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Oneonta Mayor Richard Miller died from a self-inflicted gunshot wound Saturday morning, according to Otsego County Coroner James Hurley. He was 70 years old. He was found sitting in a chair in his garage. Oneonta emergency crews were called to the mayor's home after... Read More.

An ESPN report says both the men's basketball and football programs at Syracuse University are under investigation by the NCAA. The allegations against SU reportedly go back at least ten years and include providing extra benefits to student-athletes and academic issues. Reports are that... Read More.

More than 130 police officers have been killed nationwide in the last ten years. A new piece of legislation is working to keep emergency responders safe while on the roads. Sen. Tom Libous introduced the Crash Zone Safety Act yesterday morning at the Prospect Mountain... Read More.

Travel advisories this week... State Route 17 eastbound between the Airport Road exit and Front Street exit, will be reduced to one lane of travel from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. beginning today. Work will be performed daily through Friday. Also, State... Read More.

Groundbreaking marks progress on building the Southern Tier High-Tech Incubator in downtown Binghamton. A excavator was on site yesterday to launch the construction of the $19 million, 35,000 square foot building at the corner of Hawley and Carroll Streets. The high tech incubator is... Read More.

As the deadline to register to vote in next month's general election quickly approaches, the Tioga Board of Elections reminds residents to turn in their paperwork as soon as possible. The final day to register to vote for the Nov. 4 General Election is... Read More.

Thursday evening, the Tioga County Sheriff’s Department and Tioga County Bureau of Fire began a process intended to make residents in and around the hamlet of Richford aware of a potential water hazard involving the Valley View Pond dam, after careful planning with the... Read More.

***THE REQUEST FOR RICHFORD RESIDENTS TO EVACUATE HAS BEEN CANCELLED*** BREAKING NEWS IN RICHFORD, NY: According to authorities, there was a concern that the dike at Emerald Pond on West Hill Road in Richford was suspect to give way, HOWEVER, quick action taken by the... Read More.

The St. Lawrence County Sheriff's has activated the New York State AMBER Alert system.  They are investigating a confirmed child abduction of two Amish girls, at about 7:20 Wednesday night.  The incident happened on State Highway 812 in Town of Oswegatchie, about 50... Read More.

From MRN: The Ontario County (N.Y.) Sheriff confirmed that Tony Stewart’s sprint car struck and killed another driver during a race Saturday night at Canandaigua Motorsports Park. The officer did not identify the victim, but a YouTube video of the incident showed Stewart’s car striking 20-year-old... Read More.

In Tioga County NY, lawmakers have changed one of the county’s ethics laws to comply with state law. Before the Tioga County legislature meeting last week, the public could not obtain copies of county officials’ financial disclosure forms. The forms are a six page... Read More.

The Tioga County Boys & Girls Club received good news recently from a local foundation. The Boys & Girls Club's Nick Ruiz visited the WEBO Morning Show today and talked about the grant from the Floyd Hooker Foundation, which comes in at $300,000. The substantial... Read More.