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Elmira woman arrested on welfare fraud charges after receiving unqualified SNAP benefits
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — An Elmira woman was arrested on Monday after police said she received nearly $2,000 in benefits she wasn’t entitled to. Christina Woodard, 55, was arrested on Monday, Oct. 28, on several felony charges including one count of welfare fraud in the fourth degree, one count of grand larceny in the fourth […]
New “sticker shop” crackdown law in Chemung County to begin Tuesday
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Chemung County Executive Chris Moss says he will sign a new law Tuesday that will allow the Sheriff’s Office to padlock “sticker shops” that sell unlicensed cannabis. This comes after residents had a chance to voice their opinions for or against the law. Eight people showed up at Monday’s nine a.m. […]
Corning woman charged after Catlin car chase
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) — A Corning woman was arrested on multiple theft-related charges and processed on charges related to a police chase that occurred in Catlin over the summer. According to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office, 39-year-old Kellie M. Kelley was arrested on Oct. 26 for an active superior court warrant that was issued by […]
Booooo! Rain on Halloween
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Showers will hold off until tomorrow afternoon and into the evening with dry conditions returning after that. High pressure builds in and the associated southerly flow carries with it a warm breeze. The high allows temperatures to warm into the upper 50s to low 60s Tuesday afternoon. After Tuesday night’s rain […]
County to house people in motels after main homeless shelter closes
ITHACA, N.Y. — People who will be displaced by the closing of Tompkins County’s only year-round homeless shelter may be housed in local motel rooms for the foreseeable future, according to a press release Tuesday. The arrangement will help the county avoid declaring a state of emergency as...
Meteorology Monday (10/28/24): 2025 Winter Outlook
Elmira, N.Y. (WETM)– We’re only 5 weeks away from the start of meteorological winter, and many of you may be wondering how this upcoming winter season will play out for us in the Twin Tiers. On this week’s segment of Meteorology Monday, 18 Storm Team Meteorologist Alivia Colon breaks down the Climate Prediction Center’s seasonal […]
CBA football blanks Elmira for 21st consecutive win
CENTRAL NEW YORK – Even more than when it won the state Class AA championship a season ago, the Christian Brothers Academy football team charges into the Section III playoffs with an aura to it which might prove difficult to stop. The Brothers easily ran its win streak to...
100-year-old Watkins Glen State Park bridge to be replaced
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (WETM) — A bridge that has welcomed visitors to Watkins Glen State Park for more than a century will be replaced with one that guests will be able to use for the next 100 years. The New York State Office of Parks, Recreation and Historic Preservation (OPRHP) announced that Watkins Glen’s Sentry Bridge […]
Dare to stay? Two iconic Upstate NY inns named among best haunted hotels in U.S.
There’s only one good way to get ghosted. Two lodges in Upstate New York have been named among the best haunted hotels in the nation — just in time for peak spooky season. The Fainting Goat Island Inn, a perennial favorite for paranormal fans, was ranked the second-best haunted hotel in the United States by USA Today’s 10Best. The small Southern Tier inn was knocked down a spot after spending two years in a row at the top of the list of great ghoulish getaways.
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