Office of Energy Development Receives Support

The Greater Binghamton Chamber has put forth their support of Broome County's new Office of Energy Development. Broome County Executive Debbie Preston recently formed the office to help provide guidance on the development and expansion of alternative, renewable, and traditional energy sources. The office will... Read More.

Lockheed Martin Celebrates Helicopter Milestone

Three defense equipment milestones came together at Lockheed Martin Thursday and the celebration also included the first visit to the facility from 23rd District Congressman Tom Reed. Lockheed delivered its 150th MH-60R Multimission Helicopter--or Seahawk--to the U.S. Navy; the company also delivered it's first... Read More.

Emergency Landing at Binghamton Airport

A maintenance flight with two people aboard was aborted shortly after takeoff Thursday afternoon and returned to Greater Binghamton Airport for an emergency landing. The CommutAir plane took off around 1 pm and turned around after the pilot reported a hydraulic problem. The plane landed... Read More.

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.

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.

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.

Flood Warnings Remain In Effect for Vestal & Waverly/Sayre

Flood Warnings remain in effect today, extended now through Saturday. There's a Wind Advisory still in effect as well, until 7 o'clock tonight. The Flood Warnings are for the Susquehanna River in Vestal and in Waverly/Sayre. In Vestal, meteorologists are predicting 19 feet of water with... Read More.

Lockheed Martin Delivering Helicopter to the US Navy Today

Lockheed Martin in Owego will be delivering a new helicopter to the U.S. Navy today. At 11 o'clock, the 150th fully missionized MH-60R Multimission Helicopter will be presented to the Navy, as well as the first automatic radar periscope detection and discrimination system, and the... Read More.

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.

NWS Issues Flood Warnings for Vestal and Waverly/Sayre

The National Weather Service in Binghamton New York has issued a Flood Warnings for: The Susquehanna River at Waverly/Sayre from Thursday afternoon to late Friday night... or until the warning is cancelled. At 9:45 am Wednesday the stage was 3.6 feet. Flood stage is 11.0... 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.