Elmira Heights News

Schools are increasingly leery of asking for voter approval to override the state's property-tax cap, but they said they are managing by making cuts to programs and draining reserve accounts.

Elmira Heights Police are urging parents to be alert after a nine-year-old girl says a man tried to lure her into his car after school.

The Salvation Army thrift store reopened Saturday morning in its new home on Park Avenue.

Heroes Comic Shop at 128 W. 14th in Elmira Heights will give away thousands of comic books on Saturday as part of Free Comic Book Day.

An accident Tuesday afternoon claimed the life of an Elmira Heights man. Horseheads Police say the victim of the fatal accident is 66-year-old Alex Shaban.

The Salvation Army thrift store is in final negotiations to re-open in the old Foodmart building off Park Avenue, sources say.

The Elmira Heights School Board voted on its 2013-2014 District Budget on Monday night and now the vote moves to taxpayers.

Elmira City Council announced Monday night it has hired four probationary firefighters who will each staff one of the four shifts run by the Elmira Fire Department.