Downtown Binghamton to See Additional Student Housing

Two historic downtown Binghamton buildings are being renovated into student housing for Binghamton University students. The old Press building at 19 Chenango Street and the Kilmer building at 21 Chenango Street will be joined together in renovation to form what will be called the... Read More.

Annual Tioga County Chamber of Commerce Business Show

The Tioga County Chamber of Commerce is holding their annual business show today from 9:30AM until 4PM at the Owego Treadway Inn and Conference Center. Admission is just $2. This year's show is bringing together 80 vendors from all across our area to showcase... Read More.

SUNY Broome Holds Reception for Special Scholars

The BCC Foundation held their annual Presidential Honors Scholarship Program reception yesterday evening. The Presidential Honors Scholarship covers full-tuition at SUNY Broome and is given to exceptional high school students from around our area. about 70 high school seniors from four counties applied, but... Read More.

Libous’ Sentencing Date Rescheduled

The sentencing date for former State Senator Tom Libous has been pushed back. The change in date comes after Libous' attorney wrote to U.S. District Judge Vincent Briccetti, informing the judge that Libous is scheduled for his last treatment of chemotherapy on October 28th.... Read More.

A Million New Yorkers at Risk of Identity Theft

Over 1 million New Yorkers, including many people right here in the Southern Tier, could potentially be at risk of identity theft, following a security breach of an Experian server. The compromised server contained information such as the names, addresses, birth dates, social security... Read More.

Owners of Local Transportation Company Arrested

The owners of Yellow Medi-Van and Taxi inc. are facing felony charges after they knowingly operated their business without workman’s compensation insurance. The owners, 68-year-old Kenneth Cohn and 64-year-old Sharon Cohn violated both county and state laws by doing so. Broome County transportation regulations... Read More.

Area Volunteers being sent to South Carolina

A total of 16 regional American Red Cross volunteers have been sent down to South Carolina to aid in relief efforts following devastating flooding in that area. These 16 area volunteers will join trained American Red Cross personnel from all over the East Coast... Read More.

Owego Man Arrested for Child Pornography

As your Hometown Station News Radio WEBO first reported Thursday morning, state and Owego police executed a search warrant Thursday at Apartment 2F at 61 North Avenue in Owego.Arrested was 49 year old Mark Moseman, who lived in the apartment, on two felony charges... Read More.

American Red Cross Names New Executive Director

The American Red Cross has named a new Executive Director for the Southern Tier. Colleen McCabe started working with the American Red Cross in 2012 as a disaster preparedness coordinator. McCabe has a bachelor's in Political Science from SUNY Cortland and a master's degree... Read More.

Fiala Recognizes Domestic Violence Month

State Senate candidate Barbara Fiala has recognized October as National Domestic Violence Awareness Month. Fiala says that, if elected, she would push for several pieces of legislation to better help victims of domestic violence, including eliminating housing or workplace discrimination against victims, and requiring... Read More.

Akshar Reveals Plans to Help Farmers

After talking with several local farmers, Fred Akshar has released initiatives designed to grow family farms. Akshar has named three main initiatives, including: tax relief, education, and encouraging to buy local. Under his tax relief initiative, Akshar plans to expand the STAR property tax... Read More.