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WSKG is excited to partner with Ithaca Underground on this year's NAKED NOISE, a celebration of experimental music. Join...
09/16/2025

WSKG is excited to partner with Ithaca Underground on this year's NAKED NOISE, a celebration of experimental music. Join us Saturday September 20th at the Community School of Music and Arts in Ithaca!

09/16/2025

WSKG News has got some homework this school year: to find out what you want to know about your school districts. What grade would you give your district? Your feedback will help our ongoing coverage of Southern Tier school districts. Share your experiences and questions at wskg.org/survey.

🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined in on this year’s back-to-school photo fun! Your smiles and snapshots truly made our ...
09/15/2025

🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined in on this year’s back-to-school photo fun! Your smiles and snapshots truly made our day. 💛

✨ We’re excited to announce our 2 lucky winners of the WSKG/PBS Kids swag giveaway: Katrina Krowiak and Kelli Lynn Balcom! Congratulations—we’ll be reaching out with details soon.

Here’s to a fantastic school year ahead! Keep an eye out for WSKG at community events—we love connecting with you. 📚🍎

This Sunday is Porchfest Ithaca! WSKG will be at the information table in Thompson Park, and at Northstar with bands! Bu...
09/15/2025

This Sunday is Porchfest Ithaca! WSKG will be at the information table in Thompson Park, and at Northstar with bands! But Porchfest only works with the help of its fantastic volunteers. If you're interested in helping out, go to porchfest.org/volunteer

Some Southern Tier health departments are responding to an executive order from New York Governor Kathy Hochul making it...
09/15/2025

Some Southern Tier health departments are responding to an executive order from New York Governor Kathy Hochul making it easier to get a prescription for the COVID-19 vaccine.

The governor signed an executive order last week allowing physicians and pharmacists to prescribe COVID-19 vaccines to people three and older in response to new federal restrictions.

The executive order will stay in effect for at least 30 days “while a long-term legislative solution is developed to address access to all vaccines in order to combat the Trump Administration’s misguided attack on immunization and healthcare,” Hochul said.

The Food and Drug Administration, now overseen by vaccine skeptic Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr, recently approved the updated shot solely for people who are 65 and over or have preexisting medical conditions.

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Story by Aurora Berry and Natalie Abruzzo/WSKG News
Photo by Leon Neal/AP

The Binghamton City Council voted unanimously to give the fire department $141,000 during their meeting Wednesday night....
09/12/2025

The Binghamton City Council voted unanimously to give the fire department $141,000 during their meeting Wednesday night.

That will cover essential safety gear the fire department needs to remain in compliance with national requirements. The money will be transferred from the city’s general fund.

This may not resolve the ongoing dispute between Republican Mayor Jared Kraham and the all-Democratic city council. They have been sparring about where the money for the fire department should come from since the mayor proposed legislation in June.

Kraham originally asked for over $350,000 for the gear and two new vehicles. He wanted it transferred from the city’s Community Development Block Grant funding, which comes from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development.

The council members agree that the fire department should get the requested funds.

But, in a split vote, the council did not approve the transfer because they disagreed with the mayor about the source of the cash.

Instead, the council decided on a transfer of the $141,000 for firefighters’ safety gear from the general fund.

Before Wednesday’s vote, the mayor messaged the council that according to “legal advice…the firefighter equipment legislation does not conform to law.” He said the council does not have the authority to pull from the general fund.

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Story by Celia Clarke/WSKG News
Photo by Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo/WSKG News

Steuben County passed a resolution this summer allowing the sheriff’s office to work with Immigration and Customs Enforc...
09/12/2025

Steuben County passed a resolution this summer allowing the sheriff’s office to work with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE).

Some county residents are raising concerns. Residents in the city of Corning voiced unease about agreements between ICE and Steuben County during the Sept. 2 city council meeting.

Residents asked Corning City Mayor Bill Boland and council members for transparency about any collaboration between the city, ICE, the Steuben County Sheriff’s Office and the county legislature.

