Robbery Suspect Arrested in Elmira

Late last week, the Tioga County Sheriff’s Office received information that a wanted armed robbery suspect was at a residence in Elmira. Tioga County Sheriff investigators and Elmira City Police located Isaiah Ramirez hiding in an apartment. Ramirez was taken into custody without incident... Read More.

United to Offer Service to Dulles from Elmira in 2019

United Airlines will soon offer direct flights to Washington Dulles International Airport. Starting in March 2019, United Airlines will replace its Newark services with direct flights to Dulles two times a day. United says this change will greatly increase reliability to make connections. Flights... Read More.

Elmira Police Investigating Stabbing Incident

Elmira Police are looking for a man who allegedly fired several shots on the 300-block of East Center Street. Police responded to the scene after 1:30 Saturday morning, where people and vehicles were leaving the scene. At the scene, they found a... Read More.

Tops Markets Closing 10 Stores

Tops Markets has announced the closing of ten stores in upstate New York. The South main street store in Elmira is the only closing announced in the Southern Tier. Tops filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy in February. About 600 employees are affected by the closings.  

Elmira Welcomes Enforcers To First Arena

Hockey fans are getting ready to cheer on the Elmira Enforcers.  Team owner Robbie Nichols unveiled the team name and colors at First Arena.  It honors the law enforcement community and was the top pick out of 10 choices.  Brent Clark was named the... Read More.

Teen Injured in Elmira Shooting

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office responded to a shooting on Albert Street in Elmira around 1:30 in the morning. 19-year-old Tyir Dorsey was found to have suffered a superficial gunshot wound to the head. According to the victim, the incident happened in Southport, near... Read More.

Sewage Discharge Will Have Impact for Some Time

The spill involving just over a million gallons of storm water and untreated sewage will affect the Chemung River in Elmira for a while.  Intense rainfall caused three locations on Water Street to spill sewage into the river on Monday.  According to the Chemung... Read More.

Driver Dies After Crash into Chemung River

An Elmira man has died after his car plunged into the Chemung River in Wellsburg on Wednesday morning. The man was found unconscious in his car with the seat belt fastened. 72-year-old George Crowe was taken to Robert Packer Hospital in Sayre, where he... Read More.