WRFI Community Radio News

Fresh at 5pm every weekday we bring you local news headlines from across our listening community—all in about 2 minutes. Listen live (88.1FM in Ithaca, 91.9FM Watkins Glen, and 89.7FM across the southern Finger Lakes) or wherever you get your podcasts.

Local News: May 28, 2024

Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill ApartmentsResidents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca…

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Features and Interviews

Do We Need Dams? – June 24, 2015

By WRFI News Staff | June 26, 2015

Lori Sonken talks with former commissioner of the Bureau of Reclamation Dan Beard about water policy, the environmental impact of dams, and his new book, Deadbeat Dams: Why we Should Abolish the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation and…

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Knowing Mike Sigler – June 22nd, 2015

By WRFI News Staff | June 22, 2015

Samuel Whitehead speaks with Tompkins County 6th District Legislator Mike Sigler about the fate of the Cayuga Power Plant and the future of the former Tompkins County Public Library site.   This interview originally aired on the…

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A Man who Biked Across the World – June 22nd

By WRFI News Staff | June 22, 2015

  Faith Meckley speaks with Jamie Bianchini, a man who spent eight years bicycling all over the world. He used a tandem bike and invited strangers to join him in the back seat along his journey. Now,…

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Local Headlines

Local News: May 28, 2024

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 28, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: May 28, 2024

Mass Evictions and Rent Hikes at West Hill Apartments Residents at a West Hill apartment complex in Ithaca are facing eviction. According to the Ithaca Times, the Delaware-based new owners of Cayuga Gardens Apartments plan to raise the rent in all units by $600 a month. In February they served every resident in the complex…

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Local News: May 27, 2024

By Felix Teitelbaum | May 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: May 27, 2024

Protests Interrupt Cornell Commencement Cornell’s class of 2024 graduated Saturday. Like commencement ceremonies at many universities this year, the event was disrupted by pro-Palestinian student protestors. According to WSKG, about 12 people chanted and then walked out. Others wore black and white keffiyehs but stayed seated throughout the proceedings. Kelly’s Dockside for Sale A storied…

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