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Investigator Theetge to spend Memorial Day weekend at home
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) -- Chemung County Investigator Michael Theetge made an unannounced visit to the Chemung County Sheriff's Office today. According to a Facebook post from the Chemung County Sheriff's Office page, Investigator Theetge has been released from rehab for Memorial Day weekend, as written by Chemung County Sheriff Bill Schrom. Investigator Theetge has been []
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‘True Love’ sets sail for summer
WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (WETM) - The True Love Schooner was built in 1926 and since then, it has sailed its way through the Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and many other waterways before making its way here to Watkins Glen. “It’s had a life of its own. it's had some glorious moments and some not so []
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Eldridge Park opening celebrates 100 years of amusement
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) - Elmira's Eldridge Park is celebrating the opening of its 100th season on Friday. An honor ride will be held at 4:45 p.m. A "100th Anniversary Gala Event" will be held in the Dance Hall from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. The Chemung County Historical Society in Elmira is also marking the []
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Steuben County Public Works receives highway improvement funding
STEUBEN COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) – Steuben County legislators have accepted state funding for the county's Public Works department to improve highways in the county. According to a Facebook post on the Steuben County government's page, legislators accepted funding from three New York State highway programs on Monday, May 21, which totals $10,000,000 to be used []
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House damaged after two-car crash in Elmira
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — An Elmira house sustained severe damage after witnesses say a car was hit off the road and into the structure Friday morning. 18 News reporters at the scene confirm that a home was struck by one vehicle after a two-car accident at the intersection of N. Main Street and Roe Avenue []
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Victim identified in Monday night Elmira shooting
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Elmira Police Department has released the name of the individual who was killed in the Monday night shooting near "Gush's Thirsty Bear" bar. Police say that Norman D. Cherry, 44, died at the hospital after being shot outside of the bar on 351 East Washington Avenue, around 10:52 p.m. on []
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Arts on the Go: Allen Smith
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) -- Local artist Allen Crittenden Smith has been using the art studio on the third floor at the Hilliard Corporation in Elmira, as his domain for painting canvases. Smith who serves as a director of the Hilliard Corporation in Elmira, received his bachelor's degree in art at Pratt Institute in Brooklyn in 1975 and has []
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Update: Traffic blocked on I-86 after truck crash near Corning
UPDATE: According to 511ny.org, I-86 near Corning is back over to allowing all traffic after several hours of delays and diverting traffic from a truck rollover Friday morning. CORNING, N.Y. (WETM) — Traffic is being diverted to one lane on Interstate 86 near Corning after a crash Friday morning. According to 511ny.org, westbound traffic on []
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The three classifications of clouds
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) - There are many different and unique types of clouds, but we can classify all clouds in three boxes. These three classifications are stratus, cumulus, and cirrus clouds. The lowest type of cloud, in height, is the stratus cloud. This is a uniform horizontal-shaped cloud that is similar to a blanket over []
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Owners of Elmira’s historic carriage house speak on loss
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) -- The historic carriage house on Maple Avenue in Elmira was burned down from a fire that occurred this week on Wednesday morning. The house was built in 1893 and the fire left it in debris, with irreplaceable history. Mark Delgrosso, who owned the carriage house from 2002 to 2023 said, "It's []
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Steuben County utility company to get $2.3M in FEMA funding to fix damaged lines
BATH, N.Y. (WETM) — A Steuben County utility company was approved for FEMA funding to make vital repairs on lines that were damaged back in 2021. According to a release from Congressman Nick Langworthy's office, Steuben Rural Electric Co-op Inc. was awarded $2,349,547 in FEMA funding to repair distribution lines that Tropical Storm Fred damaged []
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Schuyler County property owners being targeted by property tax scam
SCHUYLER COUNTY, N.Y. (WETM) – Schuyler County officials are warning property owners of a scam that is circulating in the area involving assistance in challenging property taxes. The scam involves a company or person who charges fees to dispute a property owner's property assessment or offers to appear for them in court without being a []