Auburn Community Hospital health care workers approved a new contract ending almost a year of negotiations. AFSCME Local 3124 on Tuesday announced in a press release that its members at ACH overwhelmingly voted to ratify a new union contract. Continue reading from The Citizen more

It was an arrest that made headlines far beyond Cayuga County. State police were north of Weedsport on Aug. 6, 2018, when they spotted the vehicle of a man wanted on an arrest warrant. Troopers tried to pull him over, but the driver refused to comply. He hit a trooper’s marked car, then took police... more

Katie MacIntyre’s The Loving Cup Podcast returns with special guests Joni & Robert Otterstatter of Octane Social House in Auburn to talk about locallly sourced food, their business, a life-altering experience, and gratitude. . more

The city of Auburn is moving forward on a plan to build a new public safety building, and now officials are looking into how Cayuga County can join in on the project as well. Last week, the Auburn City Council approved the purchase of property that will be turned into a new home for the... more

Instead of spending the hard-earned money she made after working over the summer on shopping as she originally planned, Cecilia Pfeiffer had something else in mind. Cecilia, 10, said she was so inspired by the candlelight vigil on addiction held in Auburn Aug. 30 that she decided to donate $75 she earned over the summer to the... more

Two Auburn residents were arrested Tuesday morning after being indicted on multiple felony charges that they conspired to sell cocaine and LSD on different occasions in 2018. A Cayuga County grand jury indictment alleges that Paige Sierra Sharp, 19, of 61 N. Lewis St. in Auburn, communicated with a confidential informant on or about April... more

The Auburn community lined up with men and women in uniform for their own moment of silence during a wreath laying ceremony outside of City Hall. Eight years ago, Auburn city leaders established a permanent 9/11 memorial to provide a means to reflect on and aid in healing for all those that visit. As bagpipes... more

Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann says that a 31-year-old Buffalo man, who was incarcerated at the Auburn Correctional Facility was sentenced to five years for his involvement in a violent incident at the prison in December 2017. Marino Padilla, 31, was sentenced to five years in prison, and five years post-release supervision after pleading... more

Cayuga County District Attorney Jon Budelmann says that a 33-year-old Auburn man was sentenced to five years in state prison on Tuesday. On January 4, 2019, the Finger Lakes Drug task Force executed a search warrant at Michael Gainey’s residence in the City of Auburn. During the search, police recovered a loaded Calico M100 .22... more

The Auburn City Council passed a resolution Thursday asking the state to change its reporting procedures for toxins found in harmful algal blooms, reiterating a concern the council has raised since 2017. Currently, when reporting levels of microcystin, a toxin produced by some forms of the cyanobacteria that form harmful algal blooms, the state Department of... more

Join Jack McMullen & J.D. Raucci live from Batavia as the Doubledays take on the Muckdogs in the 2nd to last game of the 2019 regular season. The DDays will return to Falcon Park to close out the season at home on Labor Day at 1:00 pm. The pregame show is set for 4:45 pm... more

A Phelps woman was arrested after she was discovered in the trunk of a car during a traffic stop. Ontario County Sheriff’s deputies say a bench warrant had been issued for 38-year-old Nicole Heidemann after she allegedly failed to pay a fine for aggravated unlicensed operation. They say she had been on the run since... more

An Auburn woman is facing criminal charges after allegedly threatening her son-in-law, police said. The Auburn Police Department said Christina C. Garcia, 44, of Auburn got into a domestic incident with her son-in-law around 9:30 p.m. Thursday at her residence. Continue reading from The Citizen more

A hazmat team was called to Auburn Correction Facility Thursday after a suspicious substance was found. Auburn firefighters and an ambulance were called to the prison around 9:30 a.m. The state Department of Corrections and Community Supervision said there was “evidence of a suspected unknown substance” at the prison, so a hazmat crew was called... more

The 34th Annual Central New York Tomato Festival is Saturday at 11 a.m. The festival takes place in downtown Auburn and it will include food, live music, homemade crafts. and locally grown produce. Its main goal is to raise money and collect canned goods to help hungry families and fill up food pantries in Central... more

The Auburn City Council Thursday night authorized the purchase of a new space for the city’s fire department, a concrete step for a project city staff said has been in the works informally for decades. The council unanimously voted to approve the purchase of 31 Seminary St. from Seminary Commons, LLC for $990,000 as part... more

The Auburn City Council is set to consider a trio of land agreements Thursday, including the proposed sale of the long-vacant Dunn & McCarthy site and the purchase of land for a new public safety building. The council is set to review resolutions to authorize the sale of the Dunn & McCarthy site to a Syracuse-based health... more

Two people are facing charges in Cayuga County for allegedly selling drugs. On Monday, Auburn Police executed a search warrant issued by Cayuga County Court at an apartment on Grover Street. Investigators with the Finger Lakes Drug Task Force, the Auburn Police Department and the Auburn Police Department K9 unit searched the apartment and found... more

The Auburn Police Department is asking for the public’s help in locating an all-terrain vehicle that was reported stolen in the city sometime late last month. The department is looking for a 2019 REX 120cc model TAOTAO ATV, described as white, yellow and black in color with red rims, and is intended for use by... more

An Auburn man was charged with a felony early Tuesday morning after an interaction with an officer from the Auburn Police Department. Deputy Police Chief Roger Anthony said APD officers were investigating a report of suspicious activity near 3 Seminary St. in Auburn when they encountered 21-year-old Cody Michael Christoff, of 53 Barber St. Continue reading... more