Binghamton Firefighter Injured
A Binghamton firefighter was injured, fighting a fire at a vacant house on Crandall Street late Wednesday night. The firefighter’s injuries were considered minor. The house was heavily damaged.
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Ithaca Police Warn of Unlawful Soliciting
The Ithaca Police are warning residents that multiple people are soliciting door-to-door without a valid solicitor permit. The people soliciting have represented themselves as independent contractors of Celtic Corp LLC, Prime Time Marketing, and Family Energy. These companies do not have a solicitor permit... Read More.
Ithaca To Appoint New Police Chief
A swearing ceremony to officially appoint Pete Tyler as the next Chief of the Ithaca Police Department has been scheduled for Wednesday at 10AM. It will be held at the Tompkins County Public Library. The event is open to the public and... Read More.
Arrest Made in Johnson City Heroin Case
The Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force concluded an investigation into the sale of heroin Wednesday. Investigators attempted to take the target of the investigation, 24-year-old Raman Punter of Binghamton, into custody in the parking lot of the Walmart in Johnson City.... Read More.
David Sweat Begins Hunger Strike at Attica; Akshar Not Sympathetic
It's been two years, since convicted criminal David Sweat escaped from the Clinton Correctional Facility in Dannemora New York, now he’s making headlines again. Recently he was transferred from Five Points Correctional Facility in Ovid, to Attica, and has now gone on a... Read More.
Southern Tier Receives $67.3 Million in Economic Incentives
The 2017 Regional Economic Development Awards were announced yesterday in Albany. The Southern Tier is set to receive $67.3 million in grants. This is a modest increase from 2016’s $60 million. Among the grants are $300,000 to expand the Tioga County Mobile Dental program,... Read More.
Three ‘Operation Hailstorm’ Suspects Plead Guilty
Three suspects arrested during September’s ‘Operation Hailstorm’ have entered guilty pleas. 46-year-old Kenneth Wilson, 39-year-old Akuan Johnson and 35-year-old Jerome Bell, pled guilty to federal Conspiracy charges. Johnson also pled guilty to Money Laundering charges. Operation Hailstorm resulted in eleven arrests in September. The... Read More.
Twenty-Five to Life Sentence Issued for Antler Lodge Shooting
25-year-old Joshua Taylor has been sentenced to 25-years-to-life in the fatal shooting of James High, outside the Antler Lodge in Binghamton. The 2015 shooting was over money owed for liquor. Taylor also served time for a non-fatal shooting in 2010. The Antler Lodge was... Read More.
JC Police Make Drug Arrest Following Chase
The Johnson City Police report that they arrested 37-year-old Craig Anderson of Great Bend, Pennsylvania last week. An officer attempted to have Anderson pull over for a traffic violation. Anderson refused to pull over, eventually stopping at Grand Avenue. Anderson then took off on... Read More.
Missing Teen May Be Headed to the Southern Tier
Police in Oswego believe a missing 14-year-old girl may be heading for the Binghamton-Elmira area. Samantha Palmer was last seen on December 7th. Palmer may be in the company of 25-year-old Andres Perez of Fulton. Perez has an outstanding warrant from the New York... Read More.
Tioga County Sheriff’s Office Makes Fugitive Arrest
The Tioga County Sheriff’s deputies made a fugitive from justice arrest on Friday. 37-year-old Jason Rockwell, of Troy Pennsylvania, was arrested on a warrant from Sayre. He was arraigned in Town of Owego Court and remanded to the Tioga County Jail without bail. He... Read More.
Two Arrested Following Broome County Car Chase
A State Police Trooper attempted to pull over a car on Fairview Avenue in Binghamton on Sunday. The driver wouldn’t pull over and initiated a chase that ended in Windsor. The vehicle occupants threw auto exhaust parts in the path of the pursuing police... Read More.
