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If you're running errands around Broome County next week, give yourself a few extra minutes. The Broome County Department of Public Works Highway Division has a full slate of road work planned starting Monday, August 24, and a few of these jobs are the kind that can back up traffic if you're not expecting them. Crews will be out cleaning ditches along Old Newark Valley Road, Hawleyton Road and Beartown Road.

We love the blues. If you love the blues, you'll be happy to know that Blues on the Bridge is back for the 25th year. The event is scheduled for Saturday, September 19th from 1 to 8 p.m. This year, the location has changed. Due to construction in the Confluence area, Blues on the Bridge will be on the south side of the Washington Street Bridge Memorial Park. That is the original site where the festival began.

The Broome County Sheriff's Department released this charges and arrest report on August 20, 2026. Activities and arrests are listed below. Persons accused of any crime are considered innocent until proven guilty. These arrests and charges listed below do not reflect all the activities of the Broome County Sheriff's Department for the week. For more information, visit the Broome County Sheriff's Department website.

The smell of fried dough in the air, music drifting from the stages, and the neon glow of the midway against the Syracuse night sky can only mean one thing: The Great New York State Fair is back. Running from August 26 through Labor Day (September 7), this 13-day extravaganza isn't just a tradition; it’s the ultimate end-of-summer bucket list event. But with millions of people flooding the fairgrounds, you need a game plan.

It's week two of the NFL preseason and before you know it, they'll be kicking it off for real. Are you planning on taking the taking the family to an NFL game this year? You might want to know this first. A new study found that a family of four could spend over $1,100 to see the New York Jets or New York Giants play. A family of four could spend about $1,152.77 to attend a Jets game at MetLife Stadium. That includes four tickets, food, drinks and parking.

An Albany woman is facing a federal terrorism charge after the FBI says she spent weeks surveilling the New York State Capitol and plotting to detonate a bomb inside while lawmakers were in session.

Forty-four years is a long time to wait for an answer. Tammy Mahoney's family has been waiting since a night in May 1981, and nobody has ever told them what happened. Her case is featured on the FBI's Voices Not Forgotten map, listed under the Oneida Nation, and a $20,000 reward is still on the table for anyone who can help investigators finally close it.

According to a report from New York State Police Troop C, troopers responded on Wednesday, August 18, 2026, to a crash on Interstate 81. On Wednesday, troopers arrived at the crash scene involving several vehicles on Interstate 81 South in the Town of Barker near the Castle Creek Exit 21.

Wednesday, August 20, 2026, the unveiling ceremony was held at Binghamton University for the East Gym expansion. BU officials and students were on hand to reveal the changes to the 75,000-square-foot East Gym expansion. According to the announcement, this expansion increases fitness space by 40%, featuring new strength training equipment, a three-lane, 200-meter indoor track, and three hardwood courts for basketball and volleyball.

National parks are some of the most beautiful places in the country. Millions of people visit them every year to hike, camp, fish, and enjoy the outdoors. But a new study found that one national park area in New York is among the most dangerous in the United States. The study looked at deaths reported in national parks and park sites between 2013 and 2023.