P.M. NEWS FRIDAY 1-21-22
Broome County District Attorney Mike Korchak announced today that Larry Harris received a 79 years to Life sentence this morning in Broome County Court. Harris was found guilty of killing 11 year old Jerome Smith in 2019, raping an 11 year old female in 2013 and dealing narcotics.
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State Police at Binghamton and multiple fire agencies responded to a house fire Thursday on Old State Road in the town of Kirkwood. Once the fire was extinguished by fire crews, Broome County Fire Investigators, State Fire Investigators, State Police BCI and State Police Forensic Identification Unit located 2 deceased individuals. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Firefighters responded to a structure fire reported at the former Carpet Master building on State Route 12 in North Norwich early this morning. The fire was reported at about 3:05 AM, the fire did not affect a building located in front of the former flooring store building. North Norwich Fire Fighters were assisted by 3 other area companies, no injuries were reported & the cause of the fire is under investigation.
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Chobani announced an expansion of its Scholars Program, adding a pledge of $1 million for those who wish to pursue agriculture. Through its partnerships with Cornell University and the University of Idaho, the Chobani Scholars Program will offer eight $20,000 scholarships ($5,000 each year) over 5 years to historically underserved students interested in studying agriculture, dairy, food science, and/or food entrepreneurship. Chobani Scholars will have an opportunity to intern with Chobani during their college careers. More information is available at the Chobani website.
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The Community Cultural Center at 1 Bridge Street in Sidney will be holding another Comedy Night, this Saturday night at 8:00 PM. Tickets are available by calling 607-604-4584.
Endicott Police arrested 31 year old Dominique Wortham of Endicott for attempted Murder, following an investigation into shots being fired in front of 140 Washington Avenue on December 14th. One person was shot in the leg, during that incident, an arrest warrant was issued, Wortham was arrested Wednesday in Binghamton by members of the U.S. Marshals Service Fugitive Task Force, and he was processed and was transported to the Centralized Arraignment Facility at the Broome County Jail.
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The State Health department reported that 277,241 were tested for COVID 19, with over 30,600 testing positive, the positivity rate was down to 11%. Patient Hospitalization declined by 457 to 11,370, the number in an ICU Unit went down slightly to 1,583, with 885 on ventilators. 185 died from COVID in a hospital or nursing home Wednesday.
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The State Department of Health announced that Dr. Mary Bassett was confirmed by the State Senate to be the next State Health Commissioner; She replaces Dr. Howard Zucker, who served in the position for 7 years.
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