Direct Flights to Myrtle Beach Now Available at Elmira Airport
Travelers can now fly directly to Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, from the Elmira Corning Regional Airport. The Southern Tier airport first announced the new route in Fall 2025, and now travelers can take those flights twice weekly if their plans include Myrtle Beach.
Fines Will Be Handed Out for Using Handheld Devices While Driving
A Pennsylvania law banning the use of handheld devices while driving has been in effect since last June, with violators being issued warnings. Starting June 6, violators will instead face fines. Paul Miller’s Law limits the use of handheld cellphones or other communication devices while operating a motor vehicle. The law is named for a young man who was killed in a crash involving a distracted tractor-trailer driver in Monroe County, Pennsylvania, in 2010.
Drivers can still use their phones if using hands-free technology, such as a docking station, Bluetooth or speaker technology. You may also use your phone to contact emergency responders. According to PennDOT, more than 11,000 crashes were the result of distracted driving, leading to 65 deaths and 6,700 injuries in 2023. Pennsylvania joins 28 other states with hands-free laws.
43 Year Old Arrested as Fugitive in Union County, New York
The Chemung County Sheriff’s Office announced the arrest of 43-year-old CHESTER J. HARRIS, IV of Elmira, NY, as a Fugitive from Justice out of Union County, New Jersey, being charged with Possession of a Firearm for Unlawful Use, in violation of New Jersey law. On May 12, 2026, members of the Road Patrol Division conducted a field interview on Lake Road in the Town of Elmira, with HARRIS. During the interview, it was determined that HARRIS was wanted as Fugitive from Justice from New Jersey.
The Criminal Investigations Division assisted in the investigation and received the warrant from Union County, requesting that HARRIS be held on the warrant. HARRIS was subsequently arrested and processed as a Fugitive from Justice.
HARRIS was arraigned by the Town of Southport Court and remanded to the Chemung County Jail awaiting extradition to New Jersey