Elmira News

For years, David Correll Sr. of Elmira volunteered at the VA Medical Center in Bath and played Santa Claus at the center's Christmas parties.

A free, public artist reception for Felicia Salamendra-Dvornicky will be held from 5 to 6 p.m. Nov.

Elmira Mayor John Tonello says he wants city elections held every two years, instead of four.

Elmira has begun a gradual changeover to a less costly, more effective form of lighting on streets and in parks that is more environmentally friendly and can improve safety, city officials said.

The Kenny Rogers Christmas & Hits Tour comes to First Arena at 8 p.m. Saturday, Dec.

Community Arts of Elmira, 413 Lake St. in Elmira, will host ARTiculation, Poetry Posts Live, from 5 to 6:30 p.m. Thursday.

On Saturday, Oct. 24, Rape Crisis of the Southern Tier hosted its fourth annual Walk a Peaceful Mile in Corning.

Incumbent Republican Steven W. Forrest beat Democratic challenger Paul A. Sartori by a comfortable margin Tuesday for a 10-year term on Elmira City Court, according to unofficial election results.

Big Flats mega-dealer Simmons Rockwell is selling its Credit X-Press used car dealership at the corner of East Water Street and Madison Avenue in Elmira in preparation for the December opening of its new Nissan superstore on Colonial Drive in Big Flats.

Except for some patching and driveway work, major road paving is finished for the season in the city of Elmira and Chemung County, a public works official said Monday.

Former sentence remains ELMIRA - The Elmira man who's admitted to stabbing a woman forty times in the chest received the maximum sentence on Monday.

Elmira Police are looking for a suspect in an early Sunday morning shooting in the city.

Fire investigators are trying to piece together how a fire sparked outside a vacant home on Elmira's Southside Monday morning.

Candidates for Elmira City Court judge made a last-minute pitch for support before a captive audience Sunday.

Elmira police are looking for leads into a shooting that left two people injured early Sunday.

The Chemung County Veterans Council will have its annual Veterans Day services at Wisner Park and Woodlawn National Cemetery on Nov.

The Chemung County District Attorney's office says 42 year old Darren Brooks has been charged with selling cocaine and selling the drug on school grounds.

Five people are arrested and 98 bags of crack cocaine were seized during an early morning drug bust in Elmira Friday.

A new sprinkler system for Flannery Apartments. Work study money for Elmira College students.

Southern Tier Economic Growth has hired Sherri Geary to focus on economic development activities in the city of Elmira, according to a news release.