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.

Broome Lawmakers Seek to Ban 'Bath Salts'

Broome County Lawmakers will be looking at a possible ban on bath salts and similar substances in the county. The bill is being proposed by Legislator matt Pasquale of Endicott to the Public Safety and Emergency Services committee. If taken up by the full... Read More.

NWS Issues Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for our area from 10 am this morning until Saturday 7 am. The forecast is for heavy snow, with accumulations of between five and ten inches. It will be the second Friday in a... Read More.

NWS in Binghamton Issues Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Storm Warning for snow, which is in effect from 10 am Friday to 7 am EST Saturday for the southern tier of New York and most of northeast Pennsylvania. Storm totals of 5 to 8... 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.

New Cell Tower Being Planned in Johnson City

A company is testing an area in Johnson City for the possibility of building a cell tower. Capital Telecom submitted an application to the Village of Johnson City to run some tests to determine whether or not to build communication tower that would be... Read More.

Funding Needed to Avert River Gage Shut Down

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is asking Senators and Congressmen from New York to procure the money needed to avert a shut-down of 18 stream gauges and 16 rain gauges in the Southern Tier. The gauges are set to be shut down March 1st... Read More.

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.

DEC Fracking Recommendations Due in Three Weeks

New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation has a little over three weeks to come up with its final recommendation on fracking to extract natural gas, and now the department's Commissioner is indicating the agency may miss that deadline. If it does, the DEC... Read More.

House Fire in Conklin

Several fire departments responded to a house fire in Conklin Monday morning. The call came at around 8:30 am for a blaze on Millburn Drive. Fire companies from Conklin, the Town of Binghamton, Kirkwood, Great Bend, Hallstead and Five Mile Point all answered the call.... Read More.