WCDO Radio News

The Trial of Orlando Tercero is
underway in his home country of Nicaragua.
Tercero is accused of killing fellow Binghamton University Student
Hailey Anderson in his apartment in March of 2018 & then fled the US back
to Nicaragua.  Witnesses are being
allowed to testify by video at the Broome County District Attorney's Office.

2 teens were charged with Criminal Possession of Stolen
Property and Resisting Arrest early Monday Morning.  State Police were dispatched to a car off the
roadway that was facing the wrong way on I-88 in the town of Otego.  Troopers located the vehicle and two teens
walking near the roadway.  When the
troopers activated their emergency lights, the teens took off running, but were
taken into custody a short time later.  The
vehicle, a 2013 Chevrolet Malibu was reported stolen in Albany; the teens will
appear in Family Court.

Otsego County Sheriff Departments arrested 24 year old
Gregory O’Bryan of East Meredith for the Burglary of a commercial business in
the Town of Milford.   O’Bryan was charged
with 3rd degree Burglary plus Criminal Mischief, & Petit Larceny following
the investigation of a Burglary at The Cooperstown Brewing Company at 110 River
Street in Milford. O’Bryan was arraigned in the Town of Hartwick Court and
scheduled to appear in the Milford Court at a later date.

The 4th annual Upper Susquehanna Watershed Forum is being
held at Binghamton University Center of Excellence today from 9:00 AM t0 5:00
PM.  The program will focus on how to move
forward with the Phase III Chesapeake Bay Watershed Implementation Plan.   Otsego County Conservation Association is
planning the forum in partnership with the Upper Susquehanna Coalition, Otsego
Land Trust, SUNY Oneonta, Binghamton University, among others.  This year’s forum includes morning and
afternoon sessions covering research in the watershed, innovative practices to
enhance water quality; more information is available at occainfo.org/watershed
forum.

Broadway in Binghamton presents the Off-Broadway Sensation,
The Office! A Musical Parody at the Forum Theatre in Binghamton tonight at 7:30
PM.   Tickets are on sale at
BroadwayInBinghamton.com or at The Arena Box Office, or by Phone at
1-800-745-3000.

The 2nd annual New York State Craft Beer Competition featured 642 New York State-brewed beers. For the second straight year, Brooklyn-based Threes Brewing took home top honors, winning the Governor's Excelsior Cup. Gold medals were awarded to 23 beers from breweries across the state; including regional brewers Roscoe Beer Company, Good Nature Brewing of Hamilton & Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown. Since 2012, the number of businesses producing craft beverages has more than doubled, while the number of farm-based manufacturers has increased by over 160%.

Governor Cuomo announced that Brooklyn's Threes Brewing Company earned top honors at the first-ever New York State Craft Beer Competition, winning the Governor's Excelsior Cup. Threes Brewing earned gold in the Light Lager category and moved on to win Best in Show. Entries were submitted from 143 breweries, with Gold, Silver, and Bronze medal winners awarded in 20 categories. A Local Gold medal winner was Brewery Ommegang in Cooperstown in the Wheat Beer category. The full results are available at newyorkcraftbeer.com.

The annual Spiedie Fest & Balloon rally will be held at Otsiningo Park in Binghamton today through Sunday. Concerts will feature Dennis DeYoung of Styx fame tonight, Blue Oyster Cult & Eddie Money Saturday, & country acts Kellie Pickler & Sara Evans Sunday. Details & schedules are available at spiediefest.com.

Area Law Enforcement Agencies teamed up with Area Dunkin Donuts locations to raise money for the "Cops On Top" fundraiser. Sidney Police Chief Jan Gorshack told WCDO News that the Sidney Police Department participated this morning, with great success:

(Jan Gorshack 8-4-17)

Police officers will also assisted in the fundraising efforts in Bainbridge, Norwich, Vestal, Binghamton, Johnson City & Whitney Point this morning, all benefiting the Special Olympics.

5 finalists in the Taste New York Inaugural Craft Beer Challenge were announced today. The finalists are invited to attend the final blind tasting event in New York City on May 17, which will be hosted and judged by Governor Cuomo and a panel of expert judges. The finalists include Brewery Ommegang of Cooperstown, the Genesee Brewing Company of Rochester, Prison City Pub and Brewery of Auburn, The Roscoe Beer Company of Roscoe, & Southern Tier Brewing Company of Lakewood. The final tasting event will be held Wednesday in New York City,

Human remains found on Tuesday in Susquehanna County have been positively identified as 37 year old Jamie Nieves of Binghamton. Nieves was reported missing to State Police on December 3. The cause of death has not been determined, & the investigation is ongoing.

The Binghamton Zoo will be open for the next two weekends on March 12th, 13th, and the 19th and 20th, from 11:00 am – 4:00 pm. Visitors will be able to tour the zoo for half price admission on those days, The Binghamton Zoo is located at 60 Morgan Road in Binghamton, more information is available at 724-5461 or rossparkzoo.com.

The Otsego county Chamber of Commerce will offer the Leadership Otsego program, which is accepting applications for the class of 2016. Leadership Otsego is a program that kicks off in April and engages emerging and existing leaders in a 6-month program that sharpens leadership skills. An informational session will be held today at 6:00 PM at Roots Brewing Company on Main Street, Oneonta. More information is available at 432-4500

Governor Cuomo today announced that the State Liquor Authority has approved a host of advisories to help support the continued growth and development of New York’s beverage manufacturers, retailers and wholesalers. Governor Cuomo convened the state’s 3rd Beer, Wine, Spirits and Cider Summit last week, where industry participants raised specific legislative and regulatory issues facing the industry. Bainbridge Native & Binghamton Brewing Company Owner Kristen Lyons participated in the summit:

(Kristen Lyons 10-15-15)

The new State Liquor Authority advisories are posted at sla.ny.gov, more information about the state's growing beer, wine, spirits and cider industries is available at taste.ny.gov.

State DOT officials today announced the scheduled reopening of the Interstate 81 southbound ramp to State Route 17 westbound, a major milestone in the $135 million project to reconstruct the Prospect Mountain Interchange of State Route 17 and I-81 in the city of Binghamton and town of Dickinson, Broome County. The I-81 southbound ramp to Route 17 had been closed since December 2014. An estimated $164 million project to reconfigure Interchange 4 will begin next spring and is expected to be completed by the end of 2019.