Tioga Deputies: Candor Man Charged with Felony DWAI

On August 15 at 02:47a.m., Tioga County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested Frederick D. Whitmarsh, age 37, of 895 Ithaca Road, Candor. Whitmarsh was charged with DWAI (Driving While Ability Impaired) with drugs, a felony that deputies said occurred on August 8.The defendant was issued... Read More.

NY Hiring Snow Plow Operators for Southern Tier Roads

New York State Department of Transportation is preparing for the arrival of winter weather by making applications available for approximately 500 positions as permanent and seasonal maintenance staff across upstate New York, including the Southern Tier, and Long Island.Each September, the Department begins to... Read More.

Baker Firemen’s Fountain to be Rededicated Saturday

A rededication ceremony for the restored Baker Fireman's Fountain in Owego is scheduled for Saturday, August 24 outside the Tioga County Courthouse ... ceremony starts at 9am, followed at 1030am with a firefighter's parade, then a hose race on Front Street between Parker and... Read More.

Tioga Deputies Looking for Newark Valley Welcome Sign

The Tioga County Sheriff’s Office is currently investigating a grand larceny which occurred in the Village of Newark Valley during the week of 7/15/19 through 7/19/19. During that time frame, a village-owned welcome sign located on State Route 38 north of the village was... Read More.

Four Persons Arrested in Waverly Drug Investigation

Waverly Police Department recently completed a six-month narcotics investigation with the following additional arrests for alleged illegal drug activity and sales. According to Sgt. Mark Mitchell, three other arrests were made earlier this month in this investigation.In the latest arrests, Waverly police arrested the... Read More.

Hit & Run in Apalachin

The Tioga County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a hit and run motor vehicle accident in which a vehicle struck a 12 year-old pedestrian causing non-life threatening injuries. The vehicle is described as a grey, possibly dark grey, pick-up truck which sustained damage to the... Read More.

JC Man Faces 30-Year Sentence for Child Sex Exploitation

In federal court Tuesday, 47-year-old Michael Rushmer of Johnson City pled guilty to one count of sexual exploitation of a child, one count of distribution of child pornography, and one count of possession of child pornography.As part of his guilty plea, Rushmer admitted he... Read More.

Binghamton Woman Charged with Fraudulent Buys

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office Detective Division has arrested 25-year-old Kierstin M. Furch of Binghamton. She is accused of using another person’s personal information to make fraudulent purchases from Amazon, according to Broome detectives.Furch was charged with:one count of Identity Theft in the... Read More.