WETM-TV (Elmira, NY)

3 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Drew Miller

(WJET/WFXP)– Pennsylvania officials from several different state departments are reminding Pennsylvanians, especially older ones, to be on the lookout for a new inheritance scam where fraudsters are impersonating government email addresses. Members of the Pennsylvania Insurance Department (PID), Pennsylvania Department of Aging, Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (DoBS), and Pennsylvania State Police (PSP) all put out the warning, saying older residents are being targeted the most.

3 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Illia Novikov

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Russian drones, missiles and artillery killed at least 18 civilians and injured almost 200 others in Ukraine, officials said Tuesday, as Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sought guarantees of further Western help for his country’s efforts to repel Russia’s invasion. Russian forces have relentlessly blasted civilian areas of Ukraine throughout the war, which is now in its fourth year. More than 12,000 Ukrainian civilians have been killed, according to the United Nations.

5 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Stefan Ayanian

WATKINS GLEN, N.Y. (WETM) — Race weekend at Watkins Glen International for the IMSA’s Sahlen’s Six Hours of The Glen wrapped up on Sunday, where an NFL football player made an appearance at the race. Buffalo Bills offensive tackle, Dion Dawkins is regularly seen as a blocker on the football field. He appeared as the Grand Marshal on Sunday, June 22, to give drivers the command to start their engines.

6 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Nick Ketter

ELMIRA, N.Y. (WETM) – The Twin Tiers witnessed a big day for local baseball in the PGCBL and NYCBL. (Video Courtesy: Peish Sports) The Elmira Pioneers and Horseheads Hitmen each earned big wins, on Saturday. In the PGCBL, Elmira swept the Newark Pilots in a unique doubleheader, 5-4 and 9-3. The pair of wins accounts for the Pioneers’ 3rd and 4th in a row, while placing the team atop the West Division standings for the 1st time this season.

6 days ago | mytwintiers.com | Stefan Ayanian

WELLSBORO, Pa. (WETM) — Downtown Wellsboro filled up where people gathered to see the annual Laurel Festival Parade. Festivalgoers took up the sidewalks and sat on the road median strip of Main Street on Saturday, June 21, to celebrate the Pennsylvania state flower, the Mountain Laurel. The parade featured a variety of floats, along with marching bands, drum corps, and bagpipe groups who traveled from Upstate New York and various regions in Southern and Northeastern Pennsylvania.