Here Are Your New York Southern Tier News Headline Recaps

Every week, we recap some essential local news we reported on 1290 AM/92.1 FM WNBF, our Townsquare Media Binghamton sister radio stations on-air, our websites, and social media platforms.

Catch up on local and regional news items in a short recap we reported on for the week of April 28, 2025, from WNBF's Bob Joseph, Don Morgan, and the Townsquare Media staff.

For the complete story from each article, click on the headline.

Man Stabbed Several Times on Downtown Binghamton Street

(Bob Joseph)
Binghamton police say a man was repeatedly stabbed after a nighttime dispute on a downtown street. Officers were sent to the area of Pine and Carroll streets around 8:55 p.m. Monday after a reported assault. Police found a 39-year-old man who was bleeding from the chest and mouth. He had sustained several wounds to his upper body. City fire medics assisted a Superior ambulance unit in providing initial treatment to the injured man on Carroll Street just south of Henry Street.

Key Features Of New York's $254 Billion Fiscal Year 2026 Budget

(Don Morgan)
On Monday (April 28, 2025), an announcement was made by New York State Governor Kathy Hochul that an agreement with New York State legislative leaders has been reached for key priorities in the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget. With the agreement, Governor Hochul's announcement stated that the bills are expected to pass, enacting the priorities in the coming days. The Fiscal Year 2026 New York state budget is currently estimated at $254 billion. Some of the highlights of the Fiscal Year 2026 announced by the Governor include a one billion tax cut for middle-class and low-income New Yorkers, a sweeping increase to the Child Tax Credit, expanding access to child care, sending New York’s first-ever Inflation Refund checks, and. Reducing the Payroll Mobility Tax for small businesses.

Teen Gets 20 Years for Binghamton Apartment Complex Shooting

(Bob Joseph)
A Binghamton teenager will be heading to state prison in connection with a deadly shooting on the city's North Side. 19-year-old Darius Palmer was taken into custody in the Bronx a few weeks after the incident at Town & Country Apartments. He had been wanted by Johnson City police on an unrelated warrant. Binghamton detectives identified Palmer as the suspect in the September 30 shooting that resulted in the death of 41-year-old Tyrell Norris. The Town & Country resident sustained a gunshot wound to the head around 10:15 p.m. while sitting in his second-floor apartment. Police said the gun had been fired during a disturbance in a parking lot outside Building Two.

April 2025 Broome County Arrests: A Summary Of Criminal Charges

(Don Morgan)
The weekly arrest report was released by the Broome County Sheriff's Office on April 29, 2025. Arrests and charges from the Broome County Sheriff's Office do not reflect all the department's activity for the week. All persons are considered innocent unless proven guilty in court. All arrests and charges are open and ongoing investigations through local law enforcement agencies, including the Broome County Sheriff's Office, Broome County Special Investigations Unit Task Force, or other law enforcement agencies. Click on the headline above for details.

Binghamton's First "Tiny Homes" May Arrive This Month

(Bob Joseph)
Several residential units designed to provide housing for Broome County veterans are expected to be put in place soon. The so-called "tiny homes" will be located on Binghamton's North Side on a site where a bowling alley had operated for decades. The ten modular structures will be near a Veterans Resource Center east of Chenango Street between State and Frederick streets. Broome County Executive Jason Garnar said the residential buildings should be arriving "imminently." He told WNBF News he expects the tiny homes to be delivered within the next two to four weeks. Garnar said the building, which will house offices for veterans services agencies, is "about 95 percent" complete.

SUNY Broome Graduation: Important Dates And Ceremony Details

(Don Morgan)
It's that time again. Binghamton University and SUNY Broome graduations are scheduled this month (May 2025). At SUNY Broome, commencement ceremonies will be held on Thursday, May 22, 2025, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena, 1 Stuart Street, Binghamton. Over 4,700 degrees for bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral candidates during nine separate Commencement ceremonies will occur, according to Binghamton University in May. Thursday, May 15, through Saturday, May 17, there will be a total of three ceremonies.

Crews Rush to Susquehanna River to Locate Binghamton Van Thief

(Bob Joseph)
Broome County fire department boats were dispatched to the Susquehanna River as police searched for a man who stole a vehicle from a downtown Binghamton business.  The saga started shortly after 8:30 a.m. Saturday when a Nissan NV200 van was taken from Court Street. The stolen vehicle was logged passing license plate readers heading westbound on the Vestal Parkway. The van was spotted by Vestal police minutes later, parked on the shoulder of the parkway across from a Binghamton University building. The vehicle was unoccupied. Police used video from nearby surveillance cameras to develop a description of the suspect involved in stealing the van.

Understanding New York's Medical Aid In Dying Act For Patients

(Don Morgan)
April 29, 2025, the New York State Assembly passed the Medical Aid in Dying Act,  according to Assembly Speaker Carl Heastie and Assembly Health Committee Chair Amy Paulin. The Medical Aid in Dying Act would allow a terminally ill patient to request medication to end their life peacefully. This act would provide a mentally competent, terminally ill adult who has been given a prognosis of six months or less to live the ability to request medication from their treating physician for medical aid in dying. According to the announcement from Hestie and Paulin, some safeguards would require both an oral request and a witnessed written request for the medication, as well as requiring at least two physicians to determine that the patient can make an informed decision on this request.

A Chat with Former News Anchors Greg Catlin and Candace Chapman

(Bob Joseph)
During a WNBF Radio interview, Catlin and Chapman talked about their early days working in TV news and how things have changed in the business since then. The two former anchors also discussed the state of journalism now and what they've been up to in the years since they left WBNG. If you missed the April 25 conversation when it aired live on WNBF, we've posted the special segment in two parts. Click on the article headline above for details.

Former Binghamton Paint Store Won't Be Going to Pot

(Bob Joseph)
A marijuana retail business will not be setting up shop at the site of a former paint store on Binghamton's West Side. Vivid Wellness LLC was awarded a state license for a cannabis store at 242 Main Street last October. The small building just east of Glenwood Avenue had been home to Daniels Paint and Decorating Center for decades. The property is owned by Albert Scherer, who said the building had been under contract to be sold, but the deal fell through. Scherer had operated Daniels Paint until the business was acquired by another company in September 2023. Scherer said he had waited for about one and a half years to finalize the property sale, but it never happened.