Broome Lawmakers Seek to Ban 'Bath Salts'

Broome County Lawmakers will be looking at a possible ban on bath salts and similar substances in the county. The bill is being proposed by Legislator matt Pasquale of Endicott to the Public Safety and Emergency Services committee. If taken up by the full... Read More.

Firefighter Winter Games Held at Greek Peak

The freshly fallen snow from Friday's storm created perfect conditions for the annual Firefighter Winter Games at Greek Peak this weekend. But it wasn't the weather firefighters were focused on. It was the memory of a brother who lost his life in the... Read More.

NWS Issues Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service has issued a winter storm warning for our area from 10 am this morning until Saturday 7 am. The forecast is for heavy snow, with accumulations of between five and ten inches. It will be the second Friday in a... Read More.

NWS in Binghamton Issues Winter Storm Warning

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Storm Warning for snow, which is in effect from 10 am Friday to 7 am EST Saturday for the southern tier of New York and most of northeast Pennsylvania. Storm totals of 5 to 8... Read More.

Chenango County Town Bans Hydrofracking

A Chenango County village has voted to ban hydrofracking. The Village of Oxford's Board of Trustees approved the first hydrofracking ban on record in Chenango County on Wednesday. The zoning ordinance was passed in a four to one vote that bans gas exploration, extraction,... Read More.

Tioga Chamber Dinner Tonight at Tioga Downs

Tonight will mark the Tioga County Chamber of Commerce's annual Dinner and Community Awards. The ceremony will take place at 5:30 tonight, and for the first time ever, will be held at Tioga Downs. This is one of the Chamber's biggest events of the... Read More.

Owego Village Board Approves New CSEA Contract

The Owego Village Board this week approved a new contract with the CSEA--the union representing workers in the Public Works Department and Sewage Waste Treatment plant. The Board has been negotiating a new contract with the union over the past several months. The last contract... Read More.

Funding Needed to Avert River Gage Shut Down

The Susquehanna River Basin Commission is asking Senators and Congressmen from New York to procure the money needed to avert a shut-down of 18 stream gauges and 16 rain gauges in the Southern Tier. The gauges are set to be shut down March 1st... Read More.

DEC Fracking Recommendations Due in Three Weeks

New York State's Department of Environmental Conservation has a little over three weeks to come up with its final recommendation on fracking to extract natural gas, and now the department's Commissioner is indicating the agency may miss that deadline. If it does, the DEC... Read More.

Area Gas Prices Climb

Gas prices have shot up over the past week, and may continue to rise. Triple A says the national average is up to $3.51 per gallon, an increase of 17 cents in one week. Drivers in Binghamton are paying about $3.86 a gallon, up... Read More.