Owego

Lockheed Martin made it official yesterday...announcing it has acquired Sikorsky Aircraft, a world leader in military and commercial rotary-wing aircraft, for $9 billion. Lockheed Martin employs approximately 2,600 people at its Owego facility. The plant currently works closely with Sikorsky on helicopter contracts including... Read More.

Lockheed Martin has agreed to buy Sikorsky, the maker of the Black Hawk helicopters used by the United States military. The deal, which one person said would be worth 9 billion dollars, could be announced as soon as today. Buying Sikorsky... Read More.

On Friday, convicted sex offender John Malowsky of Attica was sentenced to 15 years in state prison and five years of post release supervision. In May, he pleaded guilty to robbery in the first degree. According to the Tioga County District Attorney’s... Read More.

A follow-up to a story we had yesterday: according to the Tioga County Jail, John Desmond is charged with assault on a police officer with a deadly weapon. He attacked a Village of Owego police officer Sunday night with a rake. Desmond... Read More.

An Owego Police Officer was attacked by a 19-year-old with a rake last night, sending the officer to the hospital. The officer, who had recently graduated from the police academy, was taken to UHS Wilson Medical Center in Johnson City. An update... Read More.

An Owego man pleaded guilty in Tioga County Court on Monday to two counts of attempted criminal sale of a controlled substance in the third degree. Joseph Farrow made the plea in connection with his attempted sale of heroin to another person on... Read More.

St. Patrick School in Owego closed its doors after more than 150 years of operation yesterday. The school had 85 students, from pre-K to fifth grade. These students will now attend the public school in their district, or private schools like St. James... Read More.