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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.

The deadline came and went over the weekend with no budget agreement in place for New York. The 2017-2018 fiscal year began on Saturday for the state, but lawmakers could not come to a budget agreement despite working through the weekend. They will be... Read More.

Lockheed Martin has been awarded a $1.6 billion contract for a radar system that is manufactured at four different sites, including Owego. The Q-53 radar system's final assembly point is the Lockheed Martin plant in Liverpool, near Syracuse. The company says this is the... Read More.

Police In Ithaca are continuing to investigate a weekend stabbing that left a man with wounds to his upper chest and neck. The stabbing was reported around 2am Saturday in the 500 block of West State Street. The man, who was not identified, was... Read More.

Negotiations continue in Albany today as lawmakers and Gov. Andrew Cuomo try to settle on a budget agreement before the April 1 deadline. Legislative leaders did not provide much of an update yesterday, except to say that their talks continue with the governor behind... Read More.

The Binghamton Rumble Ponies take the field at NYSEG Stadium for their first game of the season under their new name on April 6. You've got a chance to attend a meet the team at meet and greet with the team along with dinner... Read More.

The Poker Room at Tioga Downs Casino has now teamed up with the World Series of Poker. This agreement will allow the poker room to host regional tournaments and other World Series of Poker events in the future. The Tioga Downs room is located... Read More.

Two new exhibits open Saturday at the Tioga History Museum on Front Street in Owego. One exhibit, Farming: The Original Family Business, will feature artifacts, images, and video about the county's farming and agricultural history by looking at harvest time on small family farms... Read More.

It will be all things maple in Marathon this weekend as the village hosts the 47th annual Central New York Maple Festival. The festival will offer all kinds of maple food products, including syrup on pancakes, cotton candy, and milk shakes. Besides food, there... Read More.

A Flood Watch has been lifted for the Southern Tier as river levels are now projected to remain under flood stage in Conklin, Vestal, Waverly, and Owego. At 5am, river levels were measured by the National Weather Service at 10.38 feet at Conklin, 15.54... Read More.