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Watkins Glen International has secured a new sponsor for its NASCAR Sprint Cup race this year. The motor racing track say that Cheez-It crackers has decided to put its name to the race. The race is set for the weekend of August 8th ... Read More.

The New York State Senate has passed new gun control legislation by a 43 to 18 margin. For weeks, legislative leaders and Governor Andrew Cuomo have been negotiating a package of gun control measures. And exactly 30 days after the Newtown school shooting, the governor... Read More.

A man who fell through an icy Chenango County pond was saved by his own brother before emergency crews made it to the scene. The New Berlin Fire Department, along with an engine out of South New Berlin, was on the scene of... Read More.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Saturday that he has declared a public health emergency for New York in response to the severe flu season affecting the state. According to Cuomo's office, 19,128 flu cases have been reported in New York this flu season. The state... Read More.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo gave his third State of the State Address in Albany yesterday, focusing on gun control, rebuilding from Super-storm Sandy and the state's minimum wage. Cuomo was careful to try to temper what could be viewed as a liberal agenda... Read More.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo will take his sky-high popularity into his third year with an agenda to ban assault rifles, raise the minimum wage, revive the still-slow economic recovery and far more. Cuomo's State of the State address Wednesday afternoon in Albany will set the stage... Read More.

New York State Police report success on their recent crackdown on drunk driving over the holidays. They report issuing more than 33,000 traffic tickets statewide and making a total of 538 arrests for driving while intoxicated. Troopers operated 29 sobriety checkpoints in a campaign... Read More.

New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has filed a lawsuit to shut down a charity that raised millions of dollars under the guise of fighting breast cancer, only to funnel the money to organization insiders and fundraisers. The Long Island-based Coalition Against Breast Cancer... Read More.

Kurt Busch dominated the field and managed to stay out of trouble in a controversy filled Nascar road race at Infineon Raceway in California. Busch led 75 of the 110 laps, driving to good sized leads on several restarts. Meanwhile Tony Stewart wrecked Brian Vickers for... Read More.

Reed Sorenson won Saturday's Nascar Nationwide race in a wild finish. On the third Green-White Checker attempt, a yellow flag came out on the white flag lap with Justin Algaier in the lead. No sooner had Algaier congratulated his crew on the win, he ran out... Read More.

WEBO will be broadcasting the Nascar Nationwide race from Road America in Elkhart Lake, WI on Saturday. Coverage begins at 5:15PM. On Sunday WEBO will bring you the Toyota/Sav Mart 350 NASCAR Sprint Cup Series race from Infineon Raceway in Sonoma, CA. Coverage begins at 2PM EDT.

The Greater Southern Tier BOCES Educational Association is making concessions to help struggling school districts.  Due to the difficult economic times, the group that represents BOCES teachers and aides has agreed to a decrease in both health insurance buyouts and health reimbursement money, along... Read More.