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Volunteer fire departments across the Southern Tier are struggling for new members, but Broome County stations are looking to change that with their third annual Open House this Saturday. Anyone interested in becoming a volunteer firefighter or ambulance member is invited to visit their local... Read More.

Elmira’s two hospitals held a press conference Wednesday to announce their formal merger. The Arnot Ogden Medical Center and St. Joseph’s Hospital will soon begin the process of consolidating into one healthcare system. Citing the cost of health care, leaders at both hospitals say it... Read More.

Two local state police investigators have received a national award. Investigators William Dengler and Tracy Stamp were named Investigators of the Year by the Federal Law Enforcement Foundation. The two were credited with solving hundreds of burglaries involving millions of dollars across New York State... Read More.

The Steuben County Sheriff’s Office arrested a county man Wednesday who is wanted for felony charges in three other states. 29-year-old Charles Cochrane of Erwin was wanted locally for petit larceny charges. He was taken into custody after a short foot chase. The sheriff’s office discovered... Read More.

The Broome County Sheriff’s Office has arrested an Endwell teen for a series of vehicle break-ins. 17-year-old Rueden Ogando was allegedly found with property that was stolen from a car in the Endwell area. He is charged with misdemeanor possession of stolen property. Ogando is suspected... Read More.

A Johnson City firefighter who is already on leave says he now plans to retire. Robert Garey has informed the village that he plans to retire at the end of the month. He was put on leave last month after village police charged him with a... Read More.

BAE Systems will keep its Westover plant. The facility employs 1,300 people locally. BAE says it decided to keep the aerospace segment of their company after an internal review. The British defense contractor says there was plenty of interest from companies looking at purchasing the Platform Solutions... Read More.

A historic Delaware County church has been the victim of arson. 31-year-old Michael Allen has been accused of setting the fire that destroyed the First Baptist Church of Walton. Fire destroyed the building around 3am Tuesday. The adjacent parsonage was also destroyed while two nearby homes... Read More.

A Connecticut man has been charged with grand larceny, accused of taking $4,800 from a Broome County resident to upgrade their windows and never doing the work. The sheriff’s office says that 47-year-old Donald Goss may also be responsible for at least 16 other incidents... Read More.

The Broome-Tioga Workforce says business owners in the Southern Tier could be reimbursed more for training new employees. Businesses and organizations in the two counties could receive up to 90% of the hiring and training costs for each new worker. All they need to do... Read More.

A portion of Route 6 in Bradford County was closed for most of Monday after a natural gas drilling rig slid down an embankment. The 72,000-pound rig fell down on Friday when the chains holding it on a truck snapped. It took nearly 8 hours to... Read More.

An Endicott man has been convicted of starting the fire that damaged his apartment complex on Monroe Street in Oct. 2009. 53-year-old Randy Foote faces up to 25 years in jail when he is sentenced on March 14. Foote was facing eviction when Broome County fire... Read More.