New Job Training Opportunities Available

Broome County officials are encouraging the public to take advantage of new job training opportunities available in the area. The Broome/Tioga Workforce center recently received a $112,000 grant through the Federal Disability Employment Initiative, to fund employment training programs for the injured and disabled.... Read More.

Flood Warnings Remain In Effect for Vestal & Waverly/Sayre

Flood Warnings remain in effect today, extended now through Saturday. There's a Wind Advisory still in effect as well, until 7 o'clock tonight. The Flood Warnings are for the Susquehanna River in Vestal and in Waverly/Sayre. In Vestal, meteorologists are predicting 19 feet of water with... Read More.

Lockheed Martin Delivering Helicopter to the US Navy Today

Lockheed Martin in Owego will be delivering a new helicopter to the U.S. Navy today. At 11 o'clock, the 150th fully missionized MH-60R Multimission Helicopter will be presented to the Navy, as well as the first automatic radar periscope detection and discrimination system, and the... Read More.
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UHS To Open Second Facility in Owego Next Week

United Health Services will be opening a second Primary Care facility in Owego next week. The new UHS Primary Care Owego office will be at 42 West Main Street,, in the Price Chopper Plaza and is scheduled to open next Monday, February 4th.... Read More.

AUDIO STREAM: Funeral Service for Matthew Porcari

We will provide a live feed from the funeral service of Owego Firefighter Captain Matthew Porcari beginning at approximately 1:55 PM, Sunday, January 27th, 2013, Eastern Standard Time.  No announcers will be heard, only a direct feed from the podium microphone in the Owego... Read More.
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An Outpouring of Support

It's already been a tough week for the fire service in Tioga County, after a structure fire in Newark Valley turned fatal Monday night for one Owego firefighter, and one more was injured. Owego Fire Chief Ed Franz told News Radio WEBO yesterday that fellow... Read More.
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Remembering Captain Matthew Porcari

The Owego Fire Department, established in the 1840’s, is a volunteer fire department comprised of five companies. These five companies consist of three engine, one tower, and one heavy rescue company. Under the umbrella of the Owego Fire Department is also the Emergency... Read More.

The Obituary of Captain Matthew Porcari

Owego, New York: Matthew Porcari, 34, passed away on Monday, January 22, 2013. Matthew was predeceased by his father, John Porcari; paternal grandfather, Peter Porcari; maternal grandparents, Lester and Jeanne Dunham; uncle, William Eschler. He is survived by his wife, Christina Porcari; children, Tierney Walter,... Read More.

Fatal Fire Cause Determined as Electrical

Officials have released the cause of the fire that took an Owego fireman's life earlier this week, and injured another. Investigators say it was an electrical fire that started in a shed next to the home on Chamberlain Road in Newark Valley. They say there... Read More.