HARPURSVILLE, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - Animal Adventure is getting in the Cindo De Mayo spirit as the Park After Dark series returns for 2024. Animal Adventure is hosting Cinco De Rhino on May 4. The event features music by Cavier and Grits, food trucks, vendors, and adult beverages by Beer Tree Brewing Company. A portion of the proceeds will be donated to rhino conservation organizations. Binghamton University students celebrate Earth Day Cinco De Rhino is the first of this year's Park After Dark series which allows guests to come to the adventure park after hours for a special evening of activitie ..read more

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - David and Karen Sobotka are selling the Binghamton Rumble Ponies to Diamond Baseball Holdings, the team announced on Friday. Diamond was formed in 2021 and owns over 30 minor league baseball teams. Part of the announcement of the sale, the entire front office staff will be staying on with the team, including Richard Tylicki, who has been serving as the acting General Manager of the team since November. Tylicki will now be the permanent GM of the team. A longtime member of the Binghamton Rumble Ponies staff, Tylicki spoke about what Diamond Baseball Holdings can ..read more

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) -- A new organization is being created to try to hold bad landlords accountable and make certain tenants are receiving the protections they deserve. With funding from the Community Foundation of South Central New York's Housing Trust Fund, a Fair Housing Advisory Board is being established. The effort stems from reports that housing discrimination is an ongoing problem in Greater Binghamton. Organizers say the Housing Stability and Tenant Protections Act passed by New York State in 2019 is not being enforced. The new board plans to monitor tenant screening, propert ..read more

WIVT/WBGH --This month's episode of In The Kitchen with CCE features a green vegetable that's one of the first to be harvested in the spring. Cornell Cooperative Extension Nutrition Educator Ann Supa is showcasing asparagus by adding it to avocado toast. Supa starts with sourdough bread that she toasts and covers with avocado slices, a poached egg, steamed asparagus and spices ..read more

BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) - To recognize Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day, members of the local Armenian community and Binghamton officials raised the Armenian flag above city hall. Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day honors the over one million Christian Armenians who were killed due to religious persecution from 1915 to 1923. Binghamton Mayor Jared Kraham says the tragedy is often called the forgotten genocide. The Pastor at Saint Gregory the Illuminator Church in Binghamton, Kapriel Mouradjian read a poem by William Saroyan that says it doesn't matter where in the world you are, if you have ..read more

BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) - Today is Arbor Day, and to celebrate, the Binghamton Garden Club planted a tree along the Greenway. Arbor Day is a holiday that celebrates the planting and preservation of trees. The Binghamton Garden Club planted a fast growing, native Tulip Tree near the intersection of Vestal Ave and Ivanhoe Road along the Greenway which connects Binghamton University to downtown. The sapling is protected by a tube so wildlife can't disturb the tree as it grows. The second vice president of the club, Frank Kirk says he frequently walks along the Greenway, and has been eyeing up ..read more

BINGHAMTON, NY (WIVT/WBGH) - In about 60 days, Binghamton will be a host city, and welcome over one-hundred vintage cars before they finish the rest of their race across the East Coast. On June 26th, the Great Race will make an overnight stop in Binghamton as 135 vintage cars make their way from Kentucky to Maine. Vintage race cars will be featured along Washington Street and by the Visions Veterans Memorial Arena in Downtown Binghamton. The cars will arrive shortly after the opening ceremonies at 4:45 p.m. and will be on display until 8. The chair of the great race, Robin Alpaugh says at the ..read more

Watch the full-length interview in the player above BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) -- The Rumble Ponies will be a mainstay in Binghamton for the foreseeable future. Only now, it will be under new leadership ..read more

HORNELL, N.Y. (WETM) – A plane caught on fire at the Hornell Airport this afternoon, according to a video provided by PEISH News, as well as a Facebook post on its page. The fire took place around 1 p.m. on Friday, April 26, at the North end of the airport. PEISH News and Videos states that the plane looked as if it was about to take off when it burst into flames before it could take off ..read more

SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- $6 wont get you into the Great New York State Fair anymore. The New York State Fair released that the price of admission will be raised by $2 as we head towards the 2024 Fair season. Male country artist added to 2024 NYS Fair lineup Admission is now $8, and parking will be $12. This is yet another price hike. In 2023, the price admission jumped from $3 to $6. The New York State Fair says that these new prices are "on par" with pre-pandemic ticket rates. Admission was $8 in 2001 to 2003 and $10 from 2003 to 2019.  Children under the age of 12 are still ..read more