During a public hearing on the budget Thursday, the legislature heard from over a dozen people opposed to the proposed sheriff department budget and ICE partnership with the county.

The Broome County District Attorney confirmed a special prosecutor was appointed in July to oversee the criminal case against Joseph Zikuski’s girlfriend Susan Rice.

The city of Elmira is facing a legal challenge to a rezoning ordinance passed in 2023. The New York Civil Liberties Union filed a lawsuit this month against the city alleging discrimination against people with disabilities.

Corning Town Supervisor Jenniffer Mullen has her arraignment hearing in Steuben County court on Oct. 22. Mullen faces felony charges, including grand larceny.

The deadline to submit a comment online, by mail or phone is October 24.

Demonstrators in Ithaca, Corning and Binghamton, gathered for the second “No Kings” rally in five months.

Incumbent Republican Mayor Jared Kraham and Democratic challenger Miles Burnett answered questions on housing, the economy and the future Binghamton police chief in a live debate at WSKG on Wednesday night.

The town’s plan to rewrite its zoning rules has been complicated by a proposed AI data center project on Cayuga Lake.

A man who scaled a security fence in the middle of the night and set fire to the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion has pleaded guilty to attempted murder and other charges.

The county’s contract with Flock Safety is under increased scrutiny from local activists, who have raised concerns about the company’s track record in other places.