Fire

Volunteer fire companies around the region may get a little break if showers and thunderstorms predicted for the next couple of days materialize.

The National Weather Service in Binghamton is cautioning that warmer, dry weather is again heightening the danger of wildfires in the Twin Tiers.

There were plumes of smoke rising above the Otsego County Sheriff’s office on Tuesday but the fire wasn’t at their headquarters.

Oneonta Fire officials are reporting this morning that there is a house fire in progress on Cherry Street.

A massive fire that wrecked a downtown Binghamton furniture store may have started in a delivery area. The blaze at Ellis Brothers at 162 Water Street was discovered shortly after seven o'clock this morning. Assistant fire chief Mark Whalen says the business owner told fire department officials he received an alarm "a little after seven...

The Ellis Brothers furniture store on Water Street in downtown Binghamton was gutted by fire on Wednesday. No injuries were reported in the blaze, which was discovered around 7:30 a.m. Several nearby buildings were evacuated as a precaution...

A fire early Monday morning destroyed Sundae's Restaurant on State Route 23 in Grand Gorge. The blaze was reported at 3:30 a.m. and when crews arrived the building was fully involved.

A month-long criminal investigation led to three arrests in connection to a May 1 fire in Hartwick. Claud Folds, 63, Jeremy Folds, 20, both of Hartwick, and Adelbert Cleveland, 48, of Cooperstown, are each charged with 3rd degree arson, 2nd degree insurance fraud and 4th degree conspiracy.

The fire that heavily damaged the Upturn Industries machine shop in Bainbridge on Thursday was found to be caused by a lightning strike, according to published reports.

West Oneonta fire officials say there was a fire overnight in a bunkhouse at the Cooperstown All Star Village on State Highway 23 in Oneonta.