Steuben County News

According to a news release issued Wednesday by the Livingston County Sheriff's Office, arrests have been announced in connection with the home invasion/robbery incident that occurred on Morris Road in the Town of Springwater on Saturday May 11.

Steuben County Grand Jury handed down eight open indictments this week, according to the Steuben County District Attorney's Office: Robert E. Wood, 36, of Prattsburgh, was charged with first-degree criminal contempt, a class E felony, for allegedly choking, striking and kicking a person who had an order of protection against him.

The Steuben County Agricultural Society Board of Directors voted to change exhibit arrival and departure times at a recent meeting.

An Avoca man was arrested for allegedly trying to sell stolen wedding rings on Craigslist, the Steuben County Sheriff 's Office reported Thursday.

A Wayland-Cohocton high school senior was struck and killed while riding his bike on Thursday near his home.

Young men and women who've overcome significant challenges in their lives and have inspiring stories to tell were honored over the last weekend at the 2013 Jack Lisi Youth Awards.

Fourteen local high school seniors learned the ins and the outs of preparing legislation and the process of passing or defeating proposed bills Thursday at the 28th annual Steuben County Intern Simulated Session.

State police say an 18-year-old man is dead after he was struck by a vehicle on Route 36 in Steuben County.

An 18-year-old Steuben County resident was found dead this morning in Cohocton at a scene "consistent with a hit-and-run motor vehicle accident," Wayland-based New York State Police reported.

Safely walking in or out of your home is something many take for granted. But for 90-year-old Betty Bigelow, leaving her one-story home on Freeman Terrace had become difficult and dangerous.

On Thursday, May 10 at 7 p.m., the newest addition to area Emergency Services will be making a visit to Bath at the Civil Defense Center on Route 54 for the Steuben County Chiefs meeting.

State police say a husband and wife have died and three of their relatives are recovering after a fire broke out at the couple's Steuben County home.

State police say a husband and wife have died and 3 of their relatives are recovering after a fire broke out at the couple's rural western New York home.

A forest fire burned about two acres of steep, densely wooded hillside along Manning Ridge Road in the Town of Campbell on Thursday afternoon.

Bath Police arrested Shakeymo A. Hodge, 32, of Corning on April 30. He was charged with two counts of third-degree criminal possession of a controlled substance and two counts of third-degree criminal sale of a controlled substance.

Fire investigators remain at the scene of a house fire that sparked early this morning leaving two people unaccounted for according to Steuben County Emergency Management.

A fire broke out at home on John Rial Road in Addison overnight. The call came in around 3 this morning and four different fire departments were called to the scene.

A reward is being offered for any information that leads to the arrest of the former man from Corning who's now wanted for murder in the state of Tennessee.

Construction has begun on a nearly one million-dollar project to replace the concrete bridge deck of the Route 36 bridge over Loder Street in Hornell.

Steuben County led New York in total deer harvested during the 2012 hunting seasons, according to an annual report released Friday, April 19, by the state Department of Environmental Conservation.