Tioga County

A mobile home was destroyed by fire this morning, according to the Weltonville Fire Department. Firefighters responded just before 8 a.m. to 4510 West Creek Road for a report of a fully involved structure fire. According to Weltonville Assistant Chief John Wahl,... Read More.

The prosecution finished calling rebuttal witnesses yesterday in the third Cal Harris murder trial. They called its fifth rebuttal witness, Donna Kalled, a records custodian for the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation. Then they called their sixth and final rebuttal... Read More.

April 18th-25th is National Infant Immunization Week. Chickenpox, Influenza, Measles, Mumps, Whooping Cough, and more are preventable with vaccinations administered to newborns through six-year-olds, according to the Tioga County Health Department. The Public Health Department in Owego administers these vaccinations and encourages... Read More.

The defense rested its case yesterday at 3 p.m. as the third Cal Harris murder trial entered its eleventh week of testimony. After the defense called its thirteenth witness in the afternoon, it said it had no other witnesses or evidence to submit... Read More.

Cal Harris' defense team will continue making its case when the eleventh week of testimony begins Monday morning in Schoharie County Court. The jury heard yesterday from Kevin Tubbs and Julie Brinkman, who both completed their testimony. Tubbs claims he saw Michele... Read More.

In the third Cal Harris murder trial, Judge George Bartlett spent the day deciding how many more defense witnesses can testify. The jury spent the day yesterday without ever stepping foot in the courtroom – except to be dismissed at 4:15 p.m. ... Read More.

Tioga County legislators are reacting to two proposals to raise the age of criminal responsibility, from 16 to 18. They feel the proposal would be a burden on the taxpayers, and the county's probation department. Yesterday, members of the legislature unanimously agreed... Read More.

In the Cal Harris trial yesterday, a potential defense witness said she thinks her ex-boyfriend is responsible for the disappearance of Michele Harris. Julie Brinkman flew in from Texas and testified outside the presence of the jury in the morning. Brinkman said... Read More.