Fire in Binghamton Apartment House

Binghamton firefighters responded to an apartment house after reports of smoke were called in Monday morning. The call came in around 11 a.m. for a fire at 41 Floral Avenue, a one-and-a- half story building with apartments. The Binghamton Fire Department cleared the scene... Read More.

'Walk a Mile in My Shoes' Raises Money and Awareness

Sub-zero temperatures don't stop the homeless from being homeless, and it didn't stop volunteers in Binghamton from finding out what being homeless is like. The 5th annual Walk A Mile in My Shoes event raised money and awareness Saturday for local efforts to... Read More.

2013 Economic Development Projects Underway

After being awarded more than $91 million in December, dozens of projects in the Southern Tier are beginning to take shape. Lieutenant Governor Robert Duffy discussed plans for 62 benefiting programs with the Southern Tier Regional Economic Development Council Wednesday. The big winners were the... Read More.
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Binghamton Ranked in Top 10 'Best Value Colleges'

The Princeton Review has released its list of the Top 10 "Best Value Colleges" in the nation and Binghamton University is ranked eighth. The list includes 150 schools, evenly divided between public and private institutions, that the Review says offer the most for ... Read More.

Office of Energy Development Receives Support

The Greater Binghamton Chamber has put forth their support of Broome County's new Office of Energy Development. Broome County Executive Debbie Preston recently formed the office to help provide guidance on the development and expansion of alternative, renewable, and traditional energy sources. The office will... Read More.

Emergency Landing at Binghamton Airport

A maintenance flight with two people aboard was aborted shortly after takeoff Thursday afternoon and returned to Greater Binghamton Airport for an emergency landing. The CommutAir plane took off around 1 pm and turned around after the pilot reported a hydraulic problem. The plane landed... Read More.
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Probation Sentence in False Tax Return Case

A Binghamton woman has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay thousands of dollars after admitting to filing false tax returns. Jacqueline MacBlane was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. Federal Court in Binghamton. She will have to serve two years of probation and complete 100... Read More.

Sewage Plant Receives $4.3M in Federal Aid

The Binghamton-Johnson City Joint Sewage Treatment plant got good news from FEMA: the plant will be getting $4.3 million dollars in federal aid for flood repairs--but it's for the 2006 flood damages. Board members said it took so long for the money to come... Read More.
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Lisle Man Admins to Multiple Bank Robberies

A Lisle man admits to robbing a series of banks in three different counties in New York and Pennsylvania. 44-year-old Samuel Parrotti, of Lisle, plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Binghamton. Parrotti admitted to four different bank robberies, which happend last summer between... Read More.

Binghamton University Planning for Future Growth

Binghamton University officials have a number of growth plans in development for the campus, including a possible pharmacy school. BU officials presented their future plans Tuesday morning following an address from President Harvey Stenger. Stenger said his priorities include positioning the university for maximum... Read More.