Gas Prices Hurting Non Profit Organizations

If the price of gas at the station nearest you hasn't reached $4, it soon will. The averages for Binghamton and Syracuse are in the $3.90s. It's a pain for the average driver, but even more so for organizations like Meals on Wheels.  Seven-hundred... Read More.

Binghamton Announces New Plan To "Go Green"

The City of Binghamton is ramping up efforts to spur demand for energy efficiency upgrades in homes. The City Council plans to invest $160,000 for the "Energy Leadership Program." Modeled after a successful outreach program in Tompkins County, it educates local college students about home... Read More.

McGrath Drops Interim Tag At BU

The SUNY Board of Trustees has appointed C. Peter Magrath as President of Binghamton University. McGrath was appointed by a unanimous vote of the board at a meeting in Buffalo on Monday. McGrath's term will run through December 31, 2011, while the search for a new... Read More.

Binghamton Couple Escapes House Fire

A weekend fire has left a Binghamton family without a home.  It happened around 12:30 Saturday morning at 15 Franklin Street.  The Binghamton Fire Department says seven trucks responded to the second alarm fire.  Neighbors say an older couple lived in the home and... Read More.

Benefit Held to Assist the Aissa Family

Neighbors held a benefit at American Legion Post 80 to help raise money for the Aissa family. Last month, a fire took the life of 17 year old Jeffrey Aissa and destroyed the family's home in Binghamton. The fire has been ruled arson; no one has... Read More.

Drainage Work on Route 11 Begins Monday April 18th

The New York State Department of Transportation has announced that drainage structure work will be performed on US Route 11 westbound, between Haskins Avenue and Pig Alley, in the City of Binghamton, Broome County beginning at 6:30 a.m. on Monday, April 18th. Motorists will encounter... Read More.

NWS Issues Severe Weather Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a special weather statement. Small hail and strong winds will affect central Chenango, extreme north central Delaware, northeastern Tioga, northwestern Broome, southeastern Cortland and southwestern Otsego counties. At 532 PM EDT... National Weather Service Doppler radar indicated a strong shower... Read More.

NWS Issues Flood Watch for Broome County

The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch in effect until midnight EDT tonight. The Flood Watch continues for portions of central New York and northeast Pennsylvania, including the following counties... in central New York: Broome... Chenango... Madison and southern Oneida. In northeast Pennsylvania...... Read More.