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1 – 2 Newfield men charged with rape

Police: 2 Newfield men charged in teen’s rape – Two Newfield men have been charged with first-degree rape after a teen reported being sexually assaulted Sunday, police said. Ithaca Voice

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2 – Fire ravages multiple apartments in Lansing

Fire rips through Lansing apartments – Officials said the fire likely started from an unattended frying pan in the first-floor kitchen of Apartment E. Ithaca Voice

3 – 4 people banned from TC3 after knife fight

3 hospitalized after altercation at Tompkins Cortland Community College – Three people were hospitalized after an altercation involving multiple knives. None of the injuries are considered life threatening, police said. Ithaca Voice

4 – Cornell student charged with rape; fraternity suspended

Cornell student facing felony charges after attempted rape accusation – A 21-year old Cornell student is accused of sexually assaulting a woman after leading her to a room on Sunday. Ithaca Voice

5 – Multiple serious injuries after Groton accident

Police: Driver ticketed after Groton crash causes multiple injuries – A northbound vehicle allegedly hit a disabled vehicle that had run out of gas on the east side of the roadway, according to a news release by the Tompkins County Sheriff’s Office. Ithaca Voice

6 – Threatening email locks down Dryden school

Wrong Dryden: misdirected email threat leads to brief lockdown at school – Dryden police determined that the threat had been sent to the wrong school – by about 2,500 miles. The student named in the email attended a school in Dryden, Washington. Ithaca Voice

7 – Judge to decide if nuisance law will stand in Groton

Is the Groton nuisance law constitutional? – “I knew this was unconstitutional, I just didn’t know how,” attorney Russell Maines said in court Friday morning. Ithaca Voice

8 – Photo Gallery: Hundreds attend Ithaca Chili Cook-off

Did your favorite restaurant win Ithaca’s 2016 Chili Cook-off? – By 11 a.m. Saturday, hundreds of people crowded into the Ithaca Commons for the 18th annual Chili Cook-off. Ithaca Voice

9 – New details on controversial “Officer Next Door” program

‘Officer Next Door’ has access to live camera feed in his West Village apartment – An Ithaca police officer, who lives rent-free at the West Village Apartments as part of an initiative to reduce crime in the area, also has access to a live camera feed monitoring outdoor spaces in the complex. Ithaca Voice

10 – Ithaca mayor profiled for Black History Month

Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick profiled by NBC for Black History Month – Ithaca Mayor Svante Myrick was among the 29 young Black Americans chosen to be profiled for Black History Month by NBC. Ithaca Voice

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