Tioga Deputy Earns ‘Drug Recognition Expert’ Status

A Tioga County Sheriff’s Deputy has graduated from New York State Drug Evaluation and Classification Program as a Drug Recognition Expert. Deputy Dylan Tiefenthaler received the honor in late March. To get into the program the Deputy had to show an exemplary history of... Read More.

Newark Valley Man Faces Multiple Alcohol Charges

A bunch of charges have been leveled against a Newark Valley man who got pulled over by troopers on Industrial Park Drive in Kirkwood.  State police report the arrest of 51-year-old Scott Tuttle. He has been charged with resisting arrest, aggravated driving while intoxicated,... Read More.

Search for Apalachin Boy Gets State Recognition

A wildland search in the town of Owego made the DEC Statewide Forest Ranger Highlights. At 12:30 a.m. Saturday, New York State Police requested DEC Forest Rangers to respond to a search of a missing 13-year-old boy in Apalachin. The boy had been missing from... Read More.
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Court: PA Man Negligent in Owego DOT Worker’s Death

An indictment was unsealed Monday in Tioga County court that charged a Pennsylvania man with the death of a local DOT worker. 37-year-old Lawrence Faucett, of Ulster, was charged with criminally negligent homicide. He pleaded not guilty and was released pending further court action.   On March... Read More.

Tioga Flood Victims Urged to Provide Feedback

In partnership with National Weather Service, Nurture Nature Center of Easton, Pa., will host two focus groups in the Tioga County area about flood and river forecast products. These focus groups will provide feedback to the National Weather Sservice to help improve their products for... Read More.

Lend A Hand to Clean Up a Stream in Tioga County

Are you interested in cleaning up your environment? Are you looking to do something to improve your community? Well here is your chance; May 11th through May 18th the Tioga County Water Quality Coordinating Committee will be holding their 19th annual stream cleanup event.... Read More.
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Tioga Deputies Make Arrests for Assault and DWI

A disturbance call in the town of Owego led to the arrest of a 47-year-old man. Tioga County deputies said they took James Baker of Owego into custody. He was charged with 3rd degree assault. Baker was arraigned in Town of Nichols Court and... Read More.

‘Tioga Smiles’ Gets New Mobile Dental Van

Tioga County Public Health unveiled its new Tioga Smiles Dental Mobile Van on Tuesday at the county office building in Owego. The health department retired its old mobile dental unit … thanks to an upgrade. Through the help of many sources, the department was... Read More.

Three Charged in Barton Drug Raid; Sent to Tioga Jail

On Monday, New York State Police Community Narcotics Team – Southern Tier, along with State Police Owego, Tioga County Sheriff’s Office and the Waverly Police Department, executed a search warrant at a residence located at 637 State Route 17C in Barton, Tioga County. The... Read More.
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Tioga Deputies Charge 3 with Criminal Possession

The Tioga County Sheriff’s Office reports the arrests of three people of drug charges following separate traffic stops in the village of Owego.   Deputies said they arrested 37-year-old Anna Smith of Owego, 42-year-old Douglas Forsyth of Barton and 59-year-old Micah LaPlante of Barton. All three... Read More.

UPDATED: Wild 110 mph Chase from Broome Ends in Owego

A 21-year-old woman from Adams, New York, was arrested Thursday after a pursuit through multiple jurisdictions. She’s been charged with Driving While Ability Impaired with Drugs and issued 14 traffic citations, with more charges likely. On April 4 at approximately 6:02 p.m., New York State... Read More.