Brooklyn Man Arrested for Manley's Robbery

Broome County Sheriff’s Detectives have made an arrest in the robbery of a Manleys Mighty Mart on Downs in December. 19-year old Emmanuel Peterson of Brooklyn was taken into custody. He's accused of entering the store, displaying a handgun and ordering the... Read More.

FEMA Trailer Park to Remain Open for Six Months

Athens Town Supervisors this week approved a six-month extension for the FEMA trailer park off Wilawana Road. The Pennsylvania Emergency Management Agency requested the extension, saying that seven or eight people still live at the park. The FEMA trailers were brought in... Read More.

Kirby Park Set to Re-Open

The Village of Nichols will soon be able to enjoy Kirby Park--for the first time since the September 2011 flood. This week the Village Board discussed the re-opening of the park and the return of the Nichols-Tioga Little League for the start of baseball... Read More.
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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.
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One Dead In Bradford County Crash

A man was killed in a two-car crash in Bradford County Wednesday morning. Pennsylvania State Police say an SUV was trying to pass a line of cars behind a slow moving tractor trailer on Route 6 near Lynch Road in Burlington Township. One of the... Read More.
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Probation Sentence in False Tax Return Case

A Binghamton woman has been sentenced to probation and ordered to pay thousands of dollars after admitting to filing false tax returns. Jacqueline MacBlane was sentenced Wednesday in U.S. Federal Court in Binghamton. She will have to serve two years of probation and complete 100... Read More.

Update on Fatal Route I-88 Accident

State Police have released more information about a deadly crash on Interstate 88 Monday afternoon. A tractor trailer and SUV were involved in the accident which happened in Afton, on the Exit 7 on-ramp. Troopers say 31-year old Noel Pike of Nineveh lost control of... Read More.