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Bob Joseph
Delaware County Man Faces Charges After Standoff with Police
Authorities say a man allegedly choked someone and then threatened the person with a gun in a dispute that resulted in a standoff with state troopers that lasted several hours.
State Troopers Rescue Golden Retriever From Culvert in Conklin
A couple of New York State troopers managed to pull a dog out of a culvert pipe in the town of Conklin.
New York Regents Exam Canceled in Wake of Buffalo Mass Shooting
A new state Regents exam that was to have been given next month for the first time has been canceled by the New York State Education Department.
Mass. Murder Suspect Nabbed Near Binghamton General Hospital
Police in Binghamton have apprehended a man wanted for murder in Massachusetts.
NYSEG Raising Electricity and Natural Gas Rates on Sunday
Days after a power outage affecting more than 100,000 New York customers, NYSEG is preparing to raise its electricity rates again.
Johnson City Store Shocks Drivers with $1.23 a Gallon Gas Sign
Motorists driving past a Johnson City convenience store did a double take when they saw a the big price display suggesting gasoline was available at a deep discount.
Binghamton Agrees to 25-Year Discovery Center Lease Extension
The city of Binghamton is offering a long-term lease extension to a hands-on children's museum which operates at Ross Park.
Sinkhole Closes Binghamton’s Ross Park Zoo
Emergency repair work was ordered after a sinkhole opened up in a section of Ross Park on Binghamton's South Side.
NY Taxpayers to Fund Most of $1.4 Billion Buffalo Bills Stadium
Public money will be used to cover more than half the cost of a new stadium for the Buffalo Bills football team.
Binghamton University Researchers Aim to Develop Safer Batteries
Research teams at Binghamton University are testing new materials for use in the batteries that will be used to provide power of a wide array of devices in the future.