Broome County Sees Tax Shortfall

Broome County has experienced a $2.5 million sales tax shortfall, and county leaders are citing limits on unemployment benefits and delayed gas drilling as possible reasons for the issue. Officials have announced new measures as they look to keep the county budget on track,... Read More.

New Name Bidding for Family Court Judge Seat

A lawyer out of Broome County has announced his candidacy for the open family court judge seat. Republican Stephen Cornwell practices family law for the Supreme Court, with ten years of experience in family court, criminal, and Supreme Court. He will be among the... Read More.

Owego Fire Department Issues Continue

The Village of Owego Fire Department held its annual election for Chief officers last night.  Four new candidates ran for the department's top positions.  Dan Gavin will be the department's Chief.  Jim Morris was selected as 1st Assistant Chief.  Charlie Olmstead was elected for... Read More.

Seton CC Put on Lockdown Wednesday

Seton Catholic Central had to be put on lockdown for about two hours on Wednesday after a phone threat was made to the school. No specifics were released, but the threat reportedly targeted the student body. Officials say the threat was likely a prank... Read More.

Ti-Ahwaga Players Set to Perform “A Little Night Music”

Friday night the Ti-Ahwaga Community Players will be opening their latest performance, "A Little Night Music". The show will run for the next three weekends. Jim Osborne of the Ti-Ahwaga Players visited the WEBO Morning Show today and discussed the show, which he described... Read More.

Broome County Nurse Facing Multiple Charges

A nurse in Broome County has been arrested for endangering a nursing home resident and falsifying records. New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman announced that 34-year-old Tanya Johnson of Greene failed to follow nursing home policy at Good Shepherd Village in Endwell after... Read More.

Hernandez Sentenced for Stabbing

The man accused of stabbing another outside the Broome County Public Library back in January was sentenced on Wednesday. 51-year-old Wilfredo Hernandez was sentenced to three and a half years in state prison along with five years of post-release probation. Hernandez stabbed 30-year-old Kendu... Read More.

Candor Woman Killed in Head-On Collision

A Candor woman was killed in a head-on collision Tuesday afternoon on State Route 17 eastbound. 79-year-old Shirley McGee was reportedly driving west on the eastbound lane of Route 17 when she collided with a pick-up truck driven by 34-year-old Nickolas Little of Genesee,... Read More.

“Groundswell Rising” Screening in Owego

Although New York has a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing throughout the state, the debate between the advocates and opponents of drilling continues to rage on. On Thursday night in Owego, the Hubbard Auditorium will play host to a screening of a gas drilling-related film,... Read More.

Tioga Downs Hosts Minority and Women-Owned Business Event

Tioga Downs in Nichols will be hosting a networking event for minority and women-owned businesses interested in working on the Downs' upcoming casino expansion project. The event will be held on Thursday at the Nichols casino. Tioga Downs President Tom Osiecki said in a... Read More.

Single-Car Crash Sends Woman to Hospital

A separate crash near Whitney Point sent one driver to the hospital Tuesday afternoon. Also around 2:30 Tuesday, a woman flipped her car on Interstate 81 south, about one mile south of Exit 8. She was taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries. Her... Read More.

Coughlin & Gerhart’s Luce Discusses Wills

Kristen Luce from Coughlin & Gerhart LLP in Owego stopped by the WEBO Morning Show today to offer some legal advice. Today's topic circled around the differences between estate executors and estate administrators. With executors appointed in a will, Luce touched on the importance... Read More.