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

The Undiscovered Country: Jason Hoge of LawNY on the NYS Clean State Act

By Felix Teitelbaum | November 18, 2024

Host Michael Rhynes interviews attorney Jason Hoge about the new legislation that will make a difference to men and women coming home from prison. The law holds a unique promise for 2.3 million New Yorkers with conviction…

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The Undiscovered Country: Taili Mugambee

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 30, 2024

Host Michael Rhynes interviews Taili Mugambee Director or ⁠the Ultimate Re-Entry Opportunity⁠ about re-entry work underway in Tompkins County. The organization works to address housing, employment, safety, health, and wellness of those impacted by incarceration, and to…

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Local Food Security Roundtable [AUDIO]

By Felix Teitelbaum | September 12, 2024

How can we ensure access to healthy, sustainable food for everyone in our community? What can we do as individuals? What changes would you like to see to government policy? How did the pandemic affect the way you eat? …

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Local Headlines

Local News: February 7, 2024

By Celia Clarke | February 7, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: February 7, 2024

– Tompkins County legislature rejects ceasefire resolution – By a one-vote margin, the Tompkins County legislature rejected a resolution calling for a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas war. The Ithaca Voice reports legislature heard hours of public comments mostly supporting the resolution. The vote was 7-6 in favor of the resolution but it needed 8 votes…

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Local News: February 5, 2024

By Celia Clarke | February 5, 2024 | Comments Off on Local News: February 5, 2024

–  Tioga County issues alert after cluster of heroin overdoses – Tioga County health officials are alerting people after a recent cluster of heroin overdoses that took place in three days last week. Officials say no one died. Kylie Holochak is senior educator with the county’s health department. She said Naloxone, also called Narcan was…

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