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The Southern Tier Harness Horsemen’s Association and Tioga Downs have agreed to a new five-year agreement that begins this year. In the new contract, the STHHA has increased the number of live race days at Tioga Downs from 57 to 61 days per year. As long... Read More.

The newly paved Daytona Speedway will be used for Sprint Car testing Thursday, Friday, and Saturday. About forty teams are expected. Last year's 500 was marred by several long delays due to potholes that opened during the race. It is expected that the new... Read More.

Nationwide Series driver Steve Wallace will make his Sprint Cup debut at this year's Daytona 500. Rusty Wallace Racing, owned by Steve's legendary father, is guaranteed a spot in the 500 from an arrangement with Roger Penske's #77, driven by Sam Hornish last year. In 2010,... Read More.

Chemung County is looking to enact a law that’s already been implemented in several other New York counties.  Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss wants to ban deadly weapons from county buildings. Currently, if someone enters a Chemung County building with a weapon, a security officer... Read More.

Cowan & Company has upgraded the shares of Lockheed Martin to 'outperform' from a current 'neutral' rating in a research note to clients.

Village police are conducting a criminal investigation into the reported sabotage of air packs used by senior officers in the Johnson City Fire Department. Mayor Dennis Hannon says that between March and June three supervisory officers within the Johnson City Fire Department reported that their... Read More.

The cause of a vacant trailer fire in Conklin over the weekend has been determined. Conklin Fire Chief Bill Gorman says that heat tape used to keep water pipes from freezing caught fire, and the blaze spread from there. The fire severely damaged the mobile home... Read More.

Police have arrested an Endicott man in connection with a stabbing Tuesday morning. Police say Rolando Morales, age 19, stabbed a 37-year-old victim with a box cutter during a fight on the 800 block of North Street. Morales has been charged with second degree assault. The... Read More.

Bill Elliott will drive in at least 18 Sprint Cup races for Phoenix Racing, starting with the Daytona 500. Elliott, 55, has driven for Wood Brothers Racing the past four years, but the Wood Brothers are working to sign Trevor Bayne for 2011, leaving Elliott... Read More.

375 Natural Gas wells were drilled in Bradford County in 2010 according to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection, more than any other Pennsylvania county. Tioga County, Pennsylvania placed second with 261 wells drilled. Much of the drilling activity was from three companies. Chesapeake Appalachia... Read More.

The rumored changed to the Nascar Sprint Cup points structure has drawn a quick reaction. The changes are said to be: 1) Award 43 points for a win, 42 points for second, and so on to 1 point for last, and 2) The first 10 drivers in... Read More.

According to reports, NASCAR is considering significant changes to the point structure for 2011. One idea discussed is to award 43 points for a win, 42 for second, etc. with the top ten drivers advancing to the Chase. A second change would address the situation Jamie... Read More.