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.
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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.
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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.

Elmira Teen Arrested on Weapons Charge

The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office made an early morning traffic stop in Elmira on Saturday for vehicle and traffic violations. Upon investigation, a passenger in the vehicle, 18-year-old Michael Latour of Elmira was found to have a loaded .38 caliber revolver in his waistband.... Read More.
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Promoting Prison Contraband Arrest Made

Chemung County Sheriff’s Deputies have also arrested Dominic Smallwood of Elmira for felony Promoting Prison Contraband. On June 19th, Chemung County Jail Correction Officers conducted a search of Smallwood’s cell. The search resulted in a small quantity of methamphetamine located in the pocket of... Read More.

Chemung County’s Captain Douglas Hooper Retires

Later this morning, the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office and other law enforcement personnel will bid farewell to Captain Douglas Houper, who is retiring from the Sheriff’s Office after 27 years of service. Captain Houper began his career with the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office in 1991 as a Correction... Read More.

Teen Has Died Following Swimming Pond Accident

A Horseheads teen has died from injuries suffered on Memorial Day, when he was swimming in a pond and went underwater. 16-year-old Michael Parker was brought to the surface by emergency workers from a pond on East Franklin Street, near Route 13. Michael passed away Wednesday morning.