Johnson City News

A gun collection Saturday at the St. James Rectory parking lot in Johnson City was so popular organizers had to turn away donors.

A 17-year-old Johnson City resident was charged in connection with a spate of residential burglaries on the northwest side of the village, Johnson City police said.

Omri Yigal's wife, Dolores, an immigrant from the Philippines, was among those killed at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, N.Y., when a gunman opened fire on a room full of immigrants taking a citizenship class.

This from The traffic Office of the New York State Comptroller: DiNAPOLI: UPDATING TRAFFIC LIGHTS CAN SAVE LOCALITIES MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS ACROSS NYS New York taxpayers could save millions if local governments switched traffic signal bulbs from incandescent to LED according to an audit released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

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Johnson City police are searching for a man who tried to rob a convenience store Sunday wearing a Halloween mask.

Neighbors described the relationship between Kelly Wescott and her accused killer, William E. Kenyon, as confrontational but said the issues always were resolved.

A 48-year-old Johnson City man was charged today with felony second-degree murder in connection with the death of woman at her Floral Avenue apartment building.

A baby opossum's instinct to play dead evidently didn't help matters after it got wedged inside a soda machine at an upstate New York fitness club.

Eds: APNewsNow. AP Photo NYBIN101, NYBIN102 JOHNSON CITY, N.Y. A baby opossum's instinct to play dead evidently didn't help matters after it got wedged inside a soda machine at a Binghamton-area fitness club.

News from Victory Christian Church: Gun Shop Back Program to be held this Saturday in Johnson City, NY 3:00PM Press Conference scheduled today to announce one-day gun collection event ALBANY, NY -- Pastor Charlie Muller of Victory Christian Church, Albany, NY, is joining forces with Jack Gilroy and the Broome County Sheriff and Wegman's to ...

Johnson City Fire Investigators believe a fan had something to do with a fire that damaged Red's Kettle Inn on Saturday night.

Cory Hess went 2-for-3 with a two-run double in the sixth inning Monday to help Hillcrest Post 1194 defeat Johnson City Post 758, 2-1, in a Broome County American Legion baseball game at Johnson City High School.

A fire in Johnson City gutted the top floor of Red's Kettle Inn Saturday night. Officials say police first responded to a call at 93 CFJ Boulevard around 10:30 p.m. and were told that one person was trapped on the top floor.

BINGHAMTON - It was three hours after the bloody attack on the American Civic Association, and police still couldn't be sure of the gunman's location.

JOHNSON CITY -- Firefighters are still trying to determine what caused a fire late Saturday which damaged Red's Kettle Inn, a restaurant and banquet facility which opened during World War II.

A man convicted of forcibly stealing a vehicle from a shopper at the Oakdale Mall in Johnson City was sentenced Wednesday in Broome County Court to five years in state prison.

This from Broome County District Attorneya s Office: On June 17, 2009 in Broome County Court, David C. Brown of Johnson City, New York, was sentenced on his conviction after trial for Grand Larceny in the Third Degree to five months in the Broome County Jail and a five year term of probation.

Jeff Quinn pitched a five-hitter and walked one Tuesday to help Binghamton Post 1645 to a 9-1 victory over host Johnson City Post 758 in Broome County American Legion baseball.

BINGHAMTON -- A Johnson City man will have criminal charges waiting for him when he's released from the hospital, after telling police he was hit by a car when it turns out he had gunshot wounds to both feet, a Binghamton detective said.