FLASH FLOOD WARNING ISSUED THIS EVENING

Flash flood warning issued at 6:08pm.  The National Weather Service in Binghamton issued a Flash Flood Warning for South Central Steuben County until 8:00pm tonight.  At 6:08pm, Doppler radar indicated thunderstorms producing heavy rain across the warned area.  Between one and two inches have already fallen.  Flash flooding is already ongoing or expected to begin shortly. HAZARD.  Flash flooding caused by thunderstorms.  SOURCE.  Radar.  IMPACT.  Flash flooding of small creeks and streams, urban areas, highways, streets and underpasses as well as poor drainage and low-lying areas.  *Some locations that will experience flash flooding include mainly rural areas of South Central Steuben County. 

 

Steuben County Habitat For Humanity Offers Bath Residents A Chance To Improve Their Homes

Bonaventure Professor Announces He's Running Against Republican Congressman Nick Langworthy

Olean Democrat, Dr Aaron Gies, is an assistant professor at St Bonaventure University, and he’s announcing that he’s running for congress against Republican Nick Langworthy in the November 2026 elections.  Gies says the government only works when leaders are focused on putting the needs of the people first.  He feels that is not happening now in this congressional district and Gies says that the government now is just focused on the people at the top. 

 

Former Hostage Issues A Statement 

Dansville resident Ryan Corbett was held hostage by the Taliban for 894 days, until he was released seven months ago.  Ryan Corbett says his biggest complaint is neuropathy and trouble sleeping.  Ryan says during those periods when he was held alone. he read and re-read the limited supply of books, exercised, sang songs, wrote and memorized poetry and short stories.  He is publicly thanking the political leaders who helped him secure his freedom, as well as his wife and those who supported him in any way. " I can't say enough about my wife, who championed the entire effort from beginning to end," Corbett said. "There is no greater statement to her love, loyalty and commitment to the values and purposes we founded our marriage upon.  Many of you played a role as well. If you ever wrote your Congressman, prayed for me, offered a kind gesture to my family or wore a FreeRyanCorbett bracelet, you have my heartfelt thanks."

 

Gillibrand: Don't Lower Railroad Safety Standards

Democrat US Senator Kirsten Gillibrand says, she’s opposed to a proposal from the Association of American Railroads to reduce track inspections and lessen requirements to repair track safety defects.  The senator says, If approved, it would reduce the frequency of visual track inspections that railroads are required to conduct from twice a week to twice a month. They would also extend the time allowed to address identified track defects from immediately to a delay of up to three days. She also says, this means that passenger trains and trains carrying hazardous materials could be permitted to travel over tracks with known safety issues for as long as three days before repairs are made.

 

Claudia Tenney: Paper Drinking Straws?  

GOP Congresswoman Claudia Tenney is working to pass a law to ban drinking straws, made out of paper.   Tenney says they are not only impractical, but they show how far the far left is willing to go, to push their radical climate agenda.