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Need a passport? Broome clerk to process applications, take photos in Kirkwood

Tuesday, September 27 by Bill Moyer

(Corning, NY) - Broome County Clerk’s Office will host a passport fair on Thursday, October 13, from 5:30 p.m. until 7:30 p.m. at the Kirkwood Town Hall’s Board Meeting Room, 70 Crescent Drive. Application forms will be available and photos can be taken on... Read More.

Broome Sheriff: Driver Killed When He Pulled in Front of Tractor Trailer in Kirkwood

Friday, April 17 by Bill Moyer

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office reported Friday afternoon that David J. Sheeran, 80, Sherwood Terrace, Yonkers, was killex in a two-vehicle motor vehicle accident involving a tractor-trailer and a passenger sedan on Interstate 81 north at Exit 1 in the Town of Kirkwood.At about 4:24am,... Read More.

State Police Correction: No Students Taken to Hospital in SV Bus Crash

Wednesday, February 19 by Bill Moyer

State Police at Kirkwood have issued this correction to their original news release on a crash involving a Susquehanna Valley School bus crash on Wednesday morning: All of the students on the school bus were evaluated by a school nurse. No students were transported... Read More.

Amish Child Falls out of Minibus on Interstate 81 near Kirkwood

Saturday, December 14 by Bill Moyer

New York State Police at Kirkwood were dispatched to a report received at 5 p.m. Saturday of a child who fell out of a minibus on Interstate 81 southbound near Kirkwood.A preliminary investigation by state police revealed two minibuses with several members from an... Read More.

Wild Episode: Man Goes on Rampage after Kirkwood Crash

Wednesday, June 5 by Bill Moyer

New York State Police have charged John S. Mehne, age 25 of Sarasota, FL, and Ithaca, NY, with the Felonies of Burglary in the first degree, Robbery in the first degree, Aggravated Cruelty to Animals and Criminal Possession of Stolen Property.At 9:45 a.m. Tuesday, New... Read More.

Suspect Arrested after Fleeing Accident in Kirkwood

Tuesday, June 4 by Bill Moyer

New York State Police have arrested the suspect who ran from troopers after an accident Tuesday morning on Interstate 81. The male, whose names and address were not released, was located in a wooded area off Duell Road.While troopers searched for the man, who... Read More.

NYSP Trooper Cleared in January Shooting

Tuesday, February 19 by Irene Radigan

A New York State Trooper who killed a man during a shootout in Kirkwood has been cleared for duty. 28-year State Police veteran Timothy Conklin will return to duty this week after he was involved in a shootout with a suspect on January 28. ... Read More.

NYSP Release Kirkwood Shooting Details

Wednesday, January 30 by Dave Radigan

New details on the shooting of a man by a state trooper Monday night in Kirkwood. It happened on Route 17 as a trooper tried to stop a man driving a car he wasn’t supposed to be in. There was gunfire…Dead is 30-year-old Nicholas... Read More.

Two Pedestrians Struck Over Thanksgiving Weekend

Tuesday, November 27 by WEBO Radio

There were two pedestrians struck by vehicles over the Thanksgiving weekend. On Friday at about 9:13PM, 58-year-old Robert Lowe was crossing Upper Front Street in the Town of Chenango, when he was struck by a vehicle. Lowe was transported to Wilson Memorial Hospital and... Read More.

Kirkwood Home Destroyed by Fire

Tuesday, August 21 by WEBO Radio

A residence on Colesville Road in Kirkwood was completely destroyed by fire on Monday. No one is believed to have been home at the time, and no injuries were reported. The cause of the fire is being investigated.

Broome County Remembers Deputy Sheriff Kevin Tarsia

Sunday, July 8 by WEBO Radio

As State Troopers are mourning the loss of Nicholas Clark, the Broome County Sheriff's Office is taking time to remember one of their own. July 4th marked 16 years since Deputy Sheriff Kevin Tarsia was shot and killed in Kirkwood. Tarsia was patrolling Grange... Read More.

Two Arrested on Drug Charges Following Traffic Stop

Monday, June 11 by WEBO Radio

The Broome County Special Investigations Task Force stopped a vehicle Tuesday night on Corporate Drive in Kirkwood. 30-year-old Johnnah McGraw of Binghamton was found to be in possession of approximately 65 grams of crystal meth and drug packaging materials. The Task Force then executed a search warrant on... Read More.