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'The ultimate place for hot dogs': M&M Red Hots returns to Elmira with much fanfare
Beloved Elmira hot-doggery M&M Red Hots reopened last week amid much fanfare after being closed since the COVID-19 pandemic. The new owner, Katie Seymour, will run the restaurant with her fiancé, Ryan Gallagher. The couple took the reins from Katie’s father, Andy Seymour, who took it over from his mother, Wilda DeHaas, in 2017.
Corning Pizza Hut nearing completion, plans to open in August
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) — New signs can be seen on Corning’s soon-to-be Pizza Hut as construction is nearly complete in the Crystal City. According to an official with Allegany Pizza LLC, the new Pizza Hut on East Pulteney Street is nearly complete after 18 News got word the pizza chain was returning to Corning in […]
We’re starting the weekend with sunshine as high pressure settles overhead
Elmira, N.Y. (WETM)- We start the weekend off with sunshine, but does it stick for the whole weekend? Details below:. High pressure continues to settle in overhead today, meaning another day of sunshine for the Twin Tiers. The rest of this morning and throughout the afternoon will be mostly sunny. Temperatures today will be cooler and comfortable again with highs in the upper 70s/low 80s.
Guthrie hospitals receive national recognition for excellence in stroke care
SAYRE, PA (CortacaToday) — Guthrie Robert Packer Hospital and Guthrie Corning Hospital have been honored by the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association with the Get With The Guidelines® Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Awards. The awards bring attention to Guthrie’s commitment to providing stroke patients with the highest...
Olean Oilers Fall 13-3 to Hornell Steamers
HORNELL, NY — For the fourth time this season, the Oilers found themselves on the wrong side of the 10-run mercy rule. The game was stopped in the eighth inning when the Steamers took a 13-3 lead. The Oilers gave up four runs to the Steamers in the first...
Wellsboro Comic Con returns as one-day, free event
The Wellsboro Comic Con is returning on Saturday, Aug. 10, and has changed in its third year as a town-wide event in 2024. The Wellsboro Comic Con has moved from a three-day, ticketed event to a one-day free event in its newest rendition of the event, but will still pack a similar punch with more than 100 vendors and artists.
Dealing with insurance: power outage losses and when to seek help
(WENY) -- The severe weather that occurred earlier this week has still left some in the Southern Tier without power. Now, they are left trying to find solutions to regain power and recover what was lost. It's not the first time that severe weather has affected people and their daily...
We will have a chilly overnight along with more pleasant conditions to end the week
Elmira, N.Y. (WETM) – We will have a chilly overnight along with more pleasant conditions to end the week. More warmth moves in for the weekend. More details below:. We will be mostly clear and cool as we get into the overnight. Temperatures will fall to the mid fifties along with a calm breeze.
Storm cleanup in Addison; crews remove large trees
ADDISON, N.Y. (WETM) – Thousands in the Twin Tiers are still without power and part of the reason for that is fallen trees. 18 News spoke with crews cleaning up the mess about why so many trees came down. Crews are continuing to remove debris in Steuben County. Specifically, in the Village of Addison. “There […]
$3.7 million Clock Tower renovation to be unveiled at Elmira City Hall
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The City of Elmira says it’s almost time to reveal a nearly $3.7 million dollar renovation of the Clock Tower at City Hall. Elmira City Manager Michael Collins told 18 News a ribbon-cutting ceremony will be held in “the very near future.” The city says the 129-year-old clock tower needed major […]
Hotel, restaurant, truck stop were proposed in Steuben County. Where does project stand?
While the pace of development hasn't quite matched the company's name, Quicklee's is still looking to build a major travel center at the old Ames Plaza site in Steuben County, located at the corner of Victory Highway and Erwin Hollow Road just off I-86. Erwin Deputy Town Manager Melissa Greenthal...
Car on fire on I-86 West near East Corning
(WENY) -- A car caught on fire on I-86 West this afternoon around 2:00 P.M. Plumes of smoke could be seen in the sky from hundreds of feet away in East Corning and traffic was stopped on the Westbound side of the highway just before the exit 48 ramp. The...
Steamers Win Final Regular Game Of The Season
The Hornell Steamers wrapped up the regular season on Saturday with a 9-3 victory over the Horseheads Hitmen. The Steamers finish the regular season with a 28-7-1 record. The Steamers got on the board in the 2nd when Nicolas Schwing (Holmes JC) scored on a fielding error. Markus Brehm (Finger...
State Senator Tom O’Mara welcomes Merle John Tobias into the Veterans Hall of Fame
Hornell native is a Cold War and Persian Gulf War veteran. Angelica, N.Y., July 19—During yesterday’s annual meeting of the Allegany County Board of Legislators at the Allegany County Fair, State Senator Tom O’Mara (R,C-Big Flats) paid tribute to Merle John Tobias, a Hornell native and graduate of Alfred State College, who O’Mara selected earlier this year as his 2024 inductee into the New York State Senate Veterans Hall of Fame.
Big Flats Women’s Club to host multi-family rummage sale
BIG FLATS, N.Y. (WETM) – The Big Flats Women’s Club will be hosting its annual multi-family rummage sale next weekend. The sale will take place on Saturday, July 27, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Big Flats Historical Society Pavilion located at 258 Hibbard Road in Big Flats. All proceeds from the rummage […]
Federal Circuit Court sides with Elmira photographer who refuses to photograph same-sex weddings
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — The Second Circuit Court of Appeals has sided with an Elmira photographer who refuses to photograph same-sex couples after her lawsuit against the New York State Attorney General’s Office claimed First Amendment violations. According to court documents, photographer, Emilee Carpenter’s lawsuit claims that New...
'After 30 days, it is PTSD': Counselor who witnessed Trump shooting talks mental health
The bullets that whizzed above Kelly Eckrich made her afraid, not so much for Donald Trump, but the thousands of regular folks standing around her. "I said to myself: 'This could be it,'" she said five days later. "I knew we were at a political event with the president, but I didn't think of it as assassination, I thought: 'Shots are fired. Active shooter.' I don't know if that person doesn't like any of us there."
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