Category Archives: WCMY News

Starting today, stargazers in the Northern Hemisphere can try to catch a glimpse of one of the oldest known meteor showers. The Lyrids meteor shower, which has been viewed by humans annually for nearl...

(Washington, DC) -- It may soon cost more to mail a card or letter. The U.S. Postal Service is asking for approval to raise the price of stamps for the second time in six months. If the change gets th...

Dog-Friendly Airline To Launch Out Of Westchester (White Plains, NY) -- A dog-friendly airline will launch service out of New York next month. Starting May 23rd, BARK, the company behind the popular B...

The Internal Revenue Service is reminding taxpayers about charitable deduction rules. The I-R-S says most people take the standard deduction. The I-R-S says those who itemize must remember that donati...

Just a reminder that construction on the Route 251 bridge in Peru, as per the Illinois Department of Transportation, will start on Monday, April 15th, weather permitting, albeit with a delay. The scop...

(New York, NY) -- New York City is considering rodent birth control in its continuing War on Rats. The New York Times reports the City Council is introducing legislation that calls for the distributio...

The Streator Police Department has reported a distressing case of animal cruelty involving a horse named "Thunderbolt." The 28-year-old gelding was found with stab wounds on both sides of his face whi...

(Tulsa, OK) -- Laundry is being used as an excuse for speeding. Tulsa police say they stopped a driver yesterday on the Broken Arrow Expressway going 107 miles per hour in a 65-mile-per-hour zone. The...

On Tuesday afternoon at Baker Lake in Peru, what could have been a parent's worst nightmare was thankfully avoided. City of Peru officers responded in minutes after receiving a call about a missing ju...

The Illinois Department of Public Health issued a warning to healthcare facilities, particularly hospital emergency departments, to be vigilant for patients displaying symptoms resembling botulism aft...