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Bob Joseph
Crews Prepare to Free Car Carrier from I-81 Swamp
A Binghamton company will be using heavy equipment to carefully remove a loaded car carrier from a swamp area off Interstate 81.
Demolition Likely for Old EJ Building in West Endicott
Broome County Executive Jason Garnar says an abandoned Endicott Johnson building in the town of Union probably will be torn down.
$50 Million Senior Housing Project Planned in JC
A developer is planning to spend millions of dollars to convert a massive old Endicott Johnson building into senior housing.
Binghamton Man Dies in Interstate 81 Crash
A 21-year-old Binghamton man is dead following a three-vehicle crash on Interstate 81 in Susquehanna County.
557 Jobs to be Lost in Closing of Upstate NY Sam’s Club Stores
Several hundred people will be out of work after Sam's Club shuts down four of its massive stores in upstate New York.
Ice Jam Leads to Campville Water Rescue Operation
Emergency crews were called to a Tioga County home after it became surrounded by water due to an ice jam in the Susquehanna River.
Man Arrested After Striking Trooper in Binghamton
A Broome County man has been charged with two counts of attempted murder following a police pursuit in Binghamton that led to his shooting by a state trooper.
Report: Pirro Contacted DA on Tioga Speeding Ticket
Cable TV star Jeanine Pirro says she's waiting to hear from the Tioga County district attorney's office on what will happen after she was accused of driving 119 mph on Route 17.
Court: Judge Jeanine’s Speeding Ticket Case Unresolved
Fox News Channel star Jeanine Pirro may have been in a hurry when she was driving through Tioga County in November but she apparently isn't in a rush to settle a speeding charge.
Recruitment Underway for 50 Jobs at Broome Treatment Center
Dozens of people are to be hired in the coming weeks to staff the planned drug treatment facility planned in the Town of Dickinson.