The search for an autistic 15-year-old in Ithaca has come to an end. As of 3:03 a.m., a cancellation notice of the New York State Missing Child Alert for Shawna Reese was issued on behalf of the Ithaca Police Department.

The Ithaca Police Department has located 13-year-old Elijah Richards, who went missing last night.

Elijah Richards was last seen on Abbott Lane around 8:45 p.m. Thursday night (11/21).

After the Lawrenceville Fire Department burnt completely to the ground over the summer, the department wants to rebuild and get back to work. A community forum was held Thursday night to discuss the department's future. 

ELMIRA, N.Y.(WENY)-- As numerous law enforcement agencies and prosecutors did across the state, local sheriffs, police chiefs, district attorneys and others gathered in Elmira this morning to stress their objections against the new criminal justice reforms. 

As of right now, IPD says there's no reason to believe that she is the victim of a crime. Police are concerned for her well being because she has been diagnosed with autism.

 Thursday, Guthrie partnered with the Sayre Area School District to the Great American Smokeout. 

 New York State Police are searching for a suspect they believe is armed and dangerous after two bodies were discovered following a house fire in Allegany County. 

Some of the Bills in the legislative package include paid sick leave, a Paid Family Leave Act, and a Bill protecting public sector workers.

A Bill to to improve the credentialing process in Pennsylvania for health care practitioners is moving forward. House Bill 533, introduced by Representative Clint Owlett (R- Bradford, Tioga, Potter), unanimously passed the Pennsylvania House today.

By Mirna Alsharif, Rob Frehse and Eric Levenson, CNN Police arrested a Syracuse University student in connection with a series of new graffiti markings in support of protests against several recent racist incidents on...

 A Steuben County man has been arrested on animal cruelty charges after police say he shot and killed a domestic animal, and then moved its body.

 General Motors is recalling more than 640,000 pickup trucks because the seat belts could potentially catch the carpet on the floor of the truck on fire. 

Organizers announced Wednesday that Tompkins Financial's annual United Way Campaign raised more than $62,000 for the United Way of Tompkins County. 

A judge has ruled that statements given by limousine service operator Nauman Hussain to State Police and DOT officials, before and in the hours after the fatal Schoharie crash, cannot be suppressed in court.

A Wayne County man who sheriff’s deputies say was behind the wheel in a fatal crash in Cayuga County is facing new charges.

A 10-year-old New Jersey boy who was shot at a high school football game last week died shortly before the game was resumed at the home field of the NFL’s Philadelphia Eagles.

The Ithaca Professional Firefighters Association, IAFF Local 737 partnered with “Operation Warm” to provide children in need with brand new winter coats.

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) and Corning, Inc. have provided an update into ongoing cleanup efforts in the Houghton Plot neighborhood.

The Elmira Police Department is investigating after a woman destroyed two statues of soldiers outside of the Vietnam Veterans War Museum.

It was a historic and exciting day in the City of Elmira on Wednesday when officials held ribbon cutting ceremonies for both Libertad Elmira and Chemung Crossings housing projects.

After years without raising the minimum wage in Pennsylvania, a Bill to do just that is gaining traction in the legislature.

 New York Governor Andrew Cuomo has confirmed the state's second death from a vaping-related illness. 

 A tractor trailer driver was arrested after hitting a New York State patrol car Tuesday night along State Route 17 in the Town of Nichols, injuring the trooper inside.

The Tioga County Sheriff's Office is investigating after one man died in a house fire Sunday evening in the Town of Barton.