ATV Crash

Deputies in Chemung County responded to an ATV crash in Big Flats around 4 p.m. Saturday.A 10-year-old female passenger was pinned under the machine after the accident and had to be freed by responders. She was transported to Robert Packer Hospital for a head and facial... Read More.

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.

Man Issues Bad Check for $75k, Twice

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 38-year-old Michael Rogers of Beaver Dams, New York on felony Grand Larceny charges. The suspect is alleged to have issued two personal checks for $75,000 each to Nicholas Farms in Logantown, Pennsylvania. Both checks were returned for... Read More.

Pedestrian Dies After Being Hit by Car

A 15-year-old has died after being hit by a car on County Route 60 in the town of Chemung. Xanadu Ramsay was walking with a second person at about 9;30PM on Tuesday. She was pronounced dead at Robert Packer Hospital. The State Police are... Read More.

Stopped Police Cruiser Hit by Vehicle

A Horseheads police cruiser, conducting a traffic stop on the side of Watkins Road, was hit from behind by a third vehicle. Two police officers were injured in the 1 AM Thursday accident. They were treated and released from the hospital. Alcohol is believed... 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.

Arrest Made Following Investigation of April 2017 Crash

32-year-old Omayra Martin of Elmira has been charged with felony Criminally Negligent Homicide and Endangering the Welfare of a Child.  The charges were announced Tuesday by the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office following an April 2017 car crash on West Hill Road. Martin was traveling... Read More.