The name “Brandon Yelo” won’t come up in any conversations about Auburn’s most famous natives. On the contrary, most people in the city don’t know who he is. But Yelo, 21, has an internet following that’d make most celebrities envious: 1 million on Instagram, 93,000 on YouTube, 91,000 on Twitter. That following, and Yelo’s lack... more

Will the third time be the charm for Ann Marie Buerkle? She’ll find out this year. The White House announced Wednesday that President Donald Trump once again nominated Buerkle, an Auburn native and former central New York congresswoman, to chair the Consumer Product Safety Commission. Buerkle, who has served on the commission since 2013 after she was... more

Fire officials in Auburn are saying that one person died in a fire on Pulsifer Drive, during the morning hours on Tuesday. Auburn Fire Department personnel responded to a heavily involved fire at 47 Pulsifer Drive at approximately 12:45 a.m., according to Assistant Chief Ed Sherman, who spoke with the Auburn Citizen. One occupant of... more

A truly unique shot from Mill Street in Auburn. Photo by Mike Ryan. more

Owasco Lake was lit up and the air had a blue tint to it with the snow on the ground. Photo by Todd Tanner. more

Mid-January snowfalls are exceptionally good at making some reminisce over warmer weather. For two baseball teams, the sooner the snow melts, the more clear the future of their upcoming seasons will become. The Auburn High School and Cayuga Community College baseball teams both call Falcon Park their home turf. But the turf is why they’re... more

After 40 years of using a tedious and inefficient paper check system, the Women, Infants and Children program in Cayuga County has transitioned to a debit card system that gives power and control back to its participants, Cayuga County WIC program coordinator Beth Huber said. “It really is the whole new world of WIC. It’s... more

An Auburn woman is facing criminal charges for allegedly stabbing a man Friday morning. Amandalus D. Lane, 41, 101 Quill Ave., Apt. K60, was charged with second-degree assault, third-degree criminal possession of a weapon and endangering the welfare of a child. Auburn Police Department Capt. James Moore said Friday that officers were dispatched to a... more

Auburn Community Hospital has reached out to federal representatives in its quest to continue operating Auburn’s outpatient clinic for veterans after recently losing a bid for the clinic, asking that local veterans’ feelings be considered. The Syracuse Veterans Affairs Medical Center recently appointed health clinic operator STG International to be a provider for an Auburn clinic... more

An Auburn man is facing criminal charges after allegedly driving while intoxicated Friday morning with a previous conviction within the last 10 years, the Auburn Police Department said. Joseph J. Wise III, 35, 339 Clark St., was charged with felony driving while intoxicated and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content level greater... more

A Waterloo man was arrested Wednesday for allegedly causing thousands of dollars in damage to an elevator door, then taking someone’s car from their home. The Auburn Police Department reported Thursday that Robert Louis Barnes, Jr., 23, of 97 Stark St., Waterloo, had a warrant out for his arrest and turned himself in Wednesday. The... more

A former Auburn inmate maintains his innocence of causing the death of a fellow inmate following an altercation in 2017. Ashton Bellamy, 32, is facing one count each of first-degree manslaughter and second-degree assault for his connection in the death of former Auburn prison inmate Daniel Wingate. On July 9, 2017, Wingate was found in... more

For five and a half hours, sewage flowed from a manhole on Chapman Avenue Wednesday morning in Auburn, according to an alert issued by the state. The street has been blocked off between crossroads Quill Avenue and Worden Avenue as crews work to make more permanent repairs. The section of the street will hopefully re-open... more

Cayuga County’s E-911 Emergency Communications Department this week began testing a backup system for pinpointing the location of calls, department Director Denise Spingler said Wednesday. In situations where callers can’t identify their location, such as domestic violence cases where the caller can’t speak or similar situations, the county’s E-911 phone system is able to determine... more

Written on a poster board in the Booker T. Washington Community Center were the words “need some improvement.” This was how one Auburn community member described the city in three words. On Tuesday, the public was once again welcomed to participate in a Downtown Revitalization Initiative workshop to discuss potential projects that could revamp the... more

A $43.7-million Auburn Enlarged City School District capital project was passed by a large margin Tuesday. Voters approved the proposal 1,151-427. The project will focus heavily on safety and health measures as well as cover all seven instructional buildings and the administrative headquarters. The first phase of the two-phase project is set to cost $28 million,... more

A Cayuga County legislative committee Monday approved two staffing changes at the Cayuga County Clerk’s Office in an effort to reduce a high rate of turnover in some positions. The Legislature’s Government Operations Committee approved a request from County Clerk Sue Dwyer to abolish two part-time senior clerk positions and replace them with one full-time... more

The Washington Nationals announced their minor league staff Monday, including the name of the new Auburn Doubledays manager. Ralph “Rocket” Wheeler will take over as the manager of the Doubledays for the 2019 season. Franklin Bravo is returning as the pitching coach, and Mark Harris is back as the hitting coach. Kirby Craft will be... more

The Auburn community will get another opportunity to learn about the city’s Downtown Revitalization Initiative project proposals at an open house Tuesday. Ideas on improving the downtown area will be welcomed. In a workshop format, attendees will work in small groups to discuss and identify prioritized DRI projects. The third public open house will be... more

Nonprofit life insurance company WoodmenLife has announced that it will close its Auburn office in March, according to a representative. Kerry Heinrich, director of marketing communications for the Omaha-based company, said it has decided not to offer new sales in the state of New York. As a result, it will no longer have independent sales... more