Owego Village Board Approves New CSEA Contract

The Owego Village Board this week approved a new contract with the CSEA--the union representing workers in the Public Works Department and Sewage Waste Treatment plant. The Board has been negotiating a new contract with the union over the past several months. The last contract... Read More.

Funding Needed to Avert River Gage Shut Down

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is asking Senators and Congressmen from New York to procure the money needed to avert a shut-down of 18 stream gauges and 16 rain gauges in the Southern Tier. The gauges are set to be shut down March 1st... Read More.

Excessive Speed Caused Three car Crash in Cortland

Excessive speed on slippery roads caused a three-car-crash near Cortland, according to New York State Police in Ithaca. It happened Monday on Mclean Road when 21-year-old Allyssa Patak of Deer Park lost control of her vehicle and crossed over into the other lane, hitting... Read More.

Binghamton Ranked in Top 10 'Best Value Colleges'

The Princeton Review has released its list of the Top 10 "Best Value Colleges" in the nation and Binghamton University is ranked eighth. The list includes 150 schools, evenly divided between public and private institutions, that the Review says offer the most for ... Read More.

DEC Fracking Recommendations Due in Three Weeks

New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation has a little over three weeks to come up with its final recommendation on fracking to extract natural gas, and now the department's Commissioner is indicating the agency may miss that deadline. If it does, the DEC... Read More.

House Fire in Conklin

Several fire departments responded to a house fire in Conklin Monday morning. The call came at around 8:30 am for a blaze on Millburn Drive. Fire companies from Conklin, the Town of Binghamton, Kirkwood, Great Bend, Hallstead and Five Mile Point all answered the call.... Read More.

Elmira Correctional Facility on Lockdown

Since last Tuesday, the Elmira Correctional facility has been in lockdown. The union representing corrections officers and sergeants working there asked for the lockdown to protect its members safety after a total of 19 incidents in the first 24 days of the January. These... Read More.

Area Gas Prices Climb

Gas prices have shot up over the past week, and may continue to rise. Triple A says the national average is up to $3.51 per gallon, an increase of 17 cents in one week. Drivers in Binghamton are paying about $3.86 a gallon, up... Read More.

Whitney Point Crappie Derby Cancelled for 2013

Once again there will be no Crappie Derby in Whitney Point this year. The Broome County Department of Parks and Recreation and the Whitney Point Sportsmen’s Association on Monday cancelled this years’ event, which had been scheduled for Saturday, February 9th. This year marked... Read More.

Congressman Reed Voices Support for Hydrofracking

Congressman Tom Reed made an appearance at a town hall meeting in Apalachin this weekend and voiced his support for hydrofracking. On Saturday, Reed joined many local residents at the meeting, where people were not shy to voice their concerns about fracking directly to the... Read More.