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From Roush-Fenway Racing: Roush Fenway and Wood Brothers to Withhold Bayne from Racing this Weekend Concord, N.C. (May 19, 2011) – Roush Fenway and the Wood Brothers have decided to withhold Trevor Bayne from NASCAR competition this weekend, including Sunday’s Nationwide Series race at Iowa Speedway... Read More.

On May 17, 2011, the Broome County Special Investigations Unit arrested Tymiek Brown, 25, of Binghamton on felony drug charges, after a search revealed that Brown had a quantity of crack cocaine packaged for sale on him. He was arraigned in City Court and... Read More.

Sen. Tom Libous has sponsored eight bills in a package meant to keep a pledge he made to voters last fall – two of which have already passed the Senate.  Among the bills are efforts to restore funding fairness to upstate New York, while helping... Read More.

The Chemung County Sheriff's Office and the Elmira Police Department have made children's safety inside a vehicle a top priority.  Saturday at the Elmira Fire Department headquarters, officers from both agencies were on hand to inspect child safety seats. Anybody who brought in a... Read More.

On Saturday at 1:30PM, WEBO will be broadcasting the 5-Hour Energy 200 NASCAR Nationwide Series race from Dover, Del. Kyle Busch is the defending race winner. On Sunday at 12PM, WEBO will have live coverage of the FedEx 400 Benefitting Autism Speaks NASCAR Sprint Cup Series... Read More.

We're still six months away from the November elections, but already, the heat is turning up on what is expected to be one of the most contested races: The Broome County executive seat. It was a press conference to announce his new staff. "I want to... Read More.

A man is arrested after firing a gun in Binghamton.  Police responded to the area of 32 Schiller Street around at 11:39 p.m. Wednesday to reports of gunshots. There, they found and arrested 23-year-old Carnell McCarden Jr. of Binghamton.  Police say they also found... Read More.

New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has announced his office has successfully sued a travel agency that took thousands of dollars from consumers but failed to deliver the travel packages, cruises and other travel accommodations agreed upon. A judgment has ruled that Romano Travel, Inc.... Read More.

Broome County legislator Jason Garnar wants the county to cap its sales tax on gas. "I think all levels of government we gotta do something because people really are hurting at the pump," said Garner. He's proposing that they the limit the local sales tax at... Read More.

The Town of Owego will start paving Halstead Avenue at 7 AM tomorrow.  All vehicles parked on the street must be removed prior to 7 AM., according to Highway Superintendent Jeff Soules. There will be no driveway access after that time and all vehicles... Read More.

The Chenango Valley board of education gave approval last night to go forward with a study that would look into merging Chenango Forks and Chenango Valley School Districts.  The district has been considering the idea for some time. The Chenango Valley Superintendent says the board... Read More.

A plan to overhaul the emergency medical service in the village has been put on hold. Mayor John Bertoni issued notice to the village firefighters' union on April 24 that the department's EMS program would be terminated on May 31, putting emergency medical care in... Read More.