Regions

In the face of weather warnings about potential flooding in our area over the coming days, the Red Cross urges you to prepare and be aware. They remind you: • Be especially cautious at night when it is harder to recognize flood danger. • A car can be swept... Read More.

With Tioga County, NY under a Flood Watch, the Tioga Flood Mitigation Group would like to remind area residents to review their family emergency plans and information about what to do before, during and after a flood.  An informational brochure published by the Tioga... Read More.

The average cost of brand-name prescription drugs in upstate New York rose 93 percent between 2004 and 2010 and 11 percent from 2009 to 2010, according to a report issued today by Excellus BlueCross BlueShield. By contrast, generic prescription drug costs on average increased by... Read More.

Congressman Maurice Hinchey has written Lisa Jackson, Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, asking her to review an internal EPA decision to allow hydraulic fracturing in the New York City Watershed. It was reported by The New York Times last Thursday that internal versions of... Read More.

Forty-one percent of New Yorkers say that the overall quality of life for most people they know has gotten worse over the last ten years, while 39 percent say things have stayed about the same and only 19 percent believe things have gotten better,... Read More.

Steven Pieper, 23, of the Town of Clay has been sentenced to 23 years to life in prison. Pieper pleaded guilty last month to a charge of murder in the death of his ex-girlfriend 20-year-old Jenni-Lyn Watson. During Pieper's sentencing, the Judge said, "You deserve to... Read More.

The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection announced results of in-stream water quality monitoring for radioactive material in seven of the state’s rivers. All samples showed levels at or below the normal naturally occurring background levels of radioactivity. The tests were conducted in November and December of... Read More.