Apalachin Native Piloting Last Shuttle Mission

Apalachin native and US Marine Corps Colonel Doug Hurley is preparing for NASA's final shuttle launch in July.  Colonel Hurley, 44, was born in Endicott but raised in Apalachin.  Colonel Hurley was selected to be a pilot for NASA in 2000 and in July... Read More.

Sheriff Investigates Serious Apalachin Motorcycle Crash

Tioga County Sheriff's deputies are investigating a serious crash between a car and motorcycle. It happened around 6:30 p.m. Monday on Pennsylvania Ave. in Apalachin. Deputies say at least one person was badly injured and sent to the hospital. They haven't released any other information at this... Read More.

Apalachin Man Pleads Guilty In Child Pornography Case

A Tioga County man admits to producing and distributing child pornography.  47-year-old Richard Pierce of Apalachin pled guilty in Binghamton Federal Court. A trial was set to begin in May.  In March 2009, Pierce admitted he videotaped and photographed 2 boys under the age... Read More.

Fire Stations To Hold Open Houses This Weekend

Firehouses across New York State will be opening their doors this weekend, hoping people in their communities will visit and perhaps make a decision to volunteer.  Volunteer fire departments have been hard hit in recent years by declines in membership. The Firemen's Association of... Read More.

Planned Electric Service Interruption in Owego Today

NYSEG plans to take a brief electric service interruption on Friday, March 18, 2011 starting at 10:00 AM. The planned outage, which should last no longer than five minutes, is necessary to conduct a voltage conversion job along Talcott Street in Owego. The areas affected will... Read More.

NYSEG to Cut Power in Parts of Owego Friday March 18th

A short electricity outage is planned for parts of Owego at 10AM on Friday March 18th. The outage is expected to last for about five minutes. The streets affected will include Talcott, George, Hill, Adeline, Spruce, West, NY Rt. 96 from East Avenue to approximately ½... Read More.

Tioga & Broome County 8th Graders to Visit Lockheed Martin

Approximately 120 local 8th grade students will visit the Lockheed Martin facility for a National Engineers Week event today. Lockheed Martin has been sponsoring this annual event since 1998, and this year we will once again host Binghamton East, Binghamton West, Candor, Newark Valley, Owego-Apalachin,... Read More.