Community
Broome County sheriff opposes Bail Elimination Act, but local organizations voice support following jail deaths
The Broome County Jail will be seeing major changes when New York state implements the Bail Elimination Act on Jan. 1. The act aims to end monetary bail and pretrial incarceration for...
Community
Former BU student Orlando Tercero sentenced to 30 years in prison in Nicaragua
As Haley Anderson’s parents and friends looked on, former Binghamton University student Orlando Tercero was sentenced to 30 years in Nicaraguan prison on Friday. Anderson, 22, a senior nursing student at BU...
Community
'No justice, no peace': Group gathers to support student arrested for taking down Birthright International advertisements
Binghamton University students chanted “no justice, no peace” on Thursday morning in the parking lot next to the Vestal Town Court in support of a student who was arrested for taking down...
Community
'Jail on Trial' forum discusses inmate mistreatment
Students and community members met on Thursday to discuss an alleged history of mistreatment at the Broome County Jail and how to combat it, just a day after another inmate died within...
Politics
Broome County elections see victories for BU faculty, alumna
Nearly all of the 2019 elections have wrapped up in Broome County, resulting in two Binghamton University faculty members and an alumna winning council seats. However, the Broome County district attorney (DA)...
Community
Tercero found guilty by Nicaraguan judge in Haley Anderson murder case
On Friday, former BU student Orlando Tercero was found guilty of murdering senior Haley Anderson in March 2018, eight weeks after the start of his Nicaraguan femicide trial. After the trial was...
Community
Columbus Day protesters plead not guilty to disorderly conduct
Binghamton community members and Binghamton University students gathered at the Binghamton City Court on Monday morning for the first court appearance of four protestors who were arrested at last week’s Columbus Day...
Community
BU students, local residents protest Broome County Jail deaths at Columbus Day Parade
Hundreds of people were in Downtown Binghamton on Monday to watch the 60th-annual “Tournament of the Bands” and Columbus Day Parade when a group of about 20 people linked arms across the...
Community
As Broome County sees decrease in overdose deaths since March, activists and officials continue prevention efforts
Deaths attributed to opioid drug overdoses in Broome County totaled nine for this year’s third quarter, according to statistics released by Broome County District Attorney Stephen Cornwell. The statistics bring this year’s...
Community
UDC panels focus on adolescent health
In a room full of researchers, community service leaders and Binghamton University students and faculty, the Let Us Dream Conference aimed to provide insight into initiatives and research centering around the betterment...