Missing Teen May Be Headed to the Southern Tier

Police in Oswego believe a missing 14-year-old girl may be heading for the Binghamton-Elmira area. Samantha Palmer was last seen on December 7th. Palmer may be in the company of 25-year-old Andres Perez of Fulton. Perez has an outstanding warrant from the New York... Read More.

Tioga County Sheriff’s Office Makes Fugitive Arrest

The Tioga County Sheriff’s deputies made a fugitive from justice arrest on Friday. 37-year-old Jason Rockwell, of Troy Pennsylvania, was arrested on a warrant from Sayre. He was arraigned in Town of Owego Court and remanded to the Tioga County Jail without bail. He... Read More.

Job Fair Set for Treadway on Wednesday

The Tioga County Employment Center has scheduled a Job Fair for this Wednesday from 2-6PM at the Owego Treadway. The Job Fair is targeted for the 325 Sanmina employees affected by the closure of the Sanmina facility. 16 employers have signed up to attend.... Read More.

Owego Police Make Arrest Following Foot Chase

Owego Police attempted to locate 28-year-old Peter Finch at his mother’s home in Owego. Finch took off through a back door and triggered a brief foot chase in the area around Paige Street. During the chase, Finch was seen to discard marijuana. Police believe... Read More.

Update: Sanmina Plant in Owego Closing

Some details are starting to emerge on Sanmina’s Thursday announcement that it would be closing the Owego plant in March. It has been reported that 50 contract workers were let go yesterday. The remaining 274 workers were given 90-days notice of the impending closure.... Read More.

Tioga County’s Floyd Hooker Grants Announced

The Board of Directors for the Community Foundation of the Twin Tiers has approved the 2017 Floyd Hooker youth grants for Tioga County. The awards total of $21,700 will go to 5 non-profit organizations and school districts. They include: 1) Catholic Charities of Tompkins/Tioga... Read More.

Sanmina Plant in Owego to Close March 7

WEBO has learned that Sanmina in Owego will close its doors on March 7th. All 320 employees will be laid off at that time. The Tioga Career Center is offering services to those affected by the Sanmina layoffs. They say there are other employers... Read More.

Fire Destroys Tioga Center Home

Firefighters from Tioga Center, Halsey Valley, Nichols and Owego responded to a Chimney fire around 11 o’clock Wednesday night. Reports indicate that the fire, at 143 Halsey Valley Road, spread to the back room of the residence. Firefighters believed that the fire was out... Read More.

Veterans Mark Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day

Local veterans marked Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day today at the Owego VFW Post 1371 Tioga County's only known living survivor of Pearl Harbor, 96-year old Bill Kennedy of Owego gave remarks. The event included a remembrance of three deceased Pearl Harbor survivors ...... Read More.

Vestal Brush Fire Quickly Contained

Firefighters from Vestal, Apalachin, and West Corners made quick work of a 2-acre brush fire on Tracy Creek Road in Vestal yesterday afternoon. No structures were damaged and the fire was under control within about 15 minutes. The cause of the fire is under... Read More.

Turtle Town Project in Owego is Withdrawn

The application for a project that would have put a housing complex in the Village of Owego’s Turtle Town neighborhood has been withdrawn. Susan Kimmel is the President of Two Plus Four Construction. Kimmel said in a statement Tuesday that they are... Read More.

Update: Friday Crash in Owego Results in Fatality

More information has been released on last Friday's Route 17 accident in Owego. One person has died following that crash. 69-year-old Peter Lau, of Scarborough, Ontario was travelling on Route 17 eastbound on Friday afternoon, when he struck a New York DOT dump... Read More.