Sheriff Jim Allard says his office investigated an incident where a swimmer was struck by a boat on Keuka Lake in the town of Wayne. Deputies interviewed the victim — who said he was swimming on his back at about 6:45 p.m ... MORE

According to minutes from a Chemung County IDA meeting, the old Tops building was sold during an auction for $800,000 in July. The buyer is not known and bought the property that was listed as an opportunity zone due to its retail ... MORE

The woman from Steuben County accused of murdering her husband in 2020 has pleaded guilty to all charges she was facing. Sherri Ballam, 57, of Pulteney, was arrested back in October following the investigation of a suspicious death. Ballam admitted to killing ... MORE

After investing in the Great Lakes Cheese plant, Allegany County will watch it move to Cattaraugus County and take with it 200 new jobs and a $500 million manufacturing plant. After searching for two years, the company settled on moving to Franklinville ... MORE

Following a month of discolored tap water coming out of Hornell residents sinks, the water is considered clean but should not be consumed. Hornell Mayor John Buckley stated that a $6 million dollar water filtration plant project is currently happening so the ... MORE

After the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office investigated a domestic assault incident, a woman was arrested. Phoebe Share, 35, was arrested for hitting a member of her household as well as damaging property in the Town of Pulteney. The victim needed medical attention ... MORE

A Southport man was arrested Sept. 13 after punching a man’s dog. The owner of the dog, Harold Schiefen, wants to be sure Connor Delaney, 29, is held accountable. Delaney was arrested after police responded to a suspicious condition around 1:30 a.m ... MORE

After a man was arrested for causing a disturbance in Big Flats on Sept. 15, he is now pending extradition to Florida. Keron Taylor, 26, of Bath, was arrested after police responded to the report of a disturbance at the Econo Lodge ... MORE

Painted Post will soon open a new KFC restaurant. The location is at 243 North Hamilton Street. The plan is to open the fast food restaurant in January of 2022, but no official date has been set. A KFC opened in 2019 ... MORE

In 2019 Hornell received $10 million dollars through the Downtown Revitalization Initiative. After the pandemic, politics, and everything else happening, Hornell can finally go ahead with revamping their downtown. 19 projects were awarded funding from the grant and will focus on fixing ... MORE

Polystyrene foam containers are being banned, and some local establishments are getting ahead of that. McClure’s Deli in Elmira plans to remove all Styrofoam used in their business. Barbara McClure, owner of the deli, said that it would just be different packaging ... MORE

A 21-year-old man has been indicted on charges by a Grand Jury in Chemung County for kidnapping, torturing and killing a man. Thomas Bovaird is accused of kidnapping, torturing and killing Juan Jose Gotay. Bovaird allegedly shot, kicked, struck, and mutilated Gotay ... MORE

During an estate sale a Hornell family accidentally sold an heirloom wedding dress and now they want it back. Judy Lamb mistakenly sold her mother’s dress for $25 and is asking for help in getting it back for her niece who wanted ... MORE

New York State United Teachers today congratulated dedicated Cuba-Rushford Middle-High School teacher and Cuba-Rushford Teachers Association member Carly Santangelo on being named the 2022 New York State Teacher of the Year. Santangelo — an agriculture teacher whose work spans the subjects of ... MORE

Steuben County is offering two vaccine clinics this week. The first will be at the Corning Community College campus gym Wednesday, Sept. 15 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. The second is Sept. 17 and part of a weekly clinic that has ... MORE