Binghamton

It's been 100 years since Binghamton Rotary began serving the community. Wednesday night, members gathered at the Riverwalk Hotel to celebrate all they've accomplished, from raising more than $1 million for local, national and international projects to more recently helping Otsiningo park with... Read More.

Residents, students, and children are to thank for a new addition to a park in Binghamton. Tuesday evening officials cut the ribbon on a new jungle gym at the Walnut Street Park. The site once served as a gravel parking lot, but when the property went... Read More.

Road work in the city of Binghamton this week may cause traffic delays. Now through Friday, there will be periodic lane closures, as road work will be taking place from 7 AM to 5 PM each day this week. The work will be performed... Read More.

A Deposit man was sentenced Thursday to 24 weekends in jail, and five years of supervised release, after being charged for felony wire fraud and tax evasion. 43-year-old William Stiles was the chief operating officer and part owner of Aeden Waterford Incorporated, a Binghamton payroll... Read More.

A Southern Tier resident is considering a move that could take him from business owner to congressman. Binghamton resident Michael Vasquez is forming an exploratory committee to research the prospect of running for the 22nd Congressional District, a seat currently held by Republican... Read More.

The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park began its 138th season with its opening this weekend. The zoo underwent a re-branding this winter and added both new animals as well as exhibits. Some of the changes include a leopard, a new viewing window for the... Read More.

The City of Binghamton might be bouncing back from a recent credit downgrade. In January of this year, Moody's Investors Services downgraded the cities credit, saying financial statements were consistently late, and that the city showed declining wealth and carried significant debt. The city... Read More.

Monday marked the first day of mandatory furloughs at the Federal Aviation Administration, and some local airports are affected. Due to sequestration cuts, about 15,000 air traffic controllers must take unpaid time off of work. The sequestration comes after Congress failed to agree to a... Read More.

A Binghamton man is facing felony charges after police find heroin on him and at his home. The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force arrested 33-year-old Damien Ellison, of Binghamton, Wednesday night following the execution of a narcotics search warrant. Ellison was found... Read More.

A domestic dispute on Tuesday night resulted in a Binghamton man being stabbed and his girlfriend arrested. 34-year-old Jaella Davis is accused of stabbing her 24-year-old boyfriend in the left side following an argument at their Edwards Street apartment. After being stabbed and suffering... Read More.

The former Greenman Senior Center in Binghamton remains on the market. The sale of the Pine Street facility failed to pass the City Council Wednesday. Opportunities for Broome, a local non-profit, offered to buy the property for $75,000 and convert it to... Read More.