WSKG-TV (Vestal, NY)

WSKG-TV is a PBS member television station that operates on virtual channel 46 and UHF digital channel 31. It is located in Binghamton, New York, and is owned by the WSKG Public Telecommunications Council. WSKG-TV has sister stations that are part of National Public Radio, including WSKG-FM (89.3) and WSQX-FM (91.5). All three stations share studio facilities on Gates Road in Vestal, New York, while WSKG-TV's transmitter is situated on Ingraham Hill in Binghamton.

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Preliminary results for primary elections across the Southern Tier

2 days ago | wskg.org | Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo

Voters cast ballots in primaries across New York on Tuesday. General elections will take place November 4. Here are some of the preliminary results for primary elections in Tompkins and Broome counties:Tompkins CountyPrimary results for Tompkins County are in following a primary election season that saw many open elected positions but few competitive races. In Ithaca, primary spots for all common council wards were up for grabs.
Cornell University announced “financial austerity” measures this week. Here’s more on what that means

1 week ago | wskg.org | Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo

This week, Cornell University announced efforts to reduce its budget amid financial turmoil following federal funding cuts. The university is the largest employer in Tompkins County, employing 11,285 people. Cornell officials did not specify how large cuts or potential layoffs will be or where they will be made. WSKG’s Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo spoke with Ithaca reporter Aurora Berry about what the news means for people who work and study at Cornell, and the larger Tompkins County community.
Corning town supervisor arrested, faces felony charges, including grand larceny

1 week ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

Corning Town Supervisor Jennifer Mullen faces three felony charges, including grand larceny. Mullen is one of the Republican candidates vying for the party's nomination for the Steuben County Legislature seat for District 13 in the primary elections. Mullen was arrested on June 3 and charged with offering a false instrument for filing in the first degree, falsifying business records in the first degree and grand larceny in the fourth degree—all are class E felonies.
Which organization snubbed Trump this week? Find out in the quiz

1 week ago | wskg.org | Holly J. Morris
Thurston, Cameron now only towns in New York state that ban the use of ‘sewage sludge’ as fertilizer

1 week ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

The town of Cameron in Steuben County became the second town in New York to ban the practice of landspreading using sewage sludge.The town board adopted the law at its monthly board meeting on June 11. The town worked with the environmental legal firm Earthjustice to ban the use of sewage sludge—also known as biosolids—on land applications for more than a year. The town of Thurston, also in Steuben County, was the first in the state to ban the use of sewage sludge in land applications in 2023.
Voters pass school budgets in Corning, Horseheads and Prattsburgh on second try

1 week ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

Revised school budgets passed for three districts in Steuben and Chemung counties on Tuesday. For the second time in a month, the Corning-Painted Post area school district (C-PP), Prattsburgh central school district (PCSD) and Horseheads central school district (HCSD) asked voters to decide on their 2025-26 budgets. After voters rejected their initial school budgets in May, all three districts lowered their proposed spending plans and tax levies.
Southern Tier demonstrators participate in nationwide ‘No Kings’ protests

1 week ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo |Phoebe Taylor-Vuolo

“No Kings” demonstrations took place across the Southern Tier Saturday, joining nationwide rallies in protest of the Trump administration. The protests were organized nationally by groups including Indivisible and 50501. National organizers estimated over 5 million people participated in more than 2,000 protests.
A Paris opera house created under French Emperor Napoleon III celebrates 150 years

1 week ago | wskg.org | Eleanor Beardsley

Eleanor Beardsley Eleanor Beardsley began reporting from France for NPR in 2004 as a freelance journalist, following all aspects of French society, politics, economics, culture and gastronomy. Since then, she has steadily worked her way to becoming an integral part of the NPR Europe reporting team.
‘We don’t want a dictator’—National protests against President Trump expected across Southern Tier

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Natalie Abruzzo

Protesters throughout the Southern Tier will participate in a national day of action on June 14 called “No Kings.” Multiple organizers in the region are coordinating events. The protests are a response to what some national organizations are calling “authoritarian actions” by the Trump administration since taking office for a second term in January.
What if being Mr 305 was a state of mind?

2 weeks ago | wskg.org | Mia Venkat

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