Vestal Sailor Wins Navy's 'Blue Jacket' Award

A local sailor has won a prestigious Navy award. Jarrod Birdsall of Vestal recently won the Navy's Blue Jacket award, which recognizes an outstanding sailor. Birdsall, a graduate of Vestal High School, swam throughout his high school years so he figured he would... Read More.
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Four Arrested Following Elmira Traffic Stop

Police arrested four men on drug charges early Monday morning after a traffic stop in the City of Elmira. Police stopped an SUV at around 1:40 am Monday on Clemens Center Parkway after officers witnessed several traffic violations. Police recovered a large quantity of... Read More.

Senator Gillibrand & Congressman Hanna Visit Owego

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand was in Owego Tuesday, paying a visit to Tioga Opportunities to talk about funding for the Weatherization Program which seeks to save money and conserve energy by making homes more heat efficient. The program is federally funded, and those who are... Read More.
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Cuomo Riding Sky High Popularity into 2013

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take his sky-high popularity into his third year with an agenda to ban assault rifles, raise the minimum wage, revive the still-slow economic recovery and far more. Cuomo's State of the State address Wednesday afternoon in Albany will set the stage... Read More.

Village of Owego Sets Salaries for Officials

This week the Village of Owego Board of Trustees passed a law establishing the salaries of the Mayor and Trustees. They Mayor's salary is set at $5,000 and the Trustees' at $2,400. These were the amounts paid to each position before the Board--with different... Read More.

Man Arrested Following Home Depot Theft

A Johnson City man was arrested Tuesday afternoon when he tried to walk out of the Home Depot Store in Westover with two metal doors. They were exterior doors, valued at about $200 apiece. The store's employees stopped him as he attempted to leave... Read More.
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Neighboring Towns Helping Out Lindley

Neighboring towns are coming together to help Lindley. A Saturday night fire destroyed the town's garage and along with it, more than $1 million worth of highway equipment. That means the town won't be able to maintain the 72 miles of roads within its... Read More.

Delaware County Woman Arrested For Facebook Threats

A Delaware County woman has been arrested for making threats against children on Facebook. Walton Police say they received a complaint over the weekend about someone hacking into an account and making threats to several teenagers and children. They traced the threats back to... Read More.

Home Is Total Loss in Campville Fire

Fire crews responded to a fire on Gaskill Road in Campville Monday afternoon. The call came in at 2 pm and thick black smoke was visible for several miles. When firefighters arrived on the scene, the home--in the 800 block of Gaskill Road, directly across the... Read More.