New War Monuments to be Dedicated Monday in Owego

With Memorial Day approaching, some Owego residents have been working hard to improve the veterans monuments outside the Tioga County courthouse. Bill Chandler, head of the Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 480 in Owego, is among those working to provide the upgrades to the... Read More.

Memorial Day Festivities Coming to Owego

Memorial Day weekend is a time to remember the veterans that have served our country, and the Owego community is doing its best to honor their memories. Spokesman for the Owego Veteran's Memorial Committee Jim Raftis visited the WEBO Morning Show to discuss some... Read More.

Owego Girls Lacrosse Crowned Section Champs

The Owego girls lacrosse team avenged their sectional championship loss last year when they defeated Maine-Endwell Thursday night, 11-1, for the Section 4 Class C title. The Indians lost in the sectional championship to the Spartans last year by a score of 14-13. This... Read More.

Friday Morning Power Outage Affects Thousands

Parts of Tioga and Broome counties are without power following an outage shortly after nine o'clock. NYSEG is reporting 185 outages in Tioga County with over 6,000 outages in Broome. The outages in Broome County are mainly affecting Johnson City, Maine, Union, and Nanticoke,... Read More.

Menacing Charges for Owego Man

An Owego man is facing charges after he allegedly attacked and threatened his girlfriend during an argument. 24-year-old Kenneth Swartz was arrested by Owego village patrol officers after they responded to the domestic incident. Swartz is accused of physically harming and threatening his girlfriend... Read More.

Upstate Shredding Receives Honor in London

Upstate Shredding was given one of the highest awards in its industry when it took home the Platts Global Metals Industry Leadership Award for Scraps and Recycling. Platts looks to honor and recognize members of the metals industry which look to embody excellence in... Read More.

Date Set for Third Trial of Cal Harris

A court date has been set for the start of the third trial of Cal Harris, the Owego businessman whose wife, Michele, has been missing since 2001. The trial, which was moved from Tioga County to Schoharie County, is set to begin the morning... Read More.

New Lockheed Contract Expected Next Month

After Lockheed Martin was officially awarded the contract to build the next fleet of presidential helicopters, another contract will likely be awarded to the company as early as next month. The U.S. Air Force is expected to award its Combat Rescue Helicopter contract to... Read More.

Area School Budgets Pass

Voters across Tioga and Broome counties approved their school budgets on Tuesday. Some margins of approval were greater than others, with the greatest margin of approval in the region belonging to Chenango Valley, whose budget passed by a 6-to-1 margin. One of the toughest... Read More.

Garden Project Starting at OFA

Ken Williams, owner of W&W Nursery in Apalachin, stopped by the WEBO Morning Show today and discussed Harmony Garden, a courtyard garden project at Owego Free Academy. The project calls for a garden to be designed, with help from W&W Nursery, at the school.... Read More.

Thousands Lose Power in Tioga County Tuesday

Over 10,000 NYSEG customers lost power yesterday in both Owego in Newark Valley. While no official cause for the outages has been released by NYSEG, unofficial reports say that NYSEG crews were working at Lockheed Martin when the power went out. Lockheed Martin had... Read More.

Local Unemployment Numbers Drop

The unemployment rate in the Binghamton region has fallen by almost 2 percent in the past year alone. According to the state Department of Labor, the April 2014 unemployment rate for the Binghamton area was 6.1 percent, down from 7.7 percent in April of... Read More.