Binghamton Local News

A stabbing this morning in Binghamton... It happened just before 8:30 this morning here at 16 McDonald Ave. Police say a 20 year Rhonda Sandiford was arguing with her mother and attacked her with a razor.

Binghamton University expects a swarm of people to pack its campus this weekend. Preparations are underway as BU hosts more than 15 thousand people at its 58th commencement ceremony.

The number of major crimes in the City of Binghamton is on the decline. The Police Department released its 2007 Crime Report. It says major offenses dropped by 257, or 10-percent, from 2006.

An Endicott man is arrested, charged with starting a fire in Binghamton. Binghamton police arrested 28 year old Michael Shino of Endicott, Thursday afternoon.

They've made out world a better place and are honored for it Thursday night. Citizen Action of New York held it's Annual Phoenix Awards at the Binghamton Regency.

A social worker's on the stand a 3rd day in a federal child sex abuse case in Binghamton. 49 year old Dean Sacco of New Jersey and 46 year old Linda O'Connor of Norwich face charges of sex trafficking and child pornography.

49 year old Dean Sacco of New Jersey and 46 year old Linda O'Connor of Norwich are charged with sex trafficking and child pornography in Federal Court in Binghamton.

Three Binghamton City School District elementary schools have been recognized for meeting all applicable New York State standards for English Language Arts (ELA) and math during the 2006-07 school year and also made Adequate Yearly Progress (AYP) in ELA and math for two consecutive years.

Local realtors are calling Upstate New York one of the hottest markets in the country. A new report says the median price of single family homes in the Binghamton area increased more in the first quarter, than anywhere in the nation.

The Binghamton Mets won their 3rd straight game, and second straight at home, topping New Britain 5-2. But they lost top prospect Fernando Martinez in the second inning.