Former prison worker to pay nearly $80K for 2 inmates' escape
PLATTSBURGH |The former prison employee who provided the tools that two murderers used to cut their way out of a maximum-security facility in northern New York will pay the state nearly $80,000 to...
View Article2 charged after car hits buggy carrying family
Two people were charged after a hit-and-run accident involving a horse and buggy carrying a family Sunday night in the Town of Potter.
View ArticleWebsite maps locations of sex offenders
A new sex offender registration and public notification website - OffenderWatch - was recently launched.
View ArticleFire destroys barn and trucks in Bath
Six departments battled a fire that destroyed a barn Sunday night off Lake Salubria Drive.
View ArticlePolice: IRS scam targets Corning woman
A Corning woman has likely fallen prey to a phone scam that often targets the elderly and immigrants.
View ArticlePrison escapee admits to charges in daring breakout
A convicted killer serving life behind bars when he staged a daring escape from a maximum-security prison has pleaded guilty to criminal charges for the breakout.In 35-year-old David Sweat's second...
View ArticlePolice: Elmira Heights fire linked to meth lab
An Elmira man is facing a felony charge and could face more after a fire police say was linked to a meth lab on Harrison Street in Elmira Heights.
View ArticleWoman taken in 'IRS' scam gets most of money back
The Corning woman who was tricked last week by a phone scam was able to stop process on one of the two of the payments she sent to Nevada.
View ArticleGrand jury indicts Beard in Kelley Clayton killing
Michael Beard Sr. faces three murder charges in the Sept. 29 killing of Kelley Clayton under an indictment handed up Wednesday by a Steuben County grand jury.
View ArticleSheriff: Drunk man steals car from Campbell bar
A Trumansburg resident is facing charges after a car was stolen recently from a Campbell bar.Mark V. Winkleblack, 29, State Route 227, was charged Nov. 15 with fourth-degree grand larceny, a Class E...
View ArticleSuspects sought in Lindley burglaries
State Police at Painted Post are asking for the public's help in identifying two suspects in several burglaries at a residence located in the Town of Lindley.The suspects are described as white males...
View ArticleBeard pleads not guilty in Kelley Clayton killing
Michael Beard Sr. pleaded not guilty Monday to three counts of murder in the Sept. 29 killing of Kelley Clayton in Caton.
View ArticleJuror rebels at former Assembly leader's trial
NEW YORK | Deliberations in the corruption trial of ex-New York Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver began with drama Tuesday when a juror claimed that other jurors accused her of failing to use her common...
View ArticleHornell police: Baby dies from assault injuries
HORNELL — An 18-month-old infant who was severely injured in an alleged assault in his home at 27 1/2 East Vanscoter Street in Hornell late last Wednesday died early Sunday morning, Hornell Police say....
View ArticleMan taken into custody after firing at authorities
Police were on the scene Wednesday morning at a 8624 Watson Creek Road, Tuscarora, residence.Here is what we know: A man fired a round at police. He is now in custody. No one was injured, investigators...
View ArticleMother pleads guilty to church beating that killed son
UTICA | The mother of two teenagers beaten during a church counseling session pleaded guilty to assault Wednesday in the group attack that killed one son and injured the other.Deborah Leonard admitted...
View ArticleReport: Man threatens deputies, fires gun at patrol vehicles
A Tuscarora man is facing reckless endangerment charges after allegedly threatening two Steuben County Sheriff’s deputies and shooting at their patrol vehicles Wednesday morning. [...]
View ArticleElmira woman pleads guilty to setting own cat on fire
Burned pet had to be euthanized; owner faces 3 months in jail
View Article6 arraigned in kidnap of 2 college students; motive unknown
Six people were arraigned Tuesday in the kidnapping of two college students who investigators said were forcibly restrained for more than 40 hours and repeatedly beaten until a police SWAT team rescued...
View ArticlePolice: Corning men steal car, wreck it
BRADFORD | Two Corning men were arrested Tuesday morning, hours after crashing a stolen car in the Town of Bradford, police said.Michael J. Fassett, 18, of Bridge Street, Corning, and Christian Liller,...
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