural phenomenon of the film itself. That logic is why the only other nominated song that will get a moment on the broadcast is "I Lied to You," from "Sinners," a blockbuster hit and the most-nominated film of all time.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Q&A: Shakira says she feels like she’s just getting started. A Rock Hall nomination begs to differ

Shakira is on her way to drop her son off at flag football practice. It's an ordinary experience for a mother who, in the not-so-recent past, has been at the center of some pretty extraordinary circumstances.

Local News from 607NewsNow

3 hours ago in Community, Local

Fire Chief: No working smoke detectors in Cortland fire

On March 13, the Cortland Fire Department was called to a blaze in the 200 block of Tompkins Street just after 2:30 a.m.

8 hours ago in Business, Community, Lifestyle, Local, Politics

Sigler seeks AG probe into Tompkins County gas prices

Legislator Mike Sigler is requesting a state investigation in Tompkins County's high gas prices.

9 hours ago in Community, Education, Local, Politics

TC3 getting $186K for expanded child care services

Updated

Gov. Hochul has announced expanded child care at 11 SUNY community colleges, including TC3 in Dryden.

10 hours ago in Community, Local

Brewster House names new executive director

On March 10, the Elizabeth Brewster House announced that Marianne Odell has been named executive director.

10 hours ago in Community, Local

Centro launches experimental service changes in Cortland County

Centro is increasing the frequency of stops on four of its most popular routes: Route 1 (Riverside Plaza), Route 2 (West Road), Route 3 (Homer), and Route 4 (Walmart/Cortlandville).

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National

4 hours ago in National

Key inflation gauge worsened in January, before Iran war lifted gas prices

An inflation gauge closely monitored by the Federal Reserve moved higher in January in the latest sign that prices were persistently elevated even before the Iran war caused spikes in oil and gas costs.

5 hours ago in National

Man in Michigan synagogue attack lost family members in Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, official says

A man with a rifle who crashed into a large Michigan synagogue in what federal officials are saying was an attack had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon last week, an official said Friday.