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Many fire stations across Broome County held a volunteer recruitment event Saturday afternoon. Most fire stations in the area are volunteer based and those involved say it's critical to recruit more people in order to keep providing necessary services. Firefighters say the rate of volunteerism... Read More.

An early morning fire caused heavy damage to a mobile home in the Town of Conklin. Fire crews responded to 1048 Powers Road just before 9 a.m. Sunday. No one was home at the time of the fire and officials are unsure if anyone lives... Read More.

Gun shops and private gun traders from throughout the Twin Tiers showed off their weapons Sunday. More than 40 vendors filled the Port Crane Fire Hall for the 10th annual Big Gun Show. Vendors had everything from new and used hunting guns to... Read More.

The Pennsylvania woman who was found to be storing the dead bodies of her husband and twin sister will soon receive them back from the county morgue. A walk-in crypt has been built in the backyard of Jean Stevens’ home in Wyalusing. The 91-year-old was... Read More.

A Pennsylvania court has denied an appeal from Steven Colegrove. The 32-year-old Bradford County native who last lived in Broome County, N.Y. was convicted in 2009 of killing three family members. Colegrove was found guilty of shooting his mother, father and brother with a shotgun inside... Read More.

A standoff that lasted over nine hours ended peacefully in Chenango County early Thursday. Sheriff’s deputies and a state trooper were called to a home on State Highway 23 in the Town of Plymouth for reports of a man who was threatening suicide. The man... Read More.

A warrant has been issued for the man accused of taking a 3-year-old Elmira boy last week after he failed to show for a court appearance on Thursday. Quentin Singletary was originally supposed to be arraigned on a misdemeanor charge of endangering the welfare of... Read More.

Tioga County saw a dip in sales tax revenue of nearly 11 percent last year, according to numbers released by the state Department of Taxation and Finance Office this week. Sales tax receipts dropped from $18.6 million to $16.6 million in the county. Broome County saw... Read More.

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.