A new law will take effect in New York State on Jan. 1. The Ambrose-Searles Move Over Act will require drivers to give police and other emergency vehicles room on the roadways and move from the lane closest to any vehicles on the side of the road with flashing red lights. The act is...
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Monthly Archives: December 2010
Move Over Act Takes Effect Jan. 1
Tompkins Legislators Vote to Ban Fracking in County
Tompkins County legislators took a stand against hydrofracking this week. Lawmakers voted 14-1 to ban natural gas drilling that uses hydraulic fracturing on county-owned land. The resolution came after concerns about the dangers of hydrofracking. Nearly a dozen county residents spoke in favor of the measure. Lawmakers say besides the environmental concerns, they were...
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Fatal Fire in Elmira Wednesday
One person was killed in a fire in Elmira Wednesday night. The Fire Department has not identified the victim of the fire on Irvine Place, which was reported around 10pm. The narrow street is near Elmira College. Firefighters say two people and a dog were able to safely escape the burning two-story building. They...
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Pilot Killed in Yates County Plane Crash
One person was killed in a small plane crash in Yates County, NY Wednesday night. The sheriff’s office says the plane was reported down in the Town of Barrington around 8pm. The small town near Keuka Lake is about an hour and a half away from Owego. The sheriff’s office says the single-engine aircraft...
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Broxmeyer Re-Sentenced to 30 Years
A former field hockey coach was re-sentenced Wednesday. Federal Judge Thomas McAvoy re-sentenced Todd Broxmeyer to 30 years in prison. The Court of Appeals found in August that there was insufficient evidence for the jury to convict the former coach on two counts of production of child pornography and one count of taking a...
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SU Basketball Takes Down Drexel, Improve to 13-0
The Syracuse University men’s basketball team wrapped up its non-conference play with a 93-65 thrashing of Drexel at the Carrier Dome Wednesday. The game was heard live on WEBO. The Orange led for most of the game, putting the Dragons away by shooting 72 percent from the floor in the second half. Kris Joseph...
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Owego Women Accused of Stealing from Mello-Dears Hall
Two Owego women are facing charges after police say they broke into a local business and stole $3,000 in cash. On Nov. 20, Owego Police say 22-year-old Samantha Vanderkarr and 18-year-old Victoria Middleton allegedly entered the Mello-Dears Hall on Central Ave. and stole the money from an unlocked safe. The women are accused of...
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Investigation Continues into Midtown Mall Fire
The investigation continues into what caused the fire that destroyed the Midtown Mall in downtown Binghamton on Tuesday night. City firefighters spent more than 20 hours at the scene on the corner of Chenango and Court Streets, from when it broke out around 10pm Tuesday through most of Wednesday. No injuries were reported, but...
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- kay on High Speed Chase Ends in Arrest in Binghamton
- Marvin Brown on Update: Route 13 Accident Victims Identified
- Betty on Vestal To Demolish Seventeen Flood Damaged Homes
- billybobandu on Owego Village Trustee Election Is Today
- susan on Tioga County Health Department To Hold Rabies Clinics
- Julia Morton on Cal Harris Gets a New Trial
- Itchy Mead on No Injuries in Owego House Fire
- Meridith on The Obituary of Captain Matthew Porcari
- Mitch Gaynor on Kirk Martin Announces Run for Tioga County DA
- Bill justice on Tioga County Assistant Public Defender Suspended
- NWS Updated: Latest Flood Info for Owego, Vestal, Waverly/Sayre
- UPDATED 4:01 P.M. : Tioga County Road Closures List
- DOT Road Closure List for Tioga County
- High Speed Chase Ends in Arrest in Binghamton
- WEBO To Broadcast the Funeral Service of Captain Porcari
- Update: Route 13 Accident Victims Identified
- Head-On Collision on Route 434 in Owego
- Red Cross Has 13 Emergency Shelters Open
- Volunteers are Needed in Owego to Staff Food Distribution Center
- BREAKING NEWS: Owego Firefighter Killed, One Severely Injured
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