Owego

An armed robbery took place at the KFC in Owego on Wednesday night. The Tioga County Sheriff's Office is investigating the robbery which took place at the restaurant on Route 17C. Around 10:45 last night, a man entered the restaurant through an unsecured back... Read More.

Tioga County Fire Investigators are now confirming that one person died in an early morning house fire, in Candor. The Candor Fire Department was called to 119 Spencer Road at about 2:30 this morning. It took about 75 firefighters about 3 hours... Read More.

The shredding business based in Owego continues to branch outward. Upstate Shredding-Ben Weitsman has acquired its fire scrap metal processor in Steuben County, after its acquisition of Hornell Waste Material. The transaction between the companies, which will be an all-cash payment, is set to... Read More.

The Southern Tier Broadcasters Association added 11 new faces to their Hall of Fame on Saturday. The honorees were invited to a ceremony at the Bundy Museum on Main Street in Binghamton. The museum hosts the Southern Tier Broadcasters Hall of Fame,... Read More.

Today is the 12th anniversary of September 11th, 2001. The occasion was marked this morning by local firefighters, veterans, and community members with a memorial service at the firefighter's fountain in Owego's courthouse square. Firefighters from Owego met at the Central Fire... Read More.

The third murder trial for a Tioga County man is delayed. Cal Harris's murder trial was tentatively set for October 7th, but now the Tioga County Court said there is no officially scheduled date for the trial. The District Attorney's Office said... Read More.

The Owego Police and the Tioga County Sheriff's Department responded to a call of a robbery Wednesday night in the village. Around 9:30, a call reported that two male subjects approached a 70-year-old woman near an ally in the Court Street parking lot and,... Read More.

Hickories Park in Owego will be closed to the public beginning on Monday, September 9th at 7 AM until further notice. There will be camping through Sunday, the 8th. All campers must exit the park by noon on Sunday.

Whittemore Hill Road in the Town of Owego is closed to through traffic until further notice, according to the town’s highway department. The closure is due to a deteriorating culvert under the roadway. The road will be closed until replacement is complete, a... Read More.