High School Science Olympiad Held at BCC

Hundreds of local high schoolers showed off their science skills Saturday. Fifteen teams of students competed in the Science Olympiad tournament at Broome Community College. Students competed in more than 20 science-related events in fields ranging from chemistry to astrophysics. In one... Read More.

NWS Issues Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for our area from 10 am this morning until Saturday 7 am. The forecast is for heavy snow, with accumulations of between five and ten inches. It will be the second Friday in a... Read More.

NWS in Binghamton Issues Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Storm Warning for snow, which is in effect from 10 am Friday to 7 am EST Saturday for the southern tier of New York and most of northeast Pennsylvania. Storm totals of 5 to 8... Read More.

Chenango County Town Bans Hydrofracking

A Chenango County village has voted to ban hydrofracking. The Village of Oxford's Board of Trustees approved the first hydrofracking ban on record in Chenango County on Wednesday. The zoning ordinance was passed in a four to one vote that bans gas exploration, extraction,... Read More.

Tioga Chamber Dinner Tonight at Tioga Downs

Tonight will mark the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce's annual Dinner and Community Awards. The ceremony will take place at 5:30 tonight, and for the first time ever, will be held at Tioga Downs. This is one of the Chamber's biggest events of the... Read More.

2013 Economic Development Projects Underway

After being awarded more than $91 million in December, dozens of projects in the Southern Tier are beginning to take shape. Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy discussed plans for 62 benefiting programs with the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council Wednesday. The big winners were the... Read More.

New Cell Tower Being Planned in Johnson City

A company is testing an area in Johnson City for the possibility of building a cell tower. Capital Telecom submitted an application to the Village of Johnson City to run some tests to determine whether or not to build communication tower that would be... Read More.

Man Dead in Ithaca Farm Accident

A Tompkins County man was killed in a farming accident on Tuesday. Sheriff's deputies say a 30-year-old man was working at a farm on Bostwick Road in Ithaca on Tuesday afternoon. According to investigators, the man became tangled up in a piece of equipment.... Read More.

Owego Village Board Approves New CSEA Contract

The Owego Village Board this week approved a new contract with the CSEA--the union representing workers in the Public Works Department and Sewage Waste Treatment plant. The Board has been negotiating a new contract with the union over the past several months. The last contract... Read More.

Funding Needed to Avert River Gage Shut Down

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is asking Senators and Congressmen from New York to procure the money needed to avert a shut-down of 18 stream gauges and 16 rain gauges in the Southern Tier. The gauges are set to be shut down March 1st... Read More.