East Smithfield, PA

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A man was arrested on several drug and weapons charges after a traffic stop on the East Side of Elmira over the weekend. Matthew Sadler, 38, of Elmira was initially pulled over on June 25, 2022, at around 6:00 p.m. after police observed him failing to stop his moped for a […]

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WETM) — A Towanda man was arrested for choking another person in Horseheads during the weekend, according to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office. Jesse Clawges-Griffith, 30, was arrested on June 26, 2022, for allegedly choking somebody after a domestic dispute in the Town of Horseheads. He was charged with Criminal Obstruction of Breathing […]

Police say an Elmira man was ticketed following a traffic stop in Penn Yan. According to a news release, the Penn Yan Police Department ticketed Madixx J. Burge, 22 for aggravated unlicensed operation. Burge was observed operating a motor vehicle on Lake St. in the village of Penn Yan while...

SOUTHPORT, N.Y. (WETM) — An Elmira man has been arrested after he allegedly broke into a home, then used stolen checks to make purchases in the area, according to the Chemung County Sheriff’s Office. Justin Aikman, 40, was arrested following a burglary investigation on June 12, 2022, in the Town of Southport. The Sheriff’s Office […]

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The City of Elmira has announced that the City Fire Chief will retire this summer after 25 years with the department. Chief Joseph Martino will retire from the Elmira Fire Department in August 2022, according to Elmira City Manager Mike Collins. Martino was sworn in as chief in May 2016, succeeding […]

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Elmira Police Department has promoted an officer to the rank of Sergeant in a swearing-in ceremony Monday morning. Officer Joseph Linehan, previously assigned to patrol to the C Platoon, was sworn in and promoted to Police Sergeant on June 27. The ceremony took place in the Elmira City Clerks Office […]

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Horseheads Mike Limoncelli will be off of the pitching mound for the long-term. In a message with Limoncelli Monday, 18 Sports confirmed that the Mariners right-handed prospect will miss the rest of the season and all of next year. The news comes after Limoncelli underwent successful arm surgery two weeks ago […]

orning, N.Y. (WETM) – Saturday, June 25, 2022, marked the 26th annual American pride ride at the Corning building parking lot. “It’s an annual tradition here in the Twin Twins to bring a bunch of the biker friends and family together to raise money and toys for the Children’s Miracle Network, the Salvation Army, and […]

According to Wegmans, potentially impacted products were sold from June 23 through June 24 at a number of locations.

ITHACA, N.Y. (WHCU) – A potential food-borne illness in a popular grocer’s produce. Vidalia onions sold by the pound at Wegmans from June 23rd to June 24th in locations including Ithaca, Auburn, Corning, and Elmira, are being recalled due to the possibility of a listeria contamination. Officials say the product may have a 4-digit PLU code of 4159 or 4166. All products may be returned for a full refund.

COOPERSTOWN, N.Y. (WETM) – A Corning travel baseball team had a trip to remember this weekend. The Corning 15u Elite travel baseball team won their pool in the Cooperstown Tournament before falling in the semis. A total of ten teams were in the tournament from the east and Corning even had the opportunity to play […]

HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WENY) -- People could jam out at the Arnot Mall Saturday night with the Set the Sky to Music Light show. The Parking Lot Party by JC Penny set the stage for the unique light show. One hundred and twenty drones flew roughly 400 feet over the Arnot...

HORNELL, N.Y. (WETM) – It’s time for another edition of Senior Send-Off sponsored by Tom’s South Corning Collision. On this edition, we honor Hornell’s Griffyn Baker. Baker played football, basketball, and baseball for four years for the Red Raiders. Griffyn is going to the Commercial Diving Academy Technical Institute in Jacksonville, Florida for underwater/salvage diving. […]

After many months of hard work, this year’s Strawberry Festival kicked off in grand fashion, welcoming back the dinosaurs, the superheroes, the musicians and the entire community as a whole for the two day event, held June 17-18 in downtown Owego, and hosted by the Historic Owego Marketplace. A...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – 18 Sports continues its Senior Send-Off summer series. On our next student highlight sponsored by Tom’s South Corning Collision, we salute Horseheads Nick Alvernaz. The recent Blue Raider graduate will head to Penn State University in State College this fall. Alvernaz plans to major in international politics and play club baseball. […]

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Chemung County Library District has its very own bookmobile. The director of the Chemung County Library District, Ron Shaw, says it acts as a mobile branch, giving access to children and the elderly to the library who cannot drive to their local library. “If you can't...

A Horseheads man was arrested after a traffic stop in the town of Catlin. According to a news release, State Police arrested William H. Coats, 31, for criminal possession of a substance. During the traffic stop, it was determined Coats vehicle had no insurance on it. Upon investigation, the trooper...

CONKLIN, N.Y. (WETM) – An elderly Southern Tier golden retriever is safe after a State Trooper helped pull her to safety when she was stuck underground in a culvert. New York State Police Trooper Jimmy Rasaphone out of Binghamton responded to Conklin, N.Y. for a report of a dog that was stuck in a culvert […]