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The Elmira Heights school district is faced with a delicate situation."How can we find that magical balance that will give us an opportunity to provide for students and mitigate the tax levy impact on our community?" said district superintendent Mary Beth Fiore said. With a... Read More.

Senator Tom Libous says that he feels New York will have their budget submitted on time for the first time in a few years.  The State Senator who serves Broome, Tioga and Cheango Counties says that in Albany they have kind of put the... Read More.

Cornell University Cooperative Extension of Broome County will host a workshop on starting a Veggie Garden with Tomatoes & Peppers. The clinic is Tuesday March 29th at 7pm at the Cornell Cooperative Extension-Broome County. Master Gardener Tony Antes will give a workshop on preplanning your garden,... Read More.

Every August for the past two years, Cortland has become home to the New York Jets training camp and for businesses, Gang Green means another kind of green.  The Jets training camp brought 41,000 visitors and $6 million into Cortland last year. That's up... Read More.

The Firemen’s Association of the State of New York is reminding homeowners and renters to change the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors at least once a year to ensure they are working properly. Last year, a new carbon monoxide detector law... Read More.

The Big East Tournament continues with a semi final match between Syracuse and Connecticut at 7PM tonight. WEBO will be broadcasting the game starting at 7PM on 1330 AM and 107.9 FM.

Broome County Executive Barbara Fiala has issued a State of Emergency until 5pm.   County offices are closed.   All roads are closed until the State of Emergency has been lifted.  

Congressman Maurice Hinchey, has sent a letter requesting Congressional hearings to assess potential concerns with hydraulic fracturing of natural gas. Over the past weekend, The New York Times published an article describing potential environmental and health concerns resulting from “hydrofracking.” These concerns include the inadequacy of... Read More.

The Delaware River Basin Commission has announced that the period for submitting written comments on the proposed natural gas development rules will be extended an additional 30 days through the close of business on April 15th. The comment period was to have ended March 16. The... Read More.

The Tioga County Sheriff’s Office has issued a travel advisory for Tioga County effective immediately. The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Warning for our area lasting until the evening hours. Conditions will continue to deteriorate with gusty winds forecasted for later this afternoon. Area... Read More.

Trevor Bayne has won the 53rd Daytona 500 in his second ever Spint Cup start. In a race that had a record number of caution flags, 16, Bayne held off much more experienced drivers for the win. Carl Edwards, Bobby Labonte, and Kurt Busch were... Read More.

The New York State Public Service Commission has approved construction of a 9.8 mile gas pipeline and a gas compressor station in the Town of Windsor, Broome County. The pipeline and compressor station will serve as a gathering pipeline for nine existing wells operated in... Read More.