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Gov. Andrew Cuomo has agreed to increase the pay for those who work with the developmentally disabled. He announced yesterday that the final state budget will include a 6.5 percent increase in pay for direct care workers, allowing non-profit agencies to... Read More.

New York lawmakers are busy this week in Albany trying to pass an on-time state budget for 2017-2018. If state lawmakers want to pass a budget on time for the fourth consecutive, legislators will need to do it this week. Governor... Read More.

Fresh off their job fairs last week, Tioga Downs is planning two career-building events, beginning with an event Friday for those interested in becoming security guards. New York State Security Guard Training will be held Friday from 7:30am to 4:30pm at the former Nichols... Read More.

A Flood Watch is in effect for the Southern Tier until 6am Thursday. The National Weather Service in Binghamton issued the alert yesterday, saying that river levels are expected to rise this week with warmer temperatures melting snow and rain in the forecast. Current... Read More.

A Winter Weather Advisory remains in effect for the Southern Tier until 11am. The National Weather Service says freezing rain and sleet will move into our region this morning, which could make for a slippery morning commute. WEBO Meteorologist Heather Morrison of Spectrum News... Read More.

State Senator Fred Akshar has released the results of his Community Voice Survey. More than 9,600 residents of the 52nd Senate District responded to the survey via mail or his website. 57 percent of respondents are against the governor's proposal to... Read More.

The Chenango County Sheriff's Office now believes that the teen who they thought died in a fire on March 1 at his Mount Upton home was actually murdered and the fire was set to cover the crime. They have now charged the boy's parents... Read More.

Binghamton University has suspended the fraternity where a freshman student died in an off-campus accident Saturday. Police say 18-year-old Conor Donnelly of Pearl River was climbing between the third and fourth floor balconies of the Alpha Sigma Phi building at 92 Front Street when... Read More.

One lane of traffic on Route 17 was closed for more than 12 hours yesterday after a tractor-trailer hauling construction debris overturned in the median between Apalachin and Vestal. The accident happened around 5:30am, and traffic was affected until 6:15pm as crews worked to... Read More.

The boy who was rescued from the Susquehanna River near Conklin last night has died of drowning. The Broome County Sheriff's Office has identified the 7-year-old as Connor Brown. He fell into the river just before 6pm and became trapped under ice in the... Read More.

Tioga Downs will hold two job fairs this week for the horse racing season. The casino wants to hire at least 60 people to work May through September and still has some positions open for the full year. Job fairs will... Read More.

A Binghamton University student died in an off-campus accident on Saturday. A statement from the university identified the student as 19-year-old Chris Donnelly of Pearl River. Details of the accident have not been released, but it happened as many BU students were celebrating what... Read More.