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4 weeks ago in Sports
Veteran Joe Flacco selected as Browns starting QB for season opener against Bengals on Sept. 7
After four weeks, Joe Flacco has emerged as the winner of the Cleveland Browns' four-way quarterback competition. The 40-year-old Flacco beat out Kenny Pickett and rookies Dillon Gabriel and Shedeur Sanders. Deshaun Watson is on the roster, but is expected to miss the season because of injuries.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Music
Busta Rhymes and Ricky Martin will make history at 2025 MTV VMAs. Here’s who is taking the stage
Rapper Busta Rhymes will receive the first ever MTV VMA Rock the Bells Visionary Award and Ricky Martin will be honored with the inaugural Latin Icon Award, the VMAs announced Monday.
4 weeks ago in Lifestyle
Cambridge Dictionary adds ‘skibidi’ and ‘tradwife’ among 6,000 new words
What the skibidi is happening to the English language? "Skibidi," pronounced SKIH-bih-dee, is one of the slang terms popularized by social media that are among more than 6,000 additions this year to the Cambridge Dictionary.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment, Trending
‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of selling fatal dose to Matthew Perry agrees to plead guilty
Jasveen Sangha becomes the fifth and final defendant charged in the overdose death of the "Friends" star to strike a plea agreement with federal prosecutors, avoiding a trial that had been planned for September.
4 weeks ago in Music Scene
On this day in rock history: August 18th
(607NewsNow) — On this day in rock history, hear from Kat Walters of I-100 Iconic Rock about The Police, The…
4 weeks ago in Pet of the Week
Pets of the week: August 18th
Bianca, Elvis Purrsley, Cici, and Luis from CNY Snap and the Cortland County SPCA are ready to find their forever homes.
4 weeks ago in Community, Education, Lifestyle, Local, Regional
Final week of 4H summer camp cancelled after fire in McGraw
On August 16th, a blaze broke out in the Arts and Crafts building at Camp Owahta in McGraw.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Scottie Scheffler rallies from 4 shots down and wins BMW Championship for 5th victory of the year
The numbers Scottie Scheffler is compiling have been drawing comparisons with Tiger Woods. The world's No. 1 player had a Tiger-like moment with the trophy on the line and a club in his hand Sunday in the BMW Championship.
4 weeks ago in Sports
Caleb Williams looks sharp in Ben Johnson’s offense as Bears rout Bills 38-0 in preseason
Caleb Williams' rocky training camp now seems to be on the upswing. Williams took advantage of his first preseason playing time, connecting with Olamide Zaccheaus for a 36-yard touchdown on the opening drive as the Chicago Bears cruised to 38-0 preseason victory over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday night.
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
‘Weapons’ maintains top spot in second weekend, scaring off newcomer ‘Nobody 2’
"Weapons" scared its way to the top of the box office in its debut and managed to stay there during its second weekend, beating out "Freakier Friday" and newcomer "Nobody 2."
4 weeks ago in Entertainment
Singer Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in prison for $1 million fraud scheme
Singer Sean Kingston was sentenced to three and a half years in prison Friday after being convicted of a $1 million fraud scheme in which he leveraged his fame to dupe sellers into giving him luxury items that he then never paid for.
4 weeks ago in World
Israel’s growing frustration over the war in Gaza erupts in nationwide protests
Israeli protesters demanding a deal to free hostages in Gaza attempted to shut down the country Sunday in one of the largest and fiercest protests in 22 months of war. Organizers, representing the families of hostages, asserted that hundreds of thousands of people took part.
4 weeks ago in National, Trending
Stronger, bigger Hurricane Erin forecast to create dangerous surf along US coast
A stronger and bigger Hurricane Erin pelted parts of the Caribbean and was forecast to create dangerous surf and rip currents along the U.S. East Coast this week.
4 weeks ago in Trending, World
Air Canada suspends restart plans after flight attendants union defies return to work order
Air Canada suspended plans to restart operations Sunday after the union representing 10,000 flight attendants said it will defy a return to work order. The strike was already affecting about 130,000 travelers per day during the peak summer travel season.
4 weeks ago in Community, Lifestyle, Local, Regional
Crews search for missing person on Cayuga Lake, one rescued
One person is still missing after a canoe capsized on Cayuga Lake on August 17th around 1:30 a.m.
4 weeks ago in Environment, Government, Local, Real Estate
Owego considers leasing ‘green’ properties
The Board of Trustees in Owego is looking at leasing “green” properties to residents.
Bills lay egg in preseason; Yankees sweep Cardinals
Find local and national sports updates here with the WHCU Sports Report.
4 weeks ago in Community, Education, Local
Cortland’s school district splits cell phone rule for high school, junior high
The Cortland Enlarged City School District is taking a layered approach to implementing a state-mandated smartphone ban.
4 weeks ago in Community, Crime, Local
Thefts from parked vehicles rising in Ithaca, IPD says
The Ithaca Police Department is reporting rising incidents of thefts from parked vehicles.
