Elmira

Chemung County Sheriff deputies discovered a meth lab while executing an arrest warrant. Just before 7 o’clock Saturday morning, deputies responded to 1010 North Main Street in Elmira to execute a Superior Court warrant. While there, they noticed a strong odor and discovered a meth lab. Deputies arrested 26-year-old Jason Harvey of Elmira. Harvey...
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A man is recovering in the hospital after being hit by a truck in Elmira. The pedestrian was walking across East Hudson Street just before 1 o’clock early Sunday morning when the truck hit him. Police say the driver of the truck ran a red light, knocking the victim out of his shoes. The...
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A fire in the basement of an Elmira home led to an explosion Wednesday afternoon. At a home on Glen Avenue, fire investigators say a fire started when a battery pack in the basement of the house malfunctioned. The flames spread to gun powder that was also stored in the basement of the home,...
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The First Arena will soon have something new on tap for its sports fans and visitors all year-round. Two local brewmasters have teamed up with arena management to bring a brewpub to the first floor. The idea is to have a beer garden on the building’s Gray Street side. Then visitors can walk inside...
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Two people are in custody after witnesses heard shots fired on Elmira’s East side. Elmira Police are now questioning two men after neighbors heard shots fired on the 800 block of East Water Street. The calls came in after 10 last night. Police began investigating and questioning neighbors. The investigation continues. We will continue...
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An Elmira man suffers serious burns after his house caught on fire Wednesday morning. Fire officials say the fire started in the kitchen of the home on Diven Avenue just before 8 o’clock. The man in the home was heating oil around 4 o’clock Wednesday morning and fell asleep with the stove still on....
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Police have identified the body that was found along a creek in Elmira. On Tuesday, a DEC crew found a female body along Newtown Creek on Elmira’s east side, near East Avenue and Linden Place. The woman has now been identified as 44-year-old Karen Canestaro of Elmira. Authorities have not yet released Canestaro’s cause...
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Police were called to Elmira’s east side on Tuesday after a body was found along Newtown Creek. Around 11 o’clock Tuesday morning, a DEC crew found a woman’s body along the creek between East Fifth Street and Linden Place. The body has been taken to the Monroe County Medical Examiner’s office for an autopsy....
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