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Quick start propels Corning boys lacrosse team to fifth consecutive Section 4 title
After two down-to-the-wire battles with Elmira during the regular season, the Corning boys lacrosse team came storming out Thursday night against the Express in the Section 4 Class A championship game at Elmira's Thomas J. Hurley Athletic Complex. The Hawks scored seven of the game's first eight goals and kept...
Corning baseball wins Section IV Class AAA title
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Corning baseball secured its first Section IV Championship in three seasons Friday night. The Hawks beat host Elmira 3-0 in the decisive game three for the Section IV Class AAA title. After dropping a heartbreaker in game two at home, Corning notched the series win behind the arm of starting pitcher […]
Corning man convicted of rape
STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. (WENY) -- A 38-year-old Corning man was found guilty on Friday, May 10th of raping a 17-year-old. Demetrius Goree was convicted of rape in the first degree, sexual abuse in the first degree and predatory sexual assault. The ADA who prosecuted the case praised the victim for...
Down to final out, Express rallies to force Game 3 of Section 4 Class AAA baseball finals
The Section 4 Class AAA baseball title will come down to a deciding Game 3 thanks to a go-ahead double from Elmira's Logan DeMember with the Express one out from seeing its season end Thursday in an 8-6 road victory over Corning in Game 2 of the best-of-three championship series. DeMember pulled a three-run double deep into the right-field corner to give Elmira a 7-6 advantage. Michael Palmer followed with an RBI single to drive in DeMember...
This 75-year-old CCC grad is older than his college. How he earned degree, 57 years later
Few roads to a college degree are longer than Sam McCune's. McCune completed his two-year degree at SUNY Corning Community College in 2023, more than half a century after he enrolled at the school in 1966. McCune was recognized Saturday as CCC's oldest graduate during the college’s 2024 Commencement Ceremony. ...
CCE Steuben to give away container garden kits
STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — Steuben County residents interested in starting a container garden can attend one of the Cornell Cooperative Extension (CCE) of Steuben County’s container garden giveaway events. Over the next two weeks, the CCE is holding three garden kit giveaways around Steuben County. Residents can pick up a kit to start their […]
Elmira baseball stuns Corning to force decisive Game 3 for section title, local playoff scoreboard
CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) – Elmira baseball outlasted Corning, to extend the Section IV Class AAA Championship series. Elmira baseball played to an 8-6 comeback win over Corning, on Thursday. The win forces a decisive 3rd game of the Section IV Class AAA Championship, on Friday at 5 p.m. in Elmira. One day after poor weather […]
Crash on I-86 snarls traffic by Corning
CORNING, N.Y. (WENY) -- A crash around noon on Friday, May 24th snarled traffic on the I-86 in both directions for hours. According to the WENY News reporter on the scene, a tractor trailer rollover caused delays that were felt the hardest between the exit for Gibson Bridge and the exit for the Corning Museum of Glass.
What times do Memorial Day parades start in the Twin Tiers?
Updated to add more locations. (WETM) — Communities across the Twin Tiers will be honoring fallen service members with parades on Monday, May 27. A list of which communities will be holding Memorial Day parades in 2024 and what times the parades will start can be found below. Chemung County Steuben County Tioga County, Pa. […]
Storer and Golden Bears Shut Out Blue Raiders For Section IV Class AA Title
Golden Bears pitcher Reilly Storer would throw a shutout for Vestal in a 5-0 win against Horseheads to take the Section IV Class AA title on Saturday. Vestal now advances to the state tournament where they will await the winner of Section I against Section IX, more details surrounding the matchup will be determined following the first round game between those two sections.
Voters reject proposed Corning-Painted Post school district budget. See area results.
Voters in the Corning-Painted Post School District on Tuesday rejected the proposed $139 million budget featuring a 4.97% tax levy hike. The budget exceeded the state tax cap and required a supermajority with the support of at least 60% of voters to pass. Just over 50% of voters supported the budget, which received 1,431 "yes" votes and 1,418 "no" votes. ...
Man accused of reporting multiple false emergencies to Penn Yan police
Penn Yan, N.Y. — A Yates County man faces charges after he allegedly reported multiple false emergencies to police, set up false debt collection invoices and turned the Penn Yan Police Department in to debt collectors. Police said Cameron Manley, 21, of Jerusalem, used a personal safety reporting app...
Horseheads man saved by CPR efforts, highlighting first responders during National EMS Week
HORSEHEADS, N.Y. (WENY) -- May 19th through May 25th marks National EMS Week, a time to celebrate first responders and their important work in the community. First responders in Horseheads saved a man's life through quick thinking and CPR earlier this year, and they were honored with a special pin for their life saving efforts.
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