Binghamton

Binghamton police again are investigating a case involving gunshots fired on a downtown street.

City of Binghamton Police say they were very busy with the warmer weather overnight May 1 bringing people out.

A massive fire that wrecked a downtown Binghamton furniture store may have started in a delivery area. The blaze at Ellis Brothers at 162 Water Street was discovered shortly after seven o'clock this morning. Assistant fire chief Mark Whalen says the business owner told fire department officials he received an alarm "a little after seven...

The Ellis Brothers furniture store on Water Street in downtown Binghamton was gutted by fire on Wednesday. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which was discovered around 7:30 a.m. Several nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution...

According to an audit by New York State Comptroller Thomas DiNapoli, the director of Binghamton’s Parks and Recreation Department pocketed nearly $108,000 in taxpayer funds and allegedly used the cash to pay for his mortgage, summer rental, car lease, and loans to his sons.

Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo has scheduled a public hearing Friday to discuss the closure of the inpatient services at the Binghamton Health Center in 2014 and a complete closure of the Broome Developmental Center in 2016.

A 25-year-old woman has been sentenced to 15 years in prison as part of a plea bargain to avoid a second trial on charges she helped her husband kill a Pennsylvania woman during an upstate New York robbery in 2009.

New York State Senator Thomas Libous is concerned about the effects of closing the Greater Binghamton Health Center, formerly known the psychiatric center. The Binghamton lawmaker objects to a state plan to close the center, along with the Broome Developmental Center nearby.

The U.S. Chamber of Commerce foundation will host “Hiring Our Heroes-Binghamton,” a hiring fair for veterans and military spouses.

SUNY Oneonta will host a free program on winter storm preparedness on Thursday. The Binghamton office of the National Weather Service, in conjunction with local emergency management officials, will present an overview of the dangers of winter weather and information that citizens can use to help local first responders better protect their communities.