Chemung County News

Who does this guy think he is, Mike Bloomberg? Angered by county sheriffs opposed to the draconian gun law the Governor recently rammed through the legislature, Andrew Cuomo has evidently threatened to use a rarely invoked power to remove dissident sheriffs from office : Opposition to the new law has simmered in upstate areas since Cuomo signed the ... (more)

Chemung County Sheriff Christopher Moss says he supports a federal lawsuit against the NYSAFE Act.

Twenty mile-per-hour wind gusts may be the culprits in two trees that fell onto a Chemung County home Friday morning.

A Chemung County jury convicted a man in a shooting last November at Hathorn Court in Elmira.

Some critics have pointed to New York State's new gun control law as chilling in its scope and intent.

The Chemung County Sheriff's office say Shawn Smith, 21, was riding a motorcycle on State Route 328 in Southport when a car pulled out in front of him trying to turn onto the road.

Chemung County has been trying to develop this 220 acre spot off Interstate 86 at Exit 50 for years.The promise of state money got it off the ground.

Authorities say a 12-year-old boy has died in an all-terrain vehicle accident in rural Baldwin.

The school superintendent said the Chemung County Sheriff will provide a school officer if the Village stops.

A recent study from the Employment Policies Institute shows the national teen unemployment rate is at more than 20 percent for the fifth year in a row.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo's plan for siting casinos would put the Rochester area in the Western New York region, with six Upstate New York regions competing for three gaming facilities.

Police were called to 422 Linden Place on the city's eastside, just before 2 this morning for reported gun shots.

Under sunny skies, about 1,000 opponents of New York's new gun control law filled the Chemung County Fairgrounds last Saturday to voice their displeasure.

Town Of Ashland, New York - One person was taken to the hospital tonight after an accident on Interstate 86 in Chemung County.

The Community Action Poverty Simulation scheduled for Saturday at the YWCA Elmira and the Twin Tiers has been canceled.

Steuben County led New York in total deer harvested during the 2012 hunting seasons, according to an annual report released Friday, April 19, by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.

After nearly nine months of labor, the Steuben County Legislature could be ready for a systemic overhaul of the county's government.

NYSEG says the outage happened around 10 a.m. Wednesday morning when a wire went down outside of Horseheads.

Officials and residents are concerned about an exposed natural gas pipe in the Webb Mills area of Chemung County, but Corning Natural Gas, which owns the pipe, said it is working on a solution.

Republican Peter Finnerty said he will formally announce his candidacy for Elmira City Court judge at noon Wednesday on the lawn next to the Chemung County Chamber of Commerce building at the corner of Church and Lake streets.