Elmira News

He's a second grade student at Parley Coburn Elementary. Just two weeks ago, he was a healthy, active boy with no underlying conditions.

COLLIER COUNTY, Fla. - The former Elmira man who was lost for days in the Florida Everglades has been found alive.

Officials say that creates issues with reaching them when there are problems. This new proposal would require all landlords to supply them with their contact information.

ALBANY - State University of New York trustees approved a $10.97 billion budget request today that asks for a 2 percent tuition increase, from $4,970 to $5,070 a year.

The following is a news release from the Chemung County Health Department: Elmira - The Chemung County Health Department has scheduled three H1N1 vaccination clinics for Elmira City School District elementary school students who returned their mandatory consent forms to school.

The tax rate in Elmira will go up 1.76 percent next year under a $28.68 million proposed budget unveiled Monday by City Manager John Burin.

In addition to festive garlands and twinkling lights, holiday decorations in downtown Elmira will again include colorful storefront windows in time for the annual Christmas Parade.

It's common knowledge that a Civil War prison camp once existed in Elmira. It's also pretty well known that many Civil War soldiers are buried at Woodlawn Cemetery.

The first outbreak of the swine flu appears to have come and gone through local schools, but health officials are warning administrators, teachers, students and parents to stay on alert.

U.S. Rep. Eric Massa wants to meet with U.S. Postmaster General John Potter to discuss unanswered questions about moving mail-processing equipment and jobs from Elmira to Rochester.

8-year old Elijah Nist is a second grader at Parley Coburn Elementary. She says Elijah was admitted to Arnot Ogden Monday night.

Elmira city police are investigating the death of a child that apparently took place Tuesday morning in a residence in the northeast section of the city.

Planning is in the works for Chalk It Up, a new feature that will be part of the third annual Elmira Street Painting Festival next year.

Now, the City of Elmira is considering a program that will hold these tenants more accountable when they trash their apartments.

The mother of a soldier from Elmira who died in Iraq on May 8 was presented with a Medal of Valor on Wednesday by the Elmira Elks Lodge 62 during a ceremony at the lodge, at Gray and Baldwin streets.

That man told police he was beat on the head on sly street around 7:30 last night.

Elmira Po lice are looking for a suspect who attacked another man Wednesday night.

Now she says she wants more serious charges filed. 21-year old William Albritton is charged with menacing and is out on bail.

Two men from the Elmira area were locked up Wednesday morning after police say they burglarized an Elmira Heights business two months ago.

The Diabetes Action Group will hold its eighth annual Diabetes Fair from noon to 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. Monday in the Assembly Room of the Chemung County Health Center, 103 Washington St.