Binghamton News

BINGHAMTON - The two heroes of the worst fire in the city's history could soon get some much-delayed recognition.

Weekend Edition Saturday , July 4, 2009 Three months ago, 13 people were killed when an mentally-ill immigrant named Jiverly Wong opened fire in an immigrant resources center in Binghamton, New York.

An unidentified man is dead after falling 40 feet from a tree on DeForest Street in Binghamton around 3 p.m. today.

The recent news that Binghamton High School placed 397th on Newsweek magazine's list of the top 1,500 U.S. public high schools - up from 509 the previous year - shows the strengths of the region's largest and most diverse high school.

City officials announced today a series of public meetings to get input to identify possible brownfield sites for development in the First Ward.

U.S. Air Force Combat Fighter Pilot Maj. David Graham, originally from Horseheads, will be part of the 2009 Greater Binghamton Airshow at the Binghamton airport.

Omri Yigal's wife, Dolores, an immigrant from the Philippines, was among those killed at the American Civic Association in Binghamton, N.Y., when a gunman opened fire on a room full of immigrants taking a citizenship class.

This from Office of Communications and Marketing, Binghamton University: Binghamton University chosen to host Conference of the European Cinema Research Forum Binghamton Universitya s Department of German and Russian Studies and the Department of Cinema, will jointly host the annual Conference of the European Cinema Research Forum, July 9-12, at ...

This from The traffic Office of the New York State Comptroller: DiNAPOLI: UPDATING TRAFFIC LIGHTS CAN SAVE LOCALITIES MILLIONS OF TAXPAYER DOLLARS ACROSS NYS New York taxpayers could save millions if local governments switched traffic signal bulbs from incandescent to LED according to an audit released by State Comptroller Thomas P. DiNapoli.

BINGHAMTON - A Binghamton man remained hospitalized Sunday night, a day after he led police on a high-speed chase after a purse-snatching in Binghamton, city police said Sunday.

BINGHAMTON - A man, allegedly fleeing from a purse-snatching in downtown Binghamton on Saturday, plowed his vehicle into a utility pole on Riverside Drive after speeding west on a heavily traveled thoroughfare at speeds estimated at 70 mph.

BINGHAMTON - It was three hours after the bloody attack on the American Civic Association, and police still couldn't be sure of the gunman's location.

New York State Electric & Gas Corp. crews are on their way to a transformer fire that may have caused a power outage on Binghamton's South Side.

This from Broome County Office of Emergency Services: BDR to Develop After-Action Report for Broome County, NY Following Binghamton Shooting Rampage The Firm Will Leverage Its Experience to Evaluate the Response to Immigration Center Tragedy ORLANDO, FL - June 25, 2009 - Beck Disaster Recovery, Inc.

The U.S. House of Representatives has approved Congressman Maurice Hinchey's request of $462,000 for flood prevention work in the City of Binghamton and the Town of Union.

A baby opossum's instinct to play dead evidently didn't help matters after it got wedged inside a soda machine at a Binghamton-area fitness club.

This from Andrew Block, Director of Community Relations: Next Weeka TMs Garbage Collection Schedule Altered BINGHAMTON, NY a ' The City of Binghamton will alter next weeka TMs garbage collection schedule due to the Independence Day Holiday Weekend.

Greg Lane, who helped pitch the Binghamton University baseball team to the NCAA Tournament this spring, has signed a professional contract with the Sussex Skyhawks of the independent Can-Am League.

Go ahead and take a deep breath of exhaust from Giff Foster's farm tractor. Smells like ... stale doughnuts? Kind of.

By sticking closer to home in the Southern Tier and other upstate communities, you can save some cash without skimping on fun.