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A Cortland County man has been indicted for robbing a KFC on Route 281 in August. Dennis Alex-Hart allegedly stole more than $3,000 from a safe inside the restaurant on Aug. 20 after forcing three employees inside a cooler. The robber escaped on a bicycle, setting... Read More.

Chemung County’s proposed budget for next year hit a snag Monday. Legislators tabled their spending plan because of concerns about a possible $700,000 hole. The budget calls for an increase in the county mortgage tax, a plan that first must be approved by state lawmakers. Chemung... Read More.

State Police say two people were injured in a crash overnight on Route 17 that destroyed nearly 20 feet of guardrail. Troopers say 23-year-old Holly Cornell of Johnson City was drunk as she was speeding along Route 17 West around 1:30am Tuesday when she tried... Read More.

Fire broke out at a manufacturing site in Kirkwood Monday. Several fire departments were called to the blaze at Felchar Manufacturing Company on Corporate Drive. Firefighters say heavy smoke was pouring from the building when they arrived around 11:30am. The fire was contained to one room,... Read More.

Students at a local school were evacuated for a short time Monday after an electrical problem. A short in an outlet in the kitchen of the Richard T. Stank Middle School caused the evacuation of both that school and the adjoining Susquehanna Valley High School,... Read More.

Vestal Police have arrested an Endicott man who they believe is responsible for a burglary at a home on Stamford Drive last week. 22-year-old Maurice Bentley is accused of entering the residence around 10:30pm on Nov. 14 – after the owners had gone to bed... Read More.

A Bradford County murder suspect waived his right to a preliminary hearing on Friday. 55-year-old Robert Gorman is accused of fatally stabbing his ailing brother in 2007. Robert was the primary care provider for his brother, Timothy, but was carrying on a relationship with his... Read More.

A planned memorial park for the victims of the American Civic Association shooting is in the running for a $50,000 grant. The project is one of the finalists for a Pepsi Refresh Everything grant. To win, it must be among the top 10 vote-getters on... Read More.

The 900 New York workers who are scheduled for layoffs at the end of the year are receiving letters in the mail from the state government. The letters are advising the workers about their rights under union contracts and civil service law, including an option... Read More.

Authorities arrested a local woman and a Texas man at the Elmira airport on Thursday after the two were caught trying to smuggle in methamphetamine from Texas. Police say 39-year-old Stacey Foust of Towanda was planning on selling the drugs locally. She was taken into... Read More.

A Cortland County man was killed in a hunting accident on Saturday. The Department of Environmental Conservation says 54-year-old Alton Carr was shot in the chest by his nephew while the two were hunting in the Town of McGraw around 11am Saturday. Carr was taken by... Read More.

State Police are calling the accident that killed a little boy in Greene on Thursday night a “horrible tragedy.” 23-month-old Collin Clark was struck and killed after running out into traffic on Route 12. State Police say the boy was with family at a home when... Read More.