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One arrested, one airlifted in Avoca shooting incident
AVOCA, N.Y. (WETM) — An Avoca man was arrested on Monday after police say he was involved in a shooting that left one man seriously injured and had to be airlifted to the hospital. According to New York State Police, 66-year-old Willie C. Faniel was arrested on the charge of assault in the first degree, […]
Corning man arrested on drug charges after traffic stop in Bath
BATH, N.Y. (WETM) – A Corning man has been arrested on drug charges after police say they found drugs in his vehicle during a traffic stop in Bath this past weekend. According to the Village of Bath Police Department, Roland M. Duell was arrested on Saturday, April 27, on charges of criminal possession of a […]
NYSDOT accepting public comment on road work project in Hornell Tuesday
HORNELL, N.Y. (WENY) -- On Tuesday, The New York State Department of Transportation is asking for local input for a road project on Route 36 in Hornell. According to the project plan, 3 miles of the road through Downtown Hornell will be reconstructed from Cass Street to Interstate 86 in Hornellsville. NYSDOT plans to also improve the intersection of NY-36 and County Route 66, to reduce congestion and increase safety. Crews will also install new pedestrian and bicycle paths along NY-36 from Main St. to County Route 70A.
Steuben County collects 781 lbs. of medications during Drug Take Back
STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) — Steuben County residents turned nearly 800 pounds of unwanted medications at the county’s Drug Take Back Day event this past weekend. Members of the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office, the Steuben Prevention Coalition Opioid Committee (SPCOC), and the New York National Guard Counter Drug Task Force collected unused and expired medications […]
New timeline set for Union Chill Cannabis debut in Steuben County. What we know.
Construction work at the former Leader site on West Pulteney Street will be ramping up soon as Union Chill Cannabis prepares to open in Corning. Construction work to modernize a 42-year-old West Pulteney Street building that will house Union Chill Cannabis, a Corning cannabis dispensary, is set to begin in about a month.
Applebee’s to celebrate teachers with free dessert and BOGO deal
TWIN TIERS (WETM) – Next week is Teacher Appreciation Week, and Applebee’s is celebrating by offering teachers two different deals to thank them for all that they do during the school year. Beginning on Monday, May 6, and continuing until Friday, May 10, all teachers who eat at participating Applebee’s locations will receive a complimentary […]
Allegany County spending $300K on Wellsville property. How it will impact health services
May is Mental Health Awareness Month in the U.S., and Allegany County is expected to finalize a purchase in the coming weeks that marks a major investment in expanding mental health services. Allegany County legislators on Wednesday approved a $300,000 earmark to acquire the former Employee Services, Inc. office building...
One dead, one injured in Dansville crash
One person is dead and another injured following a crash in Dansville. The crash happened about 9:30 a.m. on Friday on Circle Road. Witnesses reported a car crashing into a tree and catching fire, said Dansville Police Chief Shannon Griese. According to police, Timothy Williams, 45, of Wayland, New York,...
NY weather: Be prepared for strong thunderstorms in New York until Tuesday afternoon
The National Weather Service issued a report at 11:40 a.m. on Tuesday for strong thunderstorms until 3:30 p.m. for Wayne, Cayuga, Oswego, Lewis, Livingston, Ontario and Allegany counties. "Scattered thunderstorms will develop this afternoon ahead of a slow moving cold front. Some of the storms could be marginally strong with...
Temperatures differ a lot today in parts of Western New York. What's the cause?
It’s supposed to be a mild 58 degrees in Rochester today on Monday, but a toasty 80 degrees in Wellsville and 79 degrees in Dansville. So what gives?. The main culprit is a stationary front, caused by a cold front north of the New State Thruway and a warm front to the south. A stationary front forms when a cold front or warm front stop moving due to the two masses of air colliding, but neither being strong enough to displace the other, according to the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research.
Donate Life month comes to an end, but the need for organ donations remains the same
PAINTED POST, N.Y. (WENY) -- There was a press conference on Tuesday afternoon at the Steuben County Department of Motor Vehicles for “Donate Life.” Assemblyman (R, C-Corning) Phil Palmesano and county clerks across the Twin Tiers joined together to stress how important organ donation is, despite “Donate Life” month coming to an end.
'Touched With Fire': How Hornell man went from Steuben County banker to Civil War general
The great cyclone of the Civil War swept up every single American, transforming (or ending) lives that might have taken very different paths. When Nirom Crane was born in Penn Yan, back in 1828, no one could have predicted (or wished) that his days would be so forcefully shaped by war. But “the war came,” and maybe family values channeled his choices. An American ancestor fought in Queen Anne’s War, his grandfather in the Revolutionary War, and...
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