Colleen Boland, a veteran and member of Citizens for a Better Southern Tier, expressed that she objects to county law enforcement agents being deputized as immigration officers.

“I ask that there be full transparency with our citizens. I suggest that any and all agreements on this matter be posted to the city website,“ said Boland.

Colleen Boland and Bill Boland are siblings.

City of Corning officials told residents they would respond to their requests for information within ten days.

In June, the county legislature passed a resolution allowing the sheriff’s department to enter into two Memorandum of Agreements (MOA) with ICE: the Warrant Service Officer program and Task Force Model.

The task force agreement allows local law enforcement limited immigration authority during routine police duties out in the community.

The Warrant Service Officer program allows ICE to train local law enforcement officers to serve administrative immigration warrants in their agency’s jail.

The New York attorney general’s office advises local law enforcement agencies—also called LEAs—not to enter into agreements with ICE because they could put these local agencies at risk of violating state law, “given that such arrests and detention would otherwise be unlawful.”

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Story and photo by Natalie Abruzzo/WSKG News

The Binghamton City Council voted Monday night to expedite legislation to transfer about $140,000 from the city’s genera...
09/11/2025

The Binghamton City Council voted Monday night to expedite legislation to transfer about $140,000 from the city’s general fund to the fire department. It is the latest in a months-long disagreement between Republican Mayor Jared Kraham and the all-Democratic city council.

The tussle is between the mayor and city council, with the fire department stuck in the middle.

At issue is $360,000 the fire department says it needs to buy essential safety gear and two new emergency vehicles.

The mayor proposed legislation in June to transfer funds from the federal Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD). The funding is often used to build or renovate affordable housing for low-income people, but it is not only for housing.

Kraham said HUD guidelines “explicitly and clearly state that equipment for firefighters is an eligible use of CDBG funds.” The council has also acknowledged this.

Even so, the city council voted against it in August. They agree the money is needed. But they disagree with Kraham about where it should come from.

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Story by Celia Clarke/WSKG News
Photo by Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo/WSKG News

Today, help your students honor the lives lost on 9/11 through reflection and meaningful classroom conversations.
09/11/2025

Today, help your students honor the lives lost on 9/11 through reflection and meaningful classroom conversations.

09/10/2025

WSKG Expressions returns with a new episode featuring singer/songwriter Amber Rubarth on Friday, September 19th!

The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has identified multiple locations as superfund sites i...
09/09/2025

The New York state Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) has identified multiple locations as superfund sites in the city of Corning.

In August, Denison Park and the city of Corning Fire Department location were designated as Class 2 state superfund sites requiring further investigation for contamination risk and exposure to the community, according to public notice documents.

The designations come four months after the DEC released information that McKinney Park, Hillvue Park and Williams Street Park would undergo detailed environmental studies of soil, surface and groundwater due to contamination from glass manufacturing waste.

All locations identified as Class 2 superfund sites are currently open and accessible to the public.

Decades ago, ash, brick, and glass (ABG) was used as fill throughout the city. The soil in the Corning superfund sites was found to be contaminated with metals and semi-volatile organic compounds (SVOCs) due to the presence of this fill—also called ABG. Semi-volatile organic compounds are chemicals that can be found in pesticides, oil-based products, and fire retardants.

The DEC lists arsenic, cadmium and lead as primary metal contaminant concerns in the Corning superfund sites.

The state Inactive Hazardous Waste Disposal Site Program database lists all of these sites in the city of Corning as Class 2, which means there is a significant threat to public health or the environment.

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Story and photo by Natalie Abruzzo/WSKG News

🍎We know some kids had their first day back to school today—don’t forget to enter! Winners will be posted on 9/12. ✏️We ...
09/08/2025

🍎We know some kids had their first day back to school today—don’t forget to enter! Winners will be posted on 9/12. ✏️

We want to see those first-day smiles, backpacks, and new shoes. Share a photo from your child’s first day in the comments for a chance to win some fun WSKG Kids prizes.

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