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16-year-old in stable condition after falling off roof of speeding vehicle in Elmira
Elmira police said a 16-year-old boy was hospitalized Monday after falling off the roof of a motor vehicle as it sped along Walnut Street overnight. Police said they responded to the 300 block of Walnut at about 1:24 a.m. after receiving reports of a motor vehicle crash and a "pedestrian with injuries."
Chemung County Jail inmate charged after allegedly pouring hot soup on another inmate
The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office has announced the arrest of a 36-year-old Elmira man following an incident at the Chemung County Jail. According to police, Brendan P. Crowley, who was incarcerated at the jail, was charged with assault in the second degree, a Class D felony, after he allegedly poured hot soup over another inmate.
Isolated showers move in tonight with a chance for heavy rainfall
Elmira, N.Y. (WETM)- We are starting our work week with sun, showers & storms. How long are showers in the forecast? Details below:. The rest of this morning will be mainly dry with breaks of sun between increasing cloud cover. By the late afternoon, scattered showers and isolated thunderstorms move in. Temperatures today are in the mid-80s.
18 Sports Flashback – 1989 Pioneers team pic
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Let’s go back in time to the 1980’s. On this special 18 Sports Flashback we go back to the Elmira Pioneers team photo from the 1989 season. We came across this team photo in the Pioneers front office Sunday and couldn’t pass on the opportunity to snap a photo of this […]
Cooper Smith gets 100th hit as Pioneers split doubleheader
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – It was a day for the record books as the Elmira Pioneers split a doubleheader Sunday. Elmira lost game one to the Jamestown Tarp Skunks 5-0 and went on to cruise in the second game 9-3. Although there wasn’t an offensive explosion in the first game for the Pioneers, veteran player […]
The Maloney family service project: helping people in Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Tables and supplies lined the Maloney Family driveway as they turned their family reunion into a service project that helps those in the community who are in need. Since October 2023, members of the Maloney family have been buying and gathering personal care items such as...
Wanted New York State Man Arrested After Falling Through Ceiling
A man in New York state, who was wanted by police on three felonies, had thought he had found the perfect hiding spot from authorities. He thought wrong. Thing is, police didn't even have to try very hard to bust his cover either. The suspect basically gave himself up to police on his own.
Corning’s Tom Passmore returns home
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A local sports writer and Corning enthusiast has returned home after a medical scare. Tom Passmore, a former sports reporter at The Corning Leader and graduate of Corning East High, Corning Community College and Mansfield University is back home after being hit with Legionella Pneumonia. The disease is a severe type […]
Free backpack giveaways coming up in the Southern Tier
SOUTHERN TIER, N.Y. (WETM) — Southern Tier parents can save some money on school supplies this year by going to free backpack giveaways. Verizon TCC and Wireless Zone stores across the country are holding the 12th Annual School Rocks Backpack Giveaway event. More than 1,000 stores, including several in the Southern Tier, are inviting families […]
Analysts believe New York cannot go any lower than their 51% sports betting tax rate
Last Thursday, the National Council of Legislators from Gaming States had its summer meeting in Pittsburgh. There was hope from some operators in the US that New York’s 51% sports betting tax rate would decrease. However, it was discussed at the meeting last week that New York cannot go any lower than the 51% tax rate they already have. Troy Mackey, the coordinator of the New York Assembly’s Racing & Wagering Committee, had this to say about there not being any room to change their tax rate.
NOAA Says New York State Will Stay Very Warm Well Into the Fall
While the brutal heatwave finally broke across New York state this week, meteorologists say the much warmer than average weather isn't going to stay away. Could summer-like temperatures last well into the fall across New York and the Northeast?. So far this year, Extreme Weather Watch says that it has...
70 MPH On The New York State Thruway Soon?
As the summer rolls on, and the fall routine is ahead, here in New York State the road trip season is in overdrive. But when you cruise from town to town, or event to event, should it be a quicker commute on the New York State Thruway? It is a debate that pops up every now and again.
Governor Hochul, Mayor Adams, and NYC Comptroller Lander Announce $500 Million for Affordable Housing
Agreement Designates Monies From the Battery Park City Authority’s Joint Purpose Fund To Be Spent for Affordable Housing. Builds on Commitment to Address New York’s Housing Crisis by Increasing Housing Stock With Safer, More Affordable, Quality Homes, Reducing Housing Cost Statewide. (WNY News Now) – Governor Kathy Hochul,...
New York State Comptroller Unveils Municipal and School Audits
Mismanagement Uncovered in Stafford, Lancaster, and Franklinville; Budget Concerns in Yonkers (WNY News Now) – New York State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli has released a series of audits highlighting financial and operational issues within various local governments and school districts. These audits reveal significant management flaws and compliance failures, impacting both finances and services across…
Adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s ‘Nickel Boys’ to open New York Film Festival this fall
“Nickel Boys,” an adaptation of Colson Whitehead’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, will open the 62nd New York Film Festival in September, organizers said Monday. Filmmaker RaMell Ross directed the drama based on the 2019 novel about two Black teenagers in an abusive reform school in Florida in Jim Crow-era Florida. Whitehead used the real Dozier School for Boys, and its victims, as a model. The cast includes Ethan Herisse, Brandon Wilson, Hamish Linklater, Fred Hechinger, Daveed Diggs and Aunjanue Ellis-Taylor.
Digital Affordable Childcare Portal Launched For New Yorkers
Not long ago, we learned about the historic investment for New York State's child care assistance programs. On Friday July 19th, Governor Hochul helped to officially launch the web portal that will allow hundreds of thousands more New Yorkers access to those assistance programs. Digital Childcare Portal Launched For New...
2 Hudson Valley Courts to Get More Judges, Decrease Major Backlogs in New York
New York State Governor Kathy Hochul recently signed new legislation to address the major backlogs facing courts around the state. The latest legislation makes moves to decrease the intense backlog by adding more judges to these courts. New York Addresses Major Backlog in Family and Civil Court Cases. On Wednesday,...
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