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A’ja Wilson wins AP Female Athlete of the Year following historic 4th WNBA MVP

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A'ja Wilson stood atop the WNBA again in 2025, winning an unprecedented fourth MVP as her Las Vegas Aces earned a third championship in four seasons. For that, she earned The Associated Press Female Athlete of the Year on Wednesday for the first time in her career.

2 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Beyoncé, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour will co-chair next Met Gala

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The new Met Gala co-chairs have been announced, and it's a high-powered quartet: Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman will join Vogue's Anna Wintour in hosting the star-packed event next May.

19 hours ago in Sports

Mike Trout remains in the mix for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic, but questions linger

Mike Trout, the cornerstone of Team USA's 2023 World Baseball Classic run, is still under consideration as the roster for the 2026 tournament takes shape.

1 day ago in Sports

Dominican court orders new trial for Tampa Bay Rays’ Wander Franco in sexual abuse case

An appeals court in the Dominican Republic on Tuesday ordered a new trial for Tampa Bay Rays shortstop Wander Franco, who was convicted earlier this year of sexually abusing a minor and had received a two-year suspended sentence.

1 day ago in Sports

Shohei Ohtani is the AP’s Male Athlete of the Year for record-tying 4th time

Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying him with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most among male honorees.

1 day ago in Features, Trending

How to watch one of the year’s best meteor showers, the Geminids

It's time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year. The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December, according to the American Meteor Society.

Lifestyle

2 hours ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Police searching for missing man in Seneca County

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On December 8, deputies say 66-year-old Mark Taggerty left his job at Frazier Industrial Company in Waterloo around 9 a.m. “under suspicious conditions.”

6 hours ago in Community, Environment, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Finger Lakes Land Trust plants more than 500 trees in Enfield

On December 9, the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) announced the recent planting of 575 native trees and shrubs on a 25-acre property on their Lower Nature Preserve.

6 hours ago in Community, Education, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Tubman Home National Park president, CEO dies at 72

On November 24, Karen Hill, President and CEO of the Harriet Tubman Home in Auburn, passed away.

6 hours ago in Community, Crime, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Chemung County Sheriff’s investigator receives award for line-of-duty injury

On December 8, Investigator Michael Theetge received the Order of the Blue Heart Award from Wounded Blue.

1 day ago in Community, Education, Government, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Cornell Navy midshipman named ROTC Student of the Year

Midshipman Kylie Williamson, a Cornell senior, has been named Student of the Year for the Navy Federal Credit Union ROTC All-American Scholarship Program.

Entertainment

2 hours ago in Entertainment, Trending

Beyoncé, Venus Williams, Nicole Kidman and Anna Wintour will co-chair next Met Gala

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The new Met Gala co-chairs have been announced, and it's a high-powered quartet: Beyoncé, Venus Williams and Nicole Kidman will join Vogue's Anna Wintour in hosting the star-packed event next May.

19 hours ago in Entertainment

In ‘The Chronology of Water,’ Imogen Poots found a great role, and a best friend in Kristen Stewart

After 20 years of acting in movies, television and on the stage, Imogen Poots is having a clarifying moment.

2 days ago in Entertainment

Golden Globes enter the world of podcasts and tread carefully, avoiding controversy

The Golden Globes this year introduced a best podcast category and, predictably, the nominees announced Monday will get people talking.

2 days ago in Entertainment, Music

Coldplay, U2 and Ed Sheeran top Pollstar’s most popular touring artists of the new millennium

Much has been made about the global touring economy in the last few years. Take, for example, that tours grossing over a billion dollars is a new phenomenon in the 2020s — a benchmark first crossed by Taylor Swift in 2023 with her landmark Eras Tour and an accomplishment recently reached by The Weeknd.

2 days ago in Entertainment

ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension

President Donald Trump won't be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension.

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1 hour ago in Community, Crime, Local

Sheriff: Newfield man found with firearms, bomb-making materials

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48-year-old Ransome Vanriper is charged with 11 counts of criminal possession of a weapon in both the second and third degree and a single count of criminal possession of stolen property.

2 hours ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Police searching for missing man in Seneca County

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On December 8, deputies say 66-year-old Mark Taggerty left his job at Frazier Industrial Company in Waterloo around 9 a.m. “under suspicious conditions.”

5 hours ago in Community, Education, Local

ICSD Board of Ed holding hearing on revised district safety plan

A new districtwide safety plan is under review in the Ithaca City School District. 

5 hours ago in Community, Government, Local, Politics, Real Estate

Tioga County to buy Owego property for potential county office building

Legislators voted to move forward on purchasing property including two parking lots, a former Walgreens building, and a converted residence on Main Street and Central Avenue in Owego.

6 hours ago in Community, Environment, Lifestyle, Local, Regional

Finger Lakes Land Trust plants more than 500 trees in Enfield

On December 9, the Finger Lakes Land Trust (FLLT) announced the recent planting of 575 native trees and shrubs on a 25-acre property on their Lower Nature Preserve.

National

2 hours ago in National

Democrat wins Miami mayor’s race for the first time in nearly 30 years

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Democrat Eileen Higgins won the Miami mayor's race on Tuesday, defeating a Republican endorsed by President Donald Trump to end her party's nearly three-decade losing streak and give Democrats a boost in one of the last electoral battles ahead of the 2026 midterms.

2 hours ago in National

Storms bring heavy rain to the Pacific Northwest, snow and freezing rain to the Upper Midwest

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The first of a series of powerful storms dumped heavy rain and swelled rivers in the Pacific Northwest on Tuesday, closing roads and prompting high water rescues.