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One Dead In PA Crash On Rt. 187
Pennsylvania State Police in Towanda are reporting that 20 year old Andrea L. Turner was killed in a two car head-on crash on Rt. 187 in Asylum Township. Police responded to the call at 3:23 PM, Wednesday. Turner was pronounced dead at the scene. A juvenile passanger riding with Turner in a child safety seat sustained minor injuries. The juvenile was air-evacuated to Guthrie Medical Center. The ...

Legislature Fails To Pass State Budget
Earlier Wednesday night, we told you the state legislature was holding a special session at the request of Governor Paterson to try to pass the budget. But perhaps to no one's surprise, that has not happened. The extraordinary session to pass the budget was missing 9 state Senators, and nothing was brought to vote. The Senate's Democratic Majority was missing 5 members, and without their 32 ...

Man Convicted of Metro Center Parking Lot Assault
A conviction Wednesday, following an assault back in May in the Metro Center parking lot. It happened the night of May 15th, during an altercation between 2 groups of young men. 28 year old Dante Baugh of Binghamton was charged with assault for causing serious physical injury by stomping on the head of 25 year-old Daniel Fabre, after the victim was knocked to the ground. Baugh is now convicted ...

Woman Charged After Allegedly Snatching Purses
Four months after a string of purse snatchings began at area shopping centers, a local woman has been charged. Police say 60 year-old Linda Reed of Binghamton targeted women in Walmart at the Town Square Mall, and at Weis' at Rano Boulevard. She's accused of stealing her victim's wallets and purses. Authorities say Reed stole a total of $600 and 15 credit cards. She's charged with grand larceny.

Unions Attack Paterson's State Worker Layoff Plan
Unions are attacking Governor Paterson's plan that could lead to state employee layoffs in the coming months. The unions say Paterson is just using state workers to force the legislature to pass the budget. The AP is reporting that more than 200,000 state workers could be laid off, but Paterson isn't ready to give a number yet. "It will depend on when we start the layoffs, which is why it ...

Wescott Toxicology Testimony
Asphyxiation was ruled the official cause of death for Kelly Wescott, but Wednesday William Kenyon's defense attorney questioned whether a combination of drugs could've played a part in the death of the 46-year-old Johnson City woman. Forensic toxicologist Dr. Donald Hoffman testified that Wescott's blood alcohol content was .14 percent two days after her death. Hoffman says the combination of ...

Students Aren't Making the Grade in New York State
New data released Wednesday by state officials shows that students aren't making the grade when it comes to standardized testing. Fewer New York students are meeting or exceeding state standards this year than in past years -- especially in english and math. The state's data covers grades three through eight. Across the state, 53 percent of students met or exceeded english standards this year ...

Endwell Little Leaguers set for State Tourney
They're not major league ready just yet, but at the ages of 11 and 12, the Endwell little league team has shown they're in a class all their own. After taking home the section 2 championship last weekend, Endwell is set to take on the next level at the state tournament. For the second year in a row and the 4th time since 2004, Endwell punched their ticket to West Nyack to face New York's best ...

Kids Visit Hospital Morgue
Young minds got a chance Wednesday to see every aspect of Lourdes Hospital. This was thanks to the 2-day Medical Academy of Science and Health, or MASH Camp. The camp is designed to promote health professions to young people before they select high school courses. The 8th and 9th grade camp attendees participated in activities to learn about pharmacy, radiology, surgery, and they even got to ...