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Ithaca, N.Y., wants to eliminate greenhouse gasses by 2030 — 20 years faster than the rest of the country. But even in this liberal city meeting climate targets is harder than expected.
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The Ithaca-Tompkins International Airport is still recovering from its decline in ridership during the pandemic. Officials have turned to a consulting firm to create a financial plan.
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Protestors, organized by the Democratic Socialists of America, took to Ho Plaza on Cornell University’s campus to protest the proposed funding agreement with the city.
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Police say they have arrested 10 people on kidnapping and murder charges related to the disappearance of 33-year-old Thomas Rath from an Ithaca homeless encampment, earlier this year.
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An administrative law judge with the National Labor Relations board ruled in favor of former Starbucks workers, alleging the coffee chain violated labor laws as it shut down three unionized stores in Ithaca.
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Ithaca Mayor Laura Lewis, who served as acting mayor for most of 2022, called her time leading the city "challenging."
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There are currently 15 police officer positions that are funded but unfilled, some for over a year. When the city funds a police officer position, it must budget for 10 years of salary for that officer.
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Two years after George Floyd was killed by Minneapolis police, the City of Ithaca will adopt some of the police reforms proposed in its Reimagining Public Safety report.
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WRVO has good news for listeners in Ithaca! We're now available on your radio at 88.9-FM, a frequency that should reach many more Ithaca-area listeners.
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Unionized Starbucks workers in Ithaca called for a citywide boycott of the coffee chain’s stores after the company announced it would close its Collegetown location.