Bundle Up: Weekend Temperatures Below Zero in Owego
The current weather forecast for both Saturday and Sunday is calling for early morning temperatures between Zero and Minus 5 degrees.
Wind chill may be as low as minus 15.
News
Taylor Garbage Proposes New Facility
A prominent waste management company in the Southern Tier is preparing to move and upgrade its facilities. Taylor Garbage wants to move its processing station in Owego to a large empty lot off Route 434. The station is currently on Glenmary Drive in the... Read More.
Bing. Alumni Pleads Guilty to Securities Fraud
A Binghamton High School graduate who made it big in the New York financial world pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit securities fraud on Wednesday. Danielle Chiesi was charged in an insider trading scheme that netted more than 50 million dollars. She's the 16th... Read More.
Dog Rescued from Susquehanna River
A Binghamton dog owner got a scare Wednesday when her boxer slipped into the icy waters of the Susquehanna River. Danielle Dollaway was walking her dog by her home on Murray Street. Officers say the dog was unleashed and wandered close to the edge... Read More.
Local Sports
Owego beat Chenango Forks 58-48 in Boy’s Basketball last night. Stephen Yanchus and Mark Merritt scored 45 of Owego’s 58 points on the Chenango Forks court. Dan Molter scored 21 points for Forks. Owego is now 6-and-6.
Also in Boys Basketball. Newfield defeated Candor 47... Read More.
Binghamton House Fire Ruled Accidental
Tuesday night's house fire at 48 Leroy Street in Binghamton has been ruled accidental.
The fire started in a ceiling light fixture and traveled upstairs.
Lights started to blink and smoke detectors were activated.
The homeowner and her son were able to evacuate safely.
Johnson City Man Charged with Defrauding Investors
Thomas Kelly, 63, of Johnson City has been charged with mail fraud in Federal Court Wednesday.
Kelly sold investment products while a financial consultant at M&T Bank that were not authorized by M&T over a 15 year period.
The products from Seneca Group or Seneca Financial... Read More.
Owego Man Arrested for Pointing a Shotgun at a Sheriff Deputy
John C. Taylor, age 61, of Owego was arrested on Saturday morning for Menacing a Police Officer.
Taylor allegedly pointed a shotgun at a Sheriff Deputy in the town of Tioga. Taylor was arraigned before Justice Paul Martin, Town of Tioga Court, and was remanded to... Read More.
Blue Collar Cafe Expands to Elmira Heights
Rob and Michelle Donahue have opened a second Blue Collar Cafe at 188 College Avenue in Elmira Heights.
Rob and sister Amy currently operate the popular Blue Collar Cafe on Route 17c in Owego. Amy will be buying out Rob in the Owego establishment,... Read More.
BU Gets Improved Health Center
The newly renovated Decker Student Health Services Center at Binghamton University is open and ready for student care, thanks to a $1.5 million dollar grant from the Decker Foundation.
Originally built in 1966, the Student Health Services Center served an enrollment population of 6,000 students,... Read More.
Drug Bust in Binghamton
A narcotics search warrant leads to the arrest of three people in Binghamton. During the search of apartment four at 30 Mather Street, the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force found 25 bags of heroin, crack cocaine, and $300.
The apartment's occupants, William Moses... Read More.
Binghamton Contractor Fined
The contractor in charge of demolition at the Midtown Mall faces up to $52,500 in fines for safety violations at the proposed student housing project last summer, according to a federal agency.
A July 28 inspection done by OSHA at 83 Court St. found employees... Read More.
