Kathy Whyte

August, the Artic fox has arrived at Ross Park Zoo on Morgan Road, Binghamton.

Starting this weekend, the two year old fox will be on exhibit at Ross Park. Also, the zoo will be giving away free Binghamton Zoo t-shirts to the first 700 visitors Saturday, May 4

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The New York State Comptroller's office is advising officials in the Village of Whitney Point to improve their oversight on how money is spent.

A report from Thomas DiNapoli's office said the mayor and village board did not conduct a thorough audit of claims presented for payment, so it was not clear if money paid out went to proper village purposes

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New York Governor Andrew Cuomo's administration is again backing away from saying when a decision will be made on a matter that could profoundly impact the economy of the Southern Tier and Central New York

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Work is progressing on exploring the possibility of merging the Chenango Valley and Chenango Forks school districts.

A meeting between the exploratory committee and the public was held April 30th

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Chenango County Sheriff's officials say a Norwich woman is charged with aggravated drunk driving and other counts after she was seen speeding on State Highway 8 in the Town of Guilford and tried to outrun deputies

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A Town of Chenango man is accused of having sex with a child under the age of 11.

54 year old Paul Terwilliger is charged with felony course of sexual conduct against a child.

Broome County Sheriff's investigators say Terwilliger is believed to have had intercourse with a child over an extended period of time

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A group dedicated to protecting water resources is looking for help in collecting data about local water quality.

The Broome-Tioga Stormwater Coalition, along with Broome County, has come up with a survey dealing with water quality management

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A Binghamton man faces up to 40 years in prison for receiving a package of heroin mailed from India.

52 year old Edward Ciarlegio pleaded guilty this month in connection with a conspirace to receive then distribute hundreds of grams of heroin worth around $50,000

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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection says methane gas found in well water in Susquehanna County is not the result of natural gas drilling operations in the area.

The DEP issued a news release stating it conducted at 16-month long investigatioin that began in december of 2011

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The Associated Press reports new information from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency says there appears to be quite a bit less methane released into the atmosphere by the national gas industry during drilling operations than had been earlier thought

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