radioNOVO News for Elmira/Corning 07-27-26

Good morning.In major Finger Lakes development news, state officials have approved twelve million dollars in funding to support a forty-seven-million-dollar overhaul of the historic Pleasant Valley Winery in Hammondsport. Vine Enterprises plans to modernize New York State's second-largest winery, re-open its historic champagne cellars, and create sixty-nine new local jobs.Turning to public safety, Ithaca Police are investigating a weekend stabbing at the Asteri Residential Tower that left one person hospitalized with facial and shoulder injuries. Meanwhile, State Police arrested a Newfield man for felony burglary after discovering he ran an extension cord into a vacant neighboring apartment to steal electricity.And agricultural officials are issuing a warning across the Southern Tier: spotted lanternflies have entered their active adult stage. Local residents and travelers are urged to inspect vehicles and outdoor equipment to prevent the invasive pest from spreading into local vineyards and orchards.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.