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.

New Jersey Driver Arrested Following Disabled Vehicle Call

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office has arrested 21-year-old Krissean Smith-Newhart of Jersey City, New Jersey. Officers were dispatched to a disabled vehicle on I-86 in Elmira. The operator of the vehicle gave deputies a false name. Smith didn’t have a driver’s license and... Read More.
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Fugitive from Justice Arrested in Chemung County

The Chemung County Sheriff’s office has arrested 37-year-old Christopher Coil as a Fugitive from Justice. Coil is an inmate in the Chemung County Jail and was wanted by the Bradford County Sheriff’s Office for failing to appear in court on a drug crime. The... 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.  
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Suspicious Fire Being Investigated in Horseheads

Early Friday morning, emergency responders were called to a residential structure fire on Lake Road in the Town of Horseheads. Two adults and a child were able to exit the home without injury. The fire is being treated as suspicious in nature. The Sheriff’s... Read More.

School Resource Officer Agreement Has Been Expanded

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office and the Elmira City School District will be expanding their Agreement to provide School Resource Officers to elementary schools in the Elmira City School District at the beginning of this school year. Four officers will be hired to cover... Read More.

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.
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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.