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This is the latest in our series of "county spotlights" We have already featured Chenango and Genesee county's and now it is Broome County's turn in the spotlight. Broome County is one of the largest counties in Upstate's "Southern Tier." With around 200,000 residents, There are several big cities as well as many smaller villages and towns. Binghamton is the county seat and the biggest city with 50,000 residents.

The Broome County District Attorney is announcing a couple Binghamton men are headed to prison in separate cases up for sentencing last week. 32-year-old Zeke Wilmarth is to serve 15 years after pleading guilty to attempted murder for stabbing a 34-year-old woman repeatedly wit a knife, intending to kill her on July 11 of last year in Vestal.

Nearly 40 years after Kate Bush released "Running Up That Hill" in 1985, the song has found new life after being used in the fourth season of Stranger Things. The Netflix show boosted the track to the top of the charts and reportedly earned Bush millions of dollars in streaming revenue.

Area law enforcement agencies are reporting a few complaints about fireworks overnight but not as many as in the less than ten years since New York allowed the use of some devices including sparklers. Rockets that shoot into the air are still illegal and municipalities can choose to ban fireworks...

Stop releasing helium-filled balloons into the air! You're killing the wildlife. More than 50 balloons were collected from the water recently that came from all types of occasions - graduation, Father’s Day, anniversary, and birthdays. Medical face masks and plastic bottles were also among the catch of the day when the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) patrolled the water.

If you live in New York and if you have a tendency to blow your budget two weeks after payday, welcome to the club!. While the number of people using coupons and promo codes has increased by 79 percent in just the last year and while rising inflation has everyone raising their eyebrows and wondering what could be coming next, New Yorkers are simply awful at sticking to their budget.

Cryptocurrency is tanking and the glow it once had seems to have dimmed. Last month, Bitcoin suffered some pretty deep losses which left investors and financial experts a bit unsettled. Interestingly, CouponBirds conducted a survey prior to the June cryptocurrency crash that revealed the average New Yorker said they would be fine with receiving 51 percent of their monthly salary in virtual currency.

A bakery was recently put on blast by an anonymous customer for naming a cheesy sandwich after Jesus Christ. The Mirror reports the Bridge Bakehouse of Whaley Bridge, U.K., is under fire for naming one of their culinary creations "Cheesus Christ," which caused a customer to get so upset they threatened to take legal action over the name.

Celebrities including Madonna, Katy Perry, Kim Kardashian, Lizzo and more took to social media to mark the Fourth of July Monday. However, their posts were not all joyful while celebrating the American holiday on July 4. Instead, many celebrities chose to use the day to speak out regarding the Supreme Court's recent decision to overturn Roe v. Wade and send abortion rights back to the states. The court's decision, which was handed down in late June, did away with nearly 50 years of legal precedent.

Halsey opened up about undergoing a life-saving abortion, as well as their experiences with pregnancy, in an honest essay. The "Without Me" hit-maker returned a request from Vogue for responses to the Supreme Court's ruling that overturned Roe v. Wade and nearly 50 years of legal precedent. In it, she reflected on three past pregnancy losses experienced before giving birth to son Ender in 2021.

A 10-year-old girl hilariously stood her ground after receiving a text from an anonymous woman accusing the child of being her husband's mistress. Taking to Twitter, the little girl's older sister shared a screenshot of the interaction her younger sister had with the woman. In the text the 10-year-old received,...

With "Break My Soul" and Honestly, Nevermind, global superstars Beyoncé and Drake are raising pandemic-belabored spirits and inspiring a return to the dance floor. Meanwhile, the Black Eyed Peas are gearing up to drop another album; they kick-started their comeback era by collaborating with Shakira and David Guetta. Considering...

On TikTok, a gay bar in Perth, Australia, revealed some of the most "random" items staff members have found on the dance floor after closing. "Things we found in the club after close," the clips reads before showing staff getting to work cleaning up the club. As the viral clip...

Pink's oceanfront home in Malibu is currently for sale at $13,995,000 million. The three-time Grammy winner's 4,300-square-foot house features glass walls and was completely renovated before she bought it. The beautiful Malibu home was first listed in October 2021 for $14,995,000 and was recently relisted for a lower price —...

Planning a vacation can be stressful. One unfortunate husband learned that the hard way when his wife lost her cool and slapped him at Walt Disney World. According to Orange Circuit Court records, the altercation took place on June 3 at Disney's Animal Kingdom theme park. The woman, identified as 31-year-old Westchester, Ill. resident Asia Curry, was charged with domestic violence.

Tom Cruise’s career is definitely not in the danger zone. His latest film, Top Gun: Maverick, was already the biggest hit of his entire career. But the movie keeps on grossing major bucks, week after week week. And this weekend, despite competition from Jurassic World: Dominion and the brand new Elvis biopic from Baz Luhrmann, it crossed the $1 billion threshold in worldwide ticket sales.

A woman who married a ragdoll claims the inanimate object got her pregnant with a doll baby. She even had a ceremony to celebrate the doll's "birth." Meirivone Rocha Moraes, a 37-year-old woman from Brazil, claims that being single led her to grab a needle and thread and to create Marcelo: her life-size ragdoll husband.

Video recordings showing a New York state trooper moving quickly to help free a golden retriever trapped in a culvert near Binghamton have been made public. State police have released the video from the body cam worn by Trooper Rasaphone, who was sent to Pierce Creek Road in the town of Conklin Sunday morning.

As Kate Bush’s “Running Up That Hill” becomes a chart-topping hit thanks to its placement in the popular Netflix series Stranger Things, one thing becomes perfectly clear — music and film (or in this case, highly cinematic television) are undeniably linked. A great song has the power to elevate a movie scene, while a well-executed scene can breathe new life into a track. But there are some song uses in films that just stand out. There’s something magical about them. It’s hard to put a finger on what makes a needle drop special, but you know it when you hear it.

Per Lucas Willard of WAMC Northeast Public Radio, a New York State Supreme Court Judge has struck down Albany's "good cause" eviction law, handing New York landlords a massive win. The "good cause" eviction law would have made it exceptionally more difficult for landlords to evict tenants. The law also...