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Thousands of New York State Electric and Gas and First Energy-PennElec customers remain without power, four days after a late-season heavy snow storm.

The National Weather Service in Binghamton has issued a Winter Storm Warning in effect from 6 p.m. April 18 to noon April 19 for much of the Southern Tier.

New York State’s numbers of new cases of COVID-19 continue to take astronomical jumps.

Broome County reports 80 people in the hospital as of the end of the day October 18, down a dozen from the number reported in the hospital on October 15.

The National Weather Service is advising of possible flash flooding in poor drainage areas with heavy rain forecast ahead of a slow-moving cold front.

Another Southern Tier County backing down on its regular updates concerning the COVID-19 pandemic.

Delaware and Tioga Counties are reporting new deaths attributed to the coronavirus pandemic.

The number of new COVID-19 cases in the Twin Tiers is continuing to slow but a few additional deaths are also reported for the week.

Governor Andrew Cuomo this week announced $10-million statewide for upgrades to 911 response and emergency service dispatch operations.

In an effort to boost lagging COVID-19 vaccination numbers, state and local officials are working to make getting a shot easier.