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After months of waiting, April the Giraffe finally had her baby on Saturday at Animal Adventure Park in Harpursville. The baby boy was born around 10am and took his first steps later in the day. He stands 5-foot-9-inches tall and weighs 129 pounds. The... Read More.

The local Rotary district has received money to help with the fight against the heroin and opioid epidemic in seven counties of New York. The grant will enable the purchase of medical equipment and supplies for the expansion of the Addiction Center of Broome... Read More.

The Binghamton Zoo at Ross Park will officially open next Saturday, April 22 with half-price admission for the day. After next Saturday, the zoo will be open seven days a week from 10am to 4pm daily. A members-only night will be held from 5-7pm... Read More.

Both Tioga and Broome counties are recognizing their emergency dispatchers this week for National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week. Across the nation, the men and women who receive emergency and non-emergency calls, dispatch emergency professionals and equipment, and render life-saving assistance to citizens are being... Read More.

Senator Charles Schumer was in Norwich yesterday to announce new legislation to help rural hospitals. The Rural Hospital Access Act of 2017 will provide funds to assist hospitals in small communities as the federal government plans for cuts to Medicare and Medicaid. Schumer says... Read More.

Authorities say a Hornell man died yesterday after drowning in a Steuben County lake. The county sheriff's office says 23-year-old Zachary George died drowned after his kayak capsized on Almond Lake in Hornellsville. He was pulled out of the water by firefighters, but was... Read More.

Two people were injured when a large box truck collided with a Greyhound bus on Route 81 North in Lisle yesterday. The Broome County Sheriff's Office says it started when the box truck driven by 62-year-old George Koestner of Jonestown, PA drove off the... Read More.

Binghamton University will host the statewide Odyssey of the Mind Finals tomorrow. The 38th-annual New York State finals will begin at 8am in various locations on campus, and attendees can expect to see a showcase of creativity from the teams that advanced from the... Read More.

Members from the Kathy Hansen School of Dance and Camp Ahwaga will join forces to raise money for the annual summer camp this Sunday from 1:30-4pm at the Owego-Apalachin Middle School. The third-annual event will showcase the competitive dance teams from... Read More.

This weekend is opening weekend at Watkins Glen International. Anyone can take three paced laps on the 3.4-mile road course for just $25 per vehicle on Saturday and Sunday. Proceeds will benefit local community organizations. Also Saturday, the ARC of Schuyler... Read More.

With no agreement in place for New York, legislators passed a budget extender yesterday, which will fund all government operations through May 31. Besides keeping the state government open, it will also increase salaries for the state's 120,000 direct care professionals, award $16.4 billion... Read More.

With more rain in the forecast today and later this week, the National Weather Service has issued a Flood Watch for the Southern Tier of New York and Northeastern Pennsylvania through Saturday morning. The weather service says around 1 inch of rain today will... Read More.