Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo

An 38-year-old Chinese man who was held in the Broome County jail for almost five months was recently granted asylum and released from detention.

Broome County will receive $20 million in state funding for a new child care facility under construction in Johnson City with space for 200 children.

They joined a nationwide wave of protests on Friday.

U.S. Secretary of Education Linda McMahon visited Elmira as part of a national tour to highlight links between civics education and patriotism.

Nurses at Cayuga Medical Center in Ithaca are deciding whether or not to unionize.

The Democrat has represented the 123rd Assembly District, which includes the city of Binghamton, the village of Endicott and the towns of Vestal and Union, for 22 years.

Parts of the region could see a total of between six and 12 inches of snow Friday night into Saturday morning. A state of emergency is in effect in Broome, Otsego, Delaware, Chenango and Cortland counties.

WSKG’s Ithaca-area reporter Aurora Berry caught up with News Director Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo about what we know so far about the cancellations.

Charuk beat Republican incumbent Martin Meaney by 11 votes.

The county declared a state of emergency late last month, just before Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits lapsed amid the recent federal government shutdown.