Nothing about Dennis Rodman’s arrival in Elmira came close to the speculative chatter during the hour-long flight delay from Detroit to the Corning-Elmira Regional Airport on Thursday.

Lance Cpl. Zachary Smith, 19, a U.S. Marine from Hornell, was one of two U.S. service members killed by a roadside bomb in southern Afghanistan on Saturday.

An Alfred Station, N.Y., man who allegedly disguised himself as a burn victim was charged by Alfred police over the weekend with several theft-related felonies.

If there’s pain and suffering and a medical need, chances are he wants to be there. Dr. Ismail Mehr, 37, an anesthesiologist at St. James Mercy Hospital in Hornell, N.Y., is preparing for the front lines of another disaster area. This time, it’s Haiti.

He’s not Mike Shanahan or Bill Cowher, but he is the new head coach of the Buffalo Bills.

Jacob, a teenager who sued the Mohawk Central School District last year alleging the district failed to stop bullying over his sexual orientation, now has a supporter in a very high place. The U.S. Justice Department has intervened on his behalf in his federal lawsuit against Mohawk schools.

Two families in New York state are feeling their own aftershocks from the devastation caused by the major earthquake that struck Haiti on Tuesday.

Never at a loss for words, it stands to reason George Wilson would have had plenty to say after Sunday’s season-closing 30-7 win over the Indianapolis Colts. He did not disappoint.

Truckers and some smaller communities are at odds over the use of some state roads in rural areas. People in towns such as Skaneateles in rural Onondaga County don’t like large trucks driving through their communities. But truckers like Ken Johnson, vice president of Leonard’s Express in Farmington, say the roads were designed for trucks in the first place.

Some Walmart shoppers in the Maple City got a surprise when they left the retail giant Monday afternoon — Congressman Eric Massa, D-Corning, and his Chief of Staff Joe Racalto were outside the store ringing Salvation Army bells.

Clearing out industrial waste and helping builders make more eco-friendly structures are the name of the game for three new lines of products at Trikeenan Tileworks.

The first African-American woman to become a priest in the Episcopal Diocese of Rochester was ordained at Christ Church in the Maple City last week.

An 8-year-old Elmira boy stricken last month with the H1N1 virus died Tuesday of complications from the illness.

The decision of whether or not a New York woman will give birth in the Steuben County jail now lies with the New York State Department of Correctional Services.

A Wayne County man has not regained consciousness since he was accidentally shot Saturday during a hunting trip in the Town of Cohocton.