Broome County Sees Tax Shortfall

Broome County has experienced a $2.5 million sales tax shortfall, and county leaders are citing limits on unemployment benefits and delayed gas drilling as possible reasons for the issue. Officials have announced new measures as they look to keep the county budget on track,... Read More.

Charges for Towanda Man

A Towanda man is facing charges of simple assault and harassment. 30-year-old Justin Brown was allegedly involved in a physical altercation with a woman in an apartment on Bridge Street in Towanda Borough. The victim claimed that Brown struck her multiple times. She had... Read More.

New Name Bidding for Family Court Judge Seat

A lawyer out of Broome County has announced his candidacy for the open family court judge seat. Republican Stephen Cornwell practices family law for the Supreme Court, with ten years of experience in family court, criminal, and Supreme Court. He will be among the... Read More.

Corning Native Named Scripps Co-Champion

The Scripps National Spelling Bee saw a Corning eighth-grader crowned as one of its champions. Sriram Hathwar was one of 12 contestants to make it to the finals of the competition, eventually making it to the final two. The competition ran out of words,... Read More.

Owego Fire Department Issues Continue

The Village of Owego Fire Department held its annual election for Chief officers last night.  Four new candidates ran for the department's top positions.  Dan Gavin will be the department's Chief.  Jim Morris was selected as 1st Assistant Chief.  Charlie Olmstead was elected for... Read More.

Ithaca Police Save Teen from Top of Parking Garage

Ithaca Police officers saved a young woman's life on Wednesday when they rescued her as she hung from the railing of the top floor of a parking garage. Shortly before 10 o'clock Wednesday morning, police responded to a call of a woman climbing over... Read More.

Seton CC Put on Lockdown Wednesday

Seton Catholic Central had to be put on lockdown for about two hours on Wednesday after a phone threat was made to the school. No specifics were released, but the threat reportedly targeted the student body. Officials say the threat was likely a prank... Read More.

Ti-Ahwaga Players Set to Perform “A Little Night Music”

Friday night the Ti-Ahwaga Community Players will be opening their latest performance, "A Little Night Music". The show will run for the next three weekends. Jim Osborne of the Ti-Ahwaga Players visited the WEBO Morning Show today and discussed the show, which he described... Read More.

Broome County Nurse Facing Multiple Charges

A nurse in Broome County has been arrested for endangering a nursing home resident and falsifying records. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that 34-year-old Tanya Johnson of Greene failed to follow nursing home policy at Good Shepherd Village in Endwell after... Read More.

Hernandez Sentenced for Stabbing

The man accused of stabbing another outside the Broome County Public Library back in January was sentenced on Wednesday. 51-year-old Wilfredo Hernandez was sentenced to three and a half years in state prison along with five years of post-release probation. Hernandez stabbed 30-year-old Kendu... Read More.

Bradford County Man Jailed on $75,000 Bail

A Bradford County man is facing multiple charges following an incident in Wysox Township on Friday. 25-year-old Christopher Quintana of Rome is being charged with aggravated assault, criminal mischief, simple assault, recklessly endangering another person, disorderly conduct, and harassment. The charges come after Quintana... Read More.

Towanda Woman Fled Repo Worker

A Towanda woman has been charged with defrauding secured creditors and recklessly endangering another person after a repossession worker tried take her vehicle. 30-year-old Kelsey Parsell put the vehicle in reverse when the worker identified herself, and she then struck the worker in the... Read More.