P.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-24-25
Chenango County Sheriff’s Office arrested 37 year old Brenda Manwarren of Oxford for Torturing or injuring animals & Failure to provide sustenance. Manwarren was accused of failing to provide food and water for a dog over the span of 3-5 days, she was issued an appearance ticket for the Town of Oxford Court and released.
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Broome County District Attorney’s Office announced that Phillip Alvarez of Endicott pleaded guilty to Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance in Broome County Court. As part of his plea agreement, Alvarez will be sentenced to 10 years in state prison followed by 5 years of post-release supervision for the drug charge, he will also receive a 7-year prison sentence followed by five years of post-release supervision for the weapons charge. On July 24th 2024, a search warrant executed by the Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force, they seized Cash, ammunition, weapons, cocaine and digital scales. Alvarez will also forfeit $5,566.00 in drug proceeds.
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The Afton Sertoma GOOFY GOLF fundraiser will be held this Saturday at the Afton Central School, Spokesperson Helen Kittle explains:
(Helen Kittle 3-24-25)
The event will run from 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM Saturday to raise money for the Afton Sertoma & the programs they support.
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Applications are now open for The Nate Lull Scholarship, close to 18-thousand dollars will be handed out to local high school seniors in the WCDO coverage area, Lull said that the deadline to is less than 2 months away:
(Nate Lull 3-24-25)
All of the information, including the eligibility requirements can be found at NateLull.com and click on the scholarship tab.
A.M. NEWS MONDAY 3-24-25
The Norwich Police Department has arrested 20 year old Wyatt Gould of Plymouth following a Grand Jury indictment. Gould was charged with 2nd degree Manslaughter, Vehicular manslaughter, criminally negligent homicide, driving while impaired by drugs, reckless driving and other charges, Gould is accused of operated an SUV on January 1st on Cortland Street, while under the influence of drugs, he went onto the sidewalk & fatally struck 68 year old James Wright of Norwich, who was out for a morning walk, he was pronounced dead at the scene.
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Broome County Sheriff’s Office detectives charged 20-year-old Jordan Wilson with 2nd degree Rape & Endangering the Welfare of a Child, following an investigation into statutory rape in the Town of Colesville. Wilson was taken into custody, arraigned, and released, Detectives executed additional search warrants & discovered video recordings of Wilson engaging in sexual acts with the minor victim. Wilson was arrested again and charged with 3 counts each of Use of a Child in a Sexual Performance, Promoting an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, and Possession an Obscene Sexual Performance by a Child, Wilson is in custody at the Broome County Jail.
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Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task executed a search warrant Thursday in the Town of Fenton, where they recovered methamphetamine, synthetic cannabis, Digital scales, Packaging material and $2,508 in US Currency. 53 year old Fred Montgomery of the Town of Fenton, was charged with multiple counts of Criminal Possession of a Controlled Substance plus 2 Counts of Criminally Using Drug Paraphernalia, Montgomery was arraigned and remains in custody at the Broome County Sheriff’s Correctional Facility
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State DEC announced the April 1 start of the spring trout fishing season, the DEC’s extensive spring stocking includes nearly 1.9 million trout in waters statewide, Anglers can also use smart phones to find trout fishing opportunities around the state by accessing the Tackle Box feature in DEC’s HuntFishNY app, for more information, go to dec.ny.gov.
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Governor Kathy Hochul announced recommendations by the New York State Board for Historic Preservation to add 20 properties and districts to the State and National Registers of Historic Places. The nominations include the Walter Coulter Homestead Farm, in the town of Bovina, 4 generations of the Coulter family operated and developed the farm until it was sold out of the family in 1948.
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