A Chemung County grand jury has indicted two Elmira residents in connection with the 2023 death of their two-year-old child. Lance Townsend, 44, and Keyana Townsend, 35, were arrested Monday on superior court warrants following the grand jury indictment, according to the Elmira Police Department. Both were charged with second-degree manslaughter, a class-C felony, and […]
The amount of sparkle amid the abundance of trophies, crowns, sashes and medals earned by members of Heather Bennett’s Dancin to the Rhythm during a pair of spring competitions can’t help but impress. All that bling doesn’t come without investment. It is payoff for years of sweat and training inside the Elmira Heights dance studio […]
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – A local chemistry teacher is highlighting a little know mission on D-Day with connections to Elmira. “You say, most folks are not aware of this mission?” asked 18 News reporter Nick Dubina. “There’s nobody, there’s nobody aware of “Mission Elmira,” said Greg Grund. “It was the largest resupply mission for the […]
Bill Trondsen, of Horseheads, works at Eaton Corp., which manufactures electronic parts, and he’s normally at the plant Fridays. But on this Friday, Trondsen was spending some time outdoors. He wasn’t goofing off. In fact, he was hard at work on a different kind of job. Trondsen and several of his Eaton Corp. colleagues were […]
Elmira, N.Y. (WETM)–A program marking the 80th anniversary of the Allied Forces assault on Normandy, France, known as D-Day, will be shown nationwide on the Nexstar Media Group’s family of stations on or before June 6. A group of veterans got a chance to see the program in a special, advance, screening at The Clemens […]
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – Coffee with the Chiefs and Sheriff was held on May 22 at Elmira Tea and Coffee House. Elmira Chief of Police Kristen Thorne, Chemung County Sheriff Bill Schrom and Elmira Fire Department Chief Andrew Mallow spoke with community members about a wide variety of topics, including gunshot reports, the Chemung County […]
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) — A large police presence blocked a portion of Grand Central Avenue in Elmira on Monday night. According to an 18 News Reporter at the scene, multiple police departments responded to the corner of Grand Central Avenue and East Washington Avenue at around 11 p.m. on May 20. Police tape was blocking […]
How high is it? “It’s a long way up, no matter the measure. From the bottom of the foundation to the top of the penthouse vent, it is 122.8 feet. From the ground floor to the top of the penthouse vent (all that will be seen above the ground) is 104.2” (Star Gazette June 4, […]
Following summer 1935’s worst heatwave, cloudbursts on July 8 and 9 caused significant destruction in the Finger Lakes. The steadily rising Chemung River threatened cottages from West Elmira to Big Flats. New York State troopers advised residents and cottagers to abandon their buildings and possessions. As water inundated the campground at Clark’s Glen (on Forest […]
A western New York man was arrested for allegedly breaking into a woman’s apartment and attempting to kidnap her and her 13-year-old son, in violation of a restraining order. Damion Gooden, 47, broke into their home on Sunday around 12:30 a.m. in Elmira, and beat the mother in her bed before threatening her with a […]
One person is dead after she was struck by a vehicle Friday evening in Mansfield Borough, Tioga County. Borough police identified the victim as 42-year-old Amy Sue Hairston, of Mansfield. Around 7:17 p.m. Friday, police officers were dispatched to the area of 33 W. Wellsboro St. in the borough for a report of a crash […]