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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.

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.