Tioga County Road Closures: Sheriff's Office is Compiling List
The Sheriff's department is compiling a list of road closures in Tioga County.
We will publish that list as soon as it is available.
News
NWS Allowing Tornado Watch to Expire
The National Weather Service will allow Tornado Watch 236 to expire at 10 PM EDT this evening for the following areas -
In central New York:
Chemung Schuyler Seneca Steuben Tioga Tompkins Yates
In Pennsylvania:
Bradford
This includes the cities of... Corning... Elmira... Hornell...Ithaca... Owego... Penn Yan... Sayre... Seneca... Read More.
NWS Issues Tornado Watch for Tioga, Chemung, Tompkins, Others, Until 10PM
The National Weather Service has issued a Tornado Watch that remains in effect until 1000 PM EDT for the following locations:
New York counties included are:
Allegany Cattaraugus Cayuga Chautauqua Chemung Erie Genesee Livingston Monroe Niagara Ontario Orleans Schuyler Seneca Steuben Tioga Tompkins Wayne Wyoming Yates
Flood Warning Continues for Waverly/Sayre, Vestal
The Flood Warning continues for the Susquehanna River at Waverly/Sayre.
At 3:00 PM Wednesday the stage was 13.4 feet.
Flood stage is 11.0 feet.
Minor flooding is occurring and minor flooding is forecast.
Forecast: the river will continue rising to near 15.3 feet by early Friday morning. The... Read More.
Auburn Prisoner Turns Down Heart Transplant
Convicted rapist Kenneth Pike of Auburn, has turned down a heart transplant that would have cost New York taxpayers about $800,000.
Pike was convicted in Cayuga Court for the rape of a 12 year old relative in 1996.
He was sentenced to a jail term of... Read More.
Storm Brings Flooding to the Area
There were numerous reports of flooding throughout the area after last night's severe storm.
Apalachin, Vestal, Binghamton, and Johnson City were particularly hard hit.
A Bridge Collapse on Upper Gaylord Road was reported by the Apalachin Fire Dept. at 9:21pm, due to flooding.
NYSEG reported scattered minor... Read More.
Bridge Collapse Reported in Apalachin
The Apalachin Fire department has reported a bridge collapse on Upper Gaylord Road at 9:21pm, Tuesday, due to flooding.
NWS Issues Widespread Flash Flood Warning
The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Flash Flood Warning for southern Chenango County, east central Tioga County, Broome County in New York.
The Warning also affects the following counties in Pennsylvania: Susquehanna County, southeastern Bradford County, Wyoming County, and northwestern Lackawanna County... Read More.
Lockheed Martin Reports First Quarter Earnings
Defense contractor Lockheed Martin reported on Tuesday that its first-quarter profit dropped marginally from last year, as margins declined slightly as revenues grew year-over-year.
The company raised its full-year earnings forecast due to a favorable resolution of tax matters
The company maintained their revenue projection.
Net earnings... Read More.
Owego Receives Grant to Upgrade the Wastewater Treatment Facility
The Village of Owego has received a grant of $712,500 to be used for upgrading the Village's Wastewater Treatment Facility.
The grant is part of the Chesapeake Bay Nutrient Removal Initiative, and comes from the New York State Environmental Facilities Corporation.
The Susquehanna River falls under... Read More.
Binghamton Police Make Attempted Murder Arrest in Shooting at Victoria’s Cafe
The Binghamton Police Department have arrested Jovan T. Gresham, also know as Jovan U. Gresham, in connection with the shooting of Karlswhen Marks at Victoria’s Café in Binghamton on February 28th.
The 1AM Friday arrest was made at the Elks Club on Chenango Street.
Gresham has... Read More.
Tazer Used in Binghamton Arrest
Broome County Sheriff's Deputies went to a residence in Binghamton to arrest Mark Layton, 48, on an outstanding bench warrant for Aggravated Unlicensed Operation.
Layton ran out a back door of the residence and the deputies gave chase.
Within a few minutes, a Deputy deployed his... Read More.
