Author: WEBO Radio

Congressman Maurice Hinchey has announced that he has introduced legislation that would cap interest rates on credit cards and all other loans at 15 percent. Hinchey's legislation would impose a 15 percent interest rate cap on all consumer lending from financial institutions, such as banks... Read More.

The New York State Department of Labor issued its monthly Employment report on Thursday. Tioga County's unemployment rate declined to 8.0% from the December 2009 rate of 8.8%. There were 21,600 people employed with 2100 looking for work. Broome County had an unemployment rate of 8.7% in... Read More.

National Penguin Awareness Day was celebrated once again on Thursday. The annual event is considered the perfect opportunity to celebrate the penguin. People across the nation celebrated by wearing black and white, sending Penguin e-cards, using penguin pictures for PC wallpaper, and forwarding penguin pictures... Read More.

Nineteen year old Trevor Bayne has been named to drive the #21 Wood Brothers Ford in the opening five races the Nascar Sprint Cup season. He'll then make selected appearances throughout the rest of the year. Bayne is expected to make 17 starts, and possibly more.... Read More.

Thursday was the first day of testing in preparation for the Daytona 500 on February 20th. Here are some of the highlights from the day: - Tony Stewart said at Daytona that he was very embarrassed by his actions in Australia. Says he lost a... Read More.

The Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s Association and Tioga Downs have agreed to a new five-year agreement that begins this year. In the new contract, the STHHA has increased the number of live race days at Tioga Downs from 57 to 61 days per year. As long... Read More.

The newly paved Daytona Speedway will be used for Sprint Car testing Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. About forty teams are expected. Last year's 500 was marred by several long delays due to potholes that opened during the race. It is expected that the new... Read More.