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No the Smurfs haven’t moved into your neighborhood. It’s just July has been so wet mushrooms have been popping up everywhere and in a lot more colors than blue. Usually the mushrooms you see when hiking a trail deep into the woods, have been showing up in Central New York lawns, even the well maintained ones. Matt Steecker, a writer with the Ithaca Journal, was seeing so many pictures shared on social media he decided to investigate why it was happening. Turns out mushrooms, are similar to icebergs, only in the ground compared to in the ocean. What you see above ground, pales in compariso...

Ithaca police are investigating a homicide that occurred around 12:45 a.m. Tuesday near the intersection of Taughannock Boulevard and Buffalo Street. Officers said a male victim suffered gunshot wounds. Multiple police units remain at the scene investigating the crime. Police say they are not releasing the identity of the victim at this time. Police are telling people to avoid the area if they can and to call the police department if they have any information about the incident. IPD can be reached through the following methods: Police Dispatch: 607-272-3245