Natalie Abruzzo

It is school budget season across the region. Some school districts in Steuben and Chemung counties are proposing no increases in tax levies. Voters go to the polls in May.

Amazon may buy 30 acres of land in Big Flats to build a 150,000 square foot warehouse and distribution center as early as this spring. The company is in what appears to be the last stages of approval with the Chemung County Industrial Development Agency.

Two Democratic candidates looking to challenge Republican Nick Langworthy in the midterms for the 23rd Congressional District seat will begin collecting signatures Feb. 24 for ballot positions in the June primaries.

DNA testing and investigative genetic genealogy helped solve the murder of 12-year-old Mary Theresa Simpson nearly 62 years ago in Elmira.

Steuben County’s most recent contract with the U.S. Marshals Service allows the Steuben County jail to continue to house federal detainees, including those held by Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Constituents packed the legislative chambers in Bath and voiced their concerns last week.

A state of emergency remains in effect across New York amid heavy snowfall and ahead of freezing temperatures later this week. Some municipalities have declared states of emergency.

The former Elmira police chief is suing the city for wrongful termination.

The city of Elmira is hoping a proposal made by the Chemung County executive can cut the city’s 2026 tax levy by half. It needs county and city approval first.

The New York Farm Bureau drastically updated its policy position on the practice of landspreading biosolids, which is used as fertilizer. This change comes at the same time the DEC announced more guidelines and testing practices for PFAS “forever chemicals” found in water, soil and air.

The newly elected council members in the town of Corning hosted an informal town hall meeting to get to know the concerns and expectations of their constituents.