Fire in Binghamton Apartment House

Binghamton firefighters responded to an apartment house after reports of smoke were called in Monday morning. The call came in around 11 a.m. for a fire at 41 Floral Avenue, a one-and-a- half story building with apartments. The Binghamton Fire Department cleared the scene... Read More.

Athens Fire Department Puts Out Boiler Fire

It took the Athens Township Volunteer Fire Department less than an hour to put a small fire under control Saturday evening on Mile Land Road. They got the call around 7:30 pm. They arrived to discover that burning embers had spilled out of a... Read More.

Broome Lawmakers Seek to Ban 'Bath Salts'

Broome County Lawmakers will be looking at a possible ban on bath salts and similar substances in the county. The bill is being proposed by Legislator matt Pasquale of Endicott to the Public Safety and Emergency Services committee. If taken up by the full... Read More.

Firefighter Winter Games Held at Greek Peak

The freshly fallen snow from Friday's storm created perfect conditions for the annual Firefighter Winter Games at Greek Peak this weekend. But it wasn't the weather firefighters were focused on. It was the memory of a brother who lost his life in the... Read More.

NWS Issues Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for our area from 10 am this morning until Saturday 7 am. The forecast is for heavy snow, with accumulations of between five and ten inches. It will be the second Friday in a... Read More.

NWS in Binghamton Issues Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Storm Warning for snow, which is in effect from 10 am Friday to 7 am EST Saturday for the southern tier of New York and most of northeast Pennsylvania. Storm totals of 5 to 8... Read More.

Chenango County Town Bans Hydrofracking

A Chenango County village has voted to ban hydrofracking. The Village of Oxford's Board of Trustees approved the first hydrofracking ban on record in Chenango County on Wednesday. The zoning ordinance was passed in a four to one vote that bans gas exploration, extraction,... Read More.

Tioga Chamber Dinner Tonight at Tioga Downs

Tonight will mark the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce's annual Dinner and Community Awards. The ceremony will take place at 5:30 tonight, and for the first time ever, will be held at Tioga Downs. This is one of the Chamber's biggest events of the... Read More.

2013 Economic Development Projects Underway

After being awarded more than $91 million in December, dozens of projects in the Southern Tier are beginning to take shape. Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy discussed plans for 62 benefiting programs with the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council Wednesday. The big winners were the... Read More.

New Cell Tower Being Planned in Johnson City

A company is testing an area in Johnson City for the possibility of building a cell tower. Capital Telecom submitted an application to the Village of Johnson City to run some tests to determine whether or not to build communication tower that would be... Read More.