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Congressman Maurice Hinchey has announced that he has introduced legislation that would cap interest rates on credit cards and all other loans at 15 percent. Hinchey's legislation would impose a 15 percent interest rate cap on all consumer lending from financial institutions, such as banks... Read More.

The New York State Department of Labor issued its monthly Employment report on Thursday. Tioga County's unemployment rate declined to 8.0% from the December 2009 rate of 8.8%. There were 21,600 people employed with 2100 looking for work. Broome County had an unemployment rate of 8.7% in... Read More.

National Penguin Awareness Day was celebrated once again on Thursday. The annual event is considered the perfect opportunity to celebrate the penguin. People across the nation celebrated by wearing black and white, sending Penguin e-cards, using penguin pictures for PC wallpaper, and forwarding penguin pictures... Read More.

Nineteen year old Trevor Bayne has been named to drive the #21 Wood Brothers Ford in the opening five races the Nascar Sprint Cup season. He'll then make selected appearances throughout the rest of the year. Bayne is expected to make 17 starts, and possibly more.... Read More.

Thursday was the first day of testing in preparation for the Daytona 500 on February 20th. Here are some of the highlights from the day: - Tony Stewart said at Daytona that he was very embarrassed by his actions in Australia. Says he lost a... Read More.

Leaders at SUNY schools in the Southern Tier say that Chancellor Nancy Zimpher's annual address was right on the mark. Both BU interim president Peter McGrath and BCC president Kevin Drumm say the address resonated with them on a number of levels, especially the... Read More.

The Village of Watkins Glen has a long history of car racing and this year marks the 50th anniversary of the first Formula One at Watkins Glen. The first U.S. Grand Prix, which later become part of the Formula One Championship, was held at Watkins... Read More.

A favorite area park will soon see a face lift as its swings into Spring.  The Town of Union Board approved a resolution ordering $106,000 worth of new equipment for the playground at Highland Park.  The price tag includes wood carpet engineered wood fiber... Read More.

Milk products distributed by Finger Lakes Farms, an upstate dairy farm, are being recalled due to improper pasteurization which could lead to possible listeria and salmonella if consumed. The recalled milk products include the Ithaca Milk Company Low-Fat Milk and Ithaca Milk Company Cream-on-Top Whole... Read More.

Relay for Life of Western Broome is hoping you'll join them in taking a chance on hope. It's the theme they've adopted to commemorate their seventh year of existence. The group held a kick-off event Wednesday to drum up excitement for this year's relay. It'll... Read More.

The Sullivan Trail Chapter of the American Red Cross is asking for the public's support. The Elmira chapter's biggest fundraiser of the year, the Snow Ball, is coming up later this month, but ticket sales are way down. The Snow Ball is a semi-formal dinner... Read More.

A Corning man was indicted Tuesday in front of a Steuben County grand jury on multiple counts of possessing child pornography, a class E felony. Police say Lewis Knapp III, of Corning, had videos on his computer depicting sexual conduct by children. Authorities found the... Read More.