tompkins county

Elected officials and delegates from across the country are gathering in Chicago this week for the Democratic National Convention. Tompkins County Legislator Shawna Black is serving as a delegate at the DNC for the first time.

Dryden Fiber, an internet provider created by the town in Tompkins County to reach customers in rural areas, will receive nearly $9 million.

The university is tax exempt and has voluntary financial agreements with the city of Ithaca and the city school district.

Cooling centers are open across the region where people can take shelter from the heat wave.

Tompkins County Whole Health released new demographics data about overdose deaths in the area. Experts say people should be on the lookout for contaminated drugs that can cause a fatal overdose.

“Everyone takes 911 for granted, but it actually took 10 years to get 911 up and functioning across the United States.”

"We run 24/7, we have cars on all the time."

The jobs come with benefits and pay is higher than what many private home health agencies offer. But the county hasn’t gotten many applicants yet.

Some Ithaca residents say they worry about another potential spike in the county's COVID-19 positivity rate. So far, that increase hasn’t materialized.

"We're kind of hoping, and we're being promised that these test kits — over the counter test kits and antigen test kits — are going to become more readily available."