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Former Binghamton mayor Matt Ryan says he’ll challenge Sheriff Fred Akshar in this year’s election.

County residents now have a chance to comment on the project’s environmental study.

The sheriff’s office announced officers would begin using a GPS tracking system made by the company StarChase in February, meant to reduce high-speed chases.

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.

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.

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.

According to Republican Congressman Mike Lawler, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has reversed the cancellation of local naturalization ceremonies across New York.

U.S Citizenship and Immigration Services says people affected by the cancellations will still be able to continue the naturalization process.

Polls are open until 9 p.m. in New York and 8 p.m. in Pennsylvania.