Cortland County News

An Ithaca man was arrested early Sunday morning after a Sheriffa s Department K-9 Unit discovered assorted drugs in his car.

Cortland County Sheriff's deputies charged an Ithaca man with felony and misdemeanor drug possession and unlawful possession of marijuana following a search of his vehicle this morning, deputies said.

Hope Lake Lodge and Conference Center , home of a long-awaited indoor water park, opens Dec.

Pyrotek Inc., a Madison County maker of high-temperature materials for industrial applications, plans to purchase the Monarch Machine Tool Inc.facility in Cortland and move its operations there, the company said Wednesday.

November 9, 2009 A driver and two passengers from Tompkins County faces charges after leading police on a high-speed chase in a stolen car this weekend.

Saturday, November 07, 2009 at 12:02 p.m. UPDATE:A A Groton man and two men from Ithaca were arrested today afterA a high speed chase that began in the Town of Cortlandville and ended in the Town of Taylor.A A State Trooper clocked the 2005 Chevrolet MalibuA on radar at 92 MPH A while it was traveling north bound on I-81 in the Town of ...

New York State Police attempting to pull over a reportedly stolen car were led on a high-speed chase through Cortland, Chenango and Madison counties Saturday.

State police have arrested three Tompkins County residents today after an hour-long pursuit that covered 75 miles.

Three people are facing charges after a car chase that began this morning in Cortland County and went into Chenango and Madison counties before ending in a crash back in Cortland County, state police said.

Three people were accused of possessing cocaine as a result of ongoing investigations by the Cortland County Drug Task Force with assistance from the Cortland police department.

A Dryden man and Richford teenager are in Cortland County Jail today on charges they broke into a Marathon bowling alley and stole beer and money and also damaged several vending machines, Cortland County sheriff's deputies said.

Two juveniles have been arrested by state police and charged with setting a fire in Marathon High School last week.

The New York State Department of Transportation will hold an open house meeting to discuss a project to replace the bridge carrying State Route 221 over a tributary of the East Branch of Owego Creek, in the town of Harford, Cortland County.

Lawyers are to give closing arguments Friday in the manslaughter trial of Patrick West in Cortland County Court.

The second day of testimony is underway today in the manslaughter trial of a Cortland man charged in the beating death of another Cortland man early New Year's Day.

Following the conviction of five health care workers for failing to provide care to a patient in a persistent vegetative state and stating in company records that the care had been provided, a New York appellate panel has ruled that the workers' employer, a Cortland County, N.Y., nursing home, also may be held criminally liable.

Village of Skaneateles Mayor Bob Green and the board of trustees are urging community members to continue sending comments to the New York State Department of Transportation regarding the proposed truck traffic regulations.

The Cortland County Health Department wants to assure the community that all efforts are being made to receive adequate quantities of H1N1 flu vaccine as it becomes available.

By Doug Schneider * dschneid@gannett.com * Public Service Editor * October 15, 2009, 8:20 pm Federal contracts related to the president's economic stimulus program are creating or saving few jobs so far across Upstate New York.

A Cortlandville man was arrested over the weekend for serving alcohol to minors at a party at his home, Cortland County sheriff's deputies said today.