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Covering Ithaca and all of Tompkins County

Producers: Rachel Garrity, Emma Barstow, Eleanor Paterson, Ally Lemon, Romeo Maslin, TJ Skojec, Christian Gratto, Hunter Holmes, Mikayla Savageau

Newswatch 10/29/24

On this episode of NewswatchThe shutdown of a local homeless community center has city officials considering declaring a state of emergency,the Menendez brothers are set to return to court, which could lead to a potential release on parole,and analyst Noah Darling interviews a new local candidate and discusses the history of write-in candidacy. All that…
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Newswatch 10-22-24

On this episode of Newswatch, The United States Secretary of State met with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in efforts to negotiate a ceasefire. Ithaca police have arrested one adult and three juveniles in connection with an assault that occurred on the Commons in August. Highlights from the Ithaca Bombers’ game against Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute.…
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Newswatch 10/15/24

On this episode of Newswatch,North Korea’s use of explosives to destroy a road and train tracks that previously connected the country to its southern counterpart,plus updates from our in-studio analyst, Noah Darling, on the Biden administration’s involvement in the Israel-Hamas conflict,and a fire in the Ithaca area that destroyed a local home, resulting in only…
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10/13/24

On this episode of Newswatch, twenty-two people have been found dead and over one-hundred people are injured after an Israeli attack in the city of Beirut, the city of Ithaca revises its climate action plan to focus on reducing residents green house gas’s emissions, and Biden as approved THAAD, a US anti-missile system, to be…
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NewsWatch 10/10/24

this episode of NewsWatch, we will take a look at the devastating effects of hurricane Milton after it made landfall as a category 3 hurricane lining the streets of Florida with debris, discuss Ithaca’s proposed city budget increase and how it will affect Ithaca residence’s taxes, and how the aftermath of hurricane Helene is affecting…
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Newswatch 10/01/24

On this episode of Newswatch, Updates on the ongoing Israeli ground operations into Lebanon, Dock workers across the east coast going on strike, causing potential supply chain delays, and a local man arrested on child endangerment charges following a domestic dispute in the Ithaca Commons. All that and more on this episode of Newswatch.

10/06/24

On this episode of Newswatch, an Israeli attack on a mosque in northern Gaza leaves nineteen dead, an ongoing port strike affects fourteen ports in New York and New Jersey, and Biden’s historic student loan debt forgiveness program was halted by federal judges. All that and more tonight on Newswatch.

Newswatch 4/21/24

On this episode of Newswatch, former President Trump struggles to balance attending rallies for his presidential campaign and ongoing and recent election polls showing that interest in the election from the American public is remarkably low, and back home the City of Ithaca begins to work on an encampment response protocol aimed towards helping the…
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Newswatch 4/18/24

Coming up tonight on Newswatch. Former president Donald Trump’s trial begins with a rigorous jury selection process. Then a look at the Ithaca City School District’s new budget for the upcoming academic year, and a look at an elephant who broke free and decided to take a stroll in Montana. All that and more, tonight…
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Newswatch 4/16/24

On this episode of Newswatch, Donald Trump’s hush money case is officially underway, with jury selection beginning this week, a local bomb threat is found to be aimed at Dewitt Mall’s Buffalo Street Books, and various events bringing light to the conflict in Palestine have occurred throughout Ithaca. All that and more in this episode…
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