Elmira Renegades set to begin Training Camp on December 9th

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) - The future of the Professional Box Lacrosse Association (PBLA) season is up in the air due to funding that was discontinued. This impacts the Elmira Renegades who compete at First Arena. Commissioner of the PBLA and operator of First Arena, Steve Donner, posted the following message...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) - The Perfect Game Collegiate Baseball League (PGCBL) released the 2023 season schedule on Monday as the Elmira Pioneers prepare for another season at Dunn Field. Opening day for the Pioneers is set for Friday, June 2nd when they host the Batavia Muckdogs at 6:35 PM with...

WENY is proud to present a special, half-hour program "The Legacy" during Black History Month in February. The broadcast, hosted by Isley Gooden from WENY's sister station, focuses on The Legacy Museum: From Enslavement to Mass Incarceration. The Legacy is located on a site in Montgomery, Alabama where Black people...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- The City of Elmira welcomed the newest city Councilmember. Councilman Corey Cooke was sworn-in Monday night. He will represent the city's 2nd council district. Cooke was appointed to the seat after former 2nd District Councilman Brent Stermer, was elected to a seat on the Chemung County Legislature.

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- A Chemung County transit bus jumped the curb, clipping a house on the corner of West Clinton St. and Euclid Ave. in the City of Elmira Monday afternoon. According to WENY, a witness said an SUV ran a stop sign and hit the bus. The bus then went off the road, hitting the house.

HORSEHEADS, NY(WENY)- Arctic Air is expected to plunge into our region later this week with bitter cold and dangerous wind chill values. The dangerous cold is likely to begin Friday and continue into Saturday. WENY Chief Meteorologist said, '' This will be some of the coldest air that we have...

ITHACA, N.Y. (WENY) -- The City of Ithaca received a significant boost in federal funding to assist in flood prevention efforts. According to “The Ithaca Voice,” the $1.3 million will help design and implement infrastructure to fight overflows from the city's waterways. Announced by Sens. Chuck Schumer and...

SPENCER, N.Y. (WENY) -- A fire tore through a Spencer home early Monday morning. Crews say the home near the top of South Hill Road is completely destroyed. The blaze started a little after 12 a.m. Monday. Crews from Spencer, Van Etten, Candor and Community Fire Rescue were lined up...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- An inmate was transported to a local hospital with multiple lacerations sustained during an altercation that involved two other inmates in the recreation field house at Elmira Correctional Facility. An officer assigned to the Fieldhouse oversaw two inmates fighting, with one making slashing motions to the...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Meet Donut, WENY's Pet of the Week from the Chemung County Humane Society & SPCA!. Donut is a one-year-old, male, Bernese Mountain Dog/mixed with a bunch of other breeds. The SPCA says Donut would make a very interesting D.N.A. test. He is a little shy at first but absolutely loves people, especially hogging all their attention. Donut can have dog friends but the SPCA recommends they be outside the home. He loves to chase things, so small animals like cats are not recommended to share a home with Donut. Children in Donut's mind are a-okay to live with, but the SPCA advises a meet and greet first.

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- While January 31st is just another day of the week for most of us, one couple in Elmira is celebrating a big milestone. "It was a mutual agreement to get married because we’ve known each other for so long. It was like there wasn’t anyone else for us," said Shirley Mather, who has been married to her husband Francis, for the last 70 years.

CORNING N.Y. (WENY) -- Many gathered in Corning on Monday to celebrate the 2023 Lunar New Year. Families could take home lanterns they decorated at the library and learn more about Lunar New Year traditions through stories. “I like learning about new cultures, and even at my age, I'm still...

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- On Wednesday Elmira City Police officers stopped a vehicle on the city's east side for various violations of the vehicle and traffic laws. The occupants threw a handgun from the vehicle prior to the stop. The gun was thrown into a residential area and identified as a 9 mm gun. The occupants of the vehicle, Elliot Barner, 37, and Ryan Bashore, 24 were taken into custody without incident.

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WENY) -- Family Affairs-Stop the Violence organization hosted a dinner for parents who have lost a child or children to violence in the past year. Kasey White, the president of the organization, wanted to give people the opportunity to come together and remember their loved ones, who are no longer with us.