Bob Joseph

The Bandera family's traditional free Christmas dinner will continue in Binghamton this year and organizers are planning a similar feast in Endicott.

Bill Bandera says his parents started the dinner in 1989, feeding 69 people

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The historic carousel in Binghamton's Recreation Park will be open for a few hours this month.

The merry-go-round in the West Side park usually is closed during December. But this year is different

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Johnson City police say a man wielded a razor knife as he chased someone down a village street.

Investigators say 56-year-old Roger Joyner of Johnson City has been charged with felony weapon possession and evidence tampering

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Binghamton firefighters rescued a woman and two children from a burning house on the city's West Side early today.

The fire at 46 Park Street was reported around 5:45 this morning.

Fire department officials say the woman and children scrambled from a bedroom window to a roof as flames spread from the rear portion of the two-story structure

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State police say a Kirkwood man is suspected of stealing his father's cell phone.

Investigators say 29-year-old Steven Fish was charged with petit larceny.

Troopers say Fish was accused of taking the phone from a residence on Golden Street in Kirkwood

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SUNY Broome Community College is seeking academically-gifted high school students for a new program that will enable them to earn an associate degree in one year instead of two.

The One Year Associate in Arts Degree Program will be launched next fall

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The head of the union which represents BC Transit workers says privatizing the public transportation system could be detrimental to Broome County residents.

Peter Schiraldi, president of Amalgamated Transit Union Local 1145, says turning the bus service over to a private operator could hurt the public

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It's almost time for vehicle owners in the city of Binghamton to begin paying close attention to the calendar.

The city's alternate side-of-the-street parking regulations take effect on Sunday, December 1

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A Canadian woman died after she was hit by a vehicle on Route 17 in Delaware County.

Authorities say 36-year-old Sherylle Redulfin of Ottawa, Ontario, had been involved in a one-car crash on the highway in the town of Hancock Tuesday evening

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With just over a month remaining in his second term, Binghamton Mayor Matthew Ryan says the transition process with his successor, Richard David, is going "very well."

Ryan and David say they've been working together to make the change in leadership as smooth as possible

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