Sikorsky To Lay Off Nearly 400 Employees

Chemung County Executive Tom Santulli says  that Sikorsky plans to lay off nearly 400 employees at its Big Flats facility this summer. He says the layoffs will include management, manufacturers and union workers.  Santulli says the decision was made because of a lack of... Read More.

NWS Has Cancelled Severe Thunderstorm Watch for Area

The National Weather Service has cancelled the Severe Thunderstorm Watch for the following areas: In Central New York: Broome Chemung Chenango Cortland Madison Oneida Otsego Schuyler Tioga Tompkins In northeast Pennsylvania: Bradford Susquehanna Wyoming This includes the cities of... Binghamton... Cooperstown... Cortland... Elmira... Ithaca... Montrose... Norwich...... Read More.

NWS Issues Severe Thunderstorm Watch Until 5PM Today

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Watch that will remain in effect until 500 PM today. Affected counties include: Chemung, Tioga, Broome, Tompkins, Schuyler, Cortland, and Delaware. The complete list of New York counties included in the Watch are: Albany Broome... Read More.

Public Reminded to Discourage Black Bears from Foraging

The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation’s (DEC) Region 7 Office today reminded homeowners and businesses to take precautions against encouraging black bears to forage on their property. Approximately 1800 to 2500 bears live in the southern bear range in New... Read More.

NYSEG Update: Power Restored to ALL But 300 Customers

From NYSEG at 9PM Monday: Binghamton, NY – Of the nearly 35,000 NYSEG customers in the company’s Binghamton Division (all or parts of Broome, Tioga, Cortland and Chenango counties) who lost power as a result of severe damage from violent storms on Thursday, Friday and... Read More.

NYSEG Issues Statement on Power Restoration

Statement from NYSEG: Binghamton, NY – Approximately 23,000 NYSEG customers in the company’s Binghamton Division (all or parts of Broome, Tioga, Cortland and Chenango counties) are currently without power as a result of damage from last evening’s violent storm and some new storm outages. NYSEG crews... Read More.

Severe Thunderstorm Warning Issued; Tornado Watch Until 10PM

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Severe Thunderstorm Warning for western Broome County in central New York, southwestern Chenango County in central New York, southeastern Tioga County in central New York, northeastern Bradford County in northeast Pennsylvania, and northwestern Susquehanna County in... Read More.

Tornado Warning for Broome, Tioga, Tompkins, Chemung Until 9:15

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Tornado Warning for northwestern Broome County in central New York, east central Chemung County in central New York, Tioga County in central New York, southeastern Tompkins County in central New York until 915 PM EDT.

Governor Cuomo Seeks Federal Aid For Disaster Cleanup

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced  today that the state has asked for federal money to help clean up the damage left by heavy rain and flooding last month across much of the state.  Cuomo asked President Barack Obama to declare a "major federal disaster" for... Read More.

Woman Dies in Chemung County Meth Lab Explosion

One woman is dead after a cabin fire in the Town of Baldwin. Officials say on Sunday, Kanisha Wood, 20, was taken to Robert Packer Hospital and later flown to LeHigh Valley Burn Center where she died of her injuries. Wood's mother, Carey, said on Tuesday... Read More.