Elmira

The First Arena will soon have something new on tap for its sports fans and visitors all year-round. Two local brewmasters have teamed up with arena management to bring a brewpub to the first floor. The idea is to have a beer garden on... Read More.

Two people are in custody after witnesses heard shots fired on Elmira's East side. Elmira Police are now questioning two men after neighbors heard shots fired on the 800 block of East Water Street. The calls came in after 10 last night.... Read More.

An Elmira man suffers serious burns after his house caught on fire Wednesday morning. Fire officials say the fire started in the kitchen of the home on Diven Avenue just before 8 o'clock. The man in the home was heating oil around 4 o'clock... Read More.

Police have identified the body that was found along a creek in Elmira. On Tuesday, a DEC crew found a female body along Newtown Creek on Elmira's east side, near East Avenue and Linden Place. The woman has now been identified as 44-year-old Karen... Read More.

Police were called to Elmira's east side on Tuesday after a body was found along Newtown Creek. Around 11 o'clock Tuesday morning, a DEC crew found a woman's body along the creek between East Fifth Street and Linden Place. The body has been taken to... Read More.

Shots were fired during an overnight burglary attempt in Elmira. The incident happened just before 2 o'clock Tuesday morning on the 400 block of Linden Place. Some of the items taken during the robbery were recovered in the area. No arrests have been made... Read More.

A meth lab has been discovered inside an Elmira home. On Tuesday morning, Elmira Police reported to a disturbance at a home on Harmon Street around 8 am. They immediately suspected that there was a meth lab within the home and called in reinforcements.... Read More.

An Elmira native has earned herself a spot in the U.S. Astronaut Hall of Fame. 56-year-old Eileen Collins, who began work with NASA in 1990, was inducted during a ceremony at the Kennedy Space Center this weekend, in front of a crowd of hundreds.... Read More.

It was a deal nine months in the making, but the Elmira Jackals are officially under new ownership. The team's spokesperson announced Wednesday that Elm Arena has acquired the team from the Afr family. The team's new owners, Tom Freeman and Nate... Read More.

An Elmira City Court judge is resigning amidst allegations against him. Thomas Ramich resigned, citing personal issues, but according to the state of New York Commission on Judicial Conduct, a written complaint was filed against him last year. Ramich was accused of several infractions,... Read More.

The Elmira City School superintendent has left early to take on his new role with the Hendrick Hudson School District. Joe Hochreiter's last day was Tuesday. School board president Sara Lattin says the contract amendment allowed Hochreiter to take accrual time. She says Hochreiter needed... Read More.