radioNOVO News NY News Roundup for August 31, 2026

Good morning.New York health officials are issuing warnings as cases of cyclosporiasis surpass one-thousand statewide. State Health Department data shows over one-thousand fourteen confirmed cases of the parasitic intestinal illness this year—roughly double the annual totals from the past two years. Meanwhile, health departments across Western New York are hosting free immunization clinics due to rising concerns over measles cases spreading across New York, Pennsylvania, and Ohio.In Southern Tier news, federal investigators are on the scene of a fatal small-plane crash in Tompkins County. Authorities say fifty-two-year-old pilot David Kornreich died on impact Sunday when his plane crashed along Applegate Road in Enfield. His passenger, thirty-one-year-old Andrew Harrell, was rushed to a regional trauma center in critical condition but later passed away. The Federal Aviation Administration is leading the investigation.Here in the Southern Tier, the City of Olean is launching a unique eight-thousand-dollar incentive package to lure remote workers and new home buyers to the area. Olean is currently the only municipality in New York State participating in the national program, offering four-thousand dollars in direct cash alongside community perks like Holiday Valley ski passes and Saint Bonaventure basketball tickets.In Western New York, Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz has canceled an upcoming Department of Homeland Security career fair in Buffalo. Officials cited safety concerns over potential confrontations between protesters and counterprotesters regarding the planned participation of Immigration and Customs Enforcement recruiters.As kids head back to school, Syracuse Police are launching a new automated camera system to catch motorists who illegally pass stopped school buses. Violators caught on camera will face steep penalties, starting at two-hundred-fifty dollars for a first offense and rising to three-hundred dollars for repeated violations.And the Great New York State Fair in Syracuse welcomed record-breaking crowds over the weekend. Nearly one-hundred-fifteen-thousand people filled the fairgrounds on Saturday alone, marking the highest single-day turnout since twenty-nineteen.For more news, download the radioNOVO app. I’m Codi Gaboff, radioNOVO News, a service of Seven Mountains Media.