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By Advertiser Reporter The Bentley that was abandoned in East Wichel Picture: WILTSHIRE POLICE A BENTLEY driver who led police on a high speed chase through Swindon was warned he could be jailed.  Tommy Lee, 42, was behind the wheel of a Bentley Continental sports car on December 1, 2019, when he was chased from the M4 to East Wichel.  Police officers lost sight of the £160,000 car as he sped off the motorway, eventually catching ...

For the second time in a month, U.S. Rep. John Katko — the ranking Republican member of the House Homeland Security Committee — visited the U.S.-Mexico border.  Earlier this week, Katko led other GOP members of the committee to the Rio Grande Valley and the Donna migrant facility in Texas. They had conversations with Border Patrol agents about the situation unfolding at the border and joined special operations officers with the Texas Department of Public Safety for a nightly patrol...

Tsisi Tayerera, 28 and of Britannia Road North, Southsea, was sentenced for dangerous driving and other motoring offences AN UNLICENSED driver who travelled the wrong way along a dual carriageway at night narrowly avoiding multiple crashes, including with a HGV, a court heard. Tsisi Tayerera was told that it was a “matter of luck, not judgement” that no one was killed as a result of her actions on the A31 in January. The 28-year-old avoided being put behind bars when she was sentenced...

Among the biggest breakthroughs in the state budget adopted last week was the legislation that will allow mobile sports betting in New York.

Apr 09, 2021 — The (Auburn) Citizen Two central New York universities are requiring students to get COVID-19 vaccinations before the fall semester. Cornell and Syracuse announced this week that students must get vaccinated before returning to campus. Both universities say that medical and religious exemptions will be accommodated. In a letter posted on the universitys website, Cornell President Martha Pollack said with expanded eligibility and increasing production, faculty, staff and studen...

The (Auburn) Citizen The Chateaugay Correctional Facility has sat vacant since the prison closed in 2014. Photo: Emily Russell There is disagreement in the state Legislature on whether Gov. Andrew Cuomo should be given authority to expedite the closure of more New York prisons over the next two years. The state Senates one-house budget released over the weekend would allow Cuomo to close more prisons as long as he notifies legislative leaders at least 180 days before shuttering the facilities. ...

One other prominent New York Democrat, Majority Leader Chuck Schumer, has punted on the issue, showing worry over the claims but so far not commenting on whether or not Cuomo should resign. Other New York Democrats in the state legislature have been vocal in calling for the governor to step down. Multiple former female staffers and journalists have come forward with allegations about Cuomo’s treatment of them. One of the latest claims involves sexual assault, which is now being investigated b...

Following a two-month stretch with more than 4,000 new COVID-19 cases and over 70 deaths in Cayuga County, there was a sharp decline in new cases and deaths in February.

When news broke last week about Gov. Andrew Cuomos intentional withholding of data on nursing home resident deaths from COVID-19, its significance was underscored by the bipartisan nature of the

Harding, William A. “Bill” Wednesday, February 10, 2021 William A. “Bill” Harding William A. “Bill” Harding went home to be with his Lord and Savior on February 9, 2021.   Bill was born on April 21, 1936 in Isabel, Kansas to Orval and Mary Ellen Harding who preceded him in death, along with siblings Margaret Ditgen, Bernice Bell, June Wortman, Betty Ryan, and baby Orval Harding, Jr.   He was a member of the East Ridge Christian Church where he served as Pastor for several...