Elmira

Direct flights from Elmira-Corning Regional Airport to Florida's Gulf Coast will be starting in November. Allegiant, a travel company based out of Las Vegas which operates out of the Chemung County airport, announced the new service connecting Elmira-Corning to the St. Petersberg-Clearwater International... Read More.

Police are on the hunt for a man who evaded them in Corning over the weekend. According to investigators, 33-year-old Robert Rouille, is wanted for an attempted armed robbery in Southport Thursday. State Police say he ran away from them on Saturday... Read More.

A Pennsylvania man was taken into custody after allegedly running through restricted areas at the Elmira Corning Regional Airport and attacking an employee. It happened Sunday morning. The Chemung County Sheriff's office says 73-year-old Fred Wilcox, ran through a gate leading to the airport tarmac.... Read More.

An apartment fire in Elmira early Wednesday morning sent two people to the hospital. Fire crews were called to 361 West Second Street just before 3 AM. Firefighters were able to contain the flames to second floor apartment. A 12-year-old boy and a 44-year-old... Read More.

A complex and detailed escape plot was prevented by officers at the Elmira Correctional Facility over the weekend. The State Correctional Officers and Police Benevolent Association say several inmates were planning some sort of disruption in the facility over the holiday weekend, with intentions... Read More.

A drug-dealer who once operated out of the Elmira area has been sentenced to 25 years in prison following an escape from jail in the Rochester area. 36-year-old Joseph Mitchell and an accomplice broke out of the Monroe County Jail in March of 2011... Read More.

Chemung County Sheriff deputies discovered a meth lab while executing an arrest warrant. Just before 7 o'clock Saturday morning, deputies responded to 1010 North Main Street in Elmira to execute a Superior Court warrant. While there, they noticed a strong odor and... Read More.

A man is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a truck in Elmira. The pedestrian was walking across East Hudson Street just before 1 o'clock early Sunday morning when the truck hit him. Police say the driver of the truck ran a... Read More.

A fire in the basement of an Elmira home led to an explosion Wednesday afternoon. At a home on Glen Avenue, fire investigators say a fire started when a battery pack in the basement of the house malfunctioned. The flames spread to gun powder... Read More.