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01-05-2025
- Health
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Guthrie nurse and hospice patient share special relationship
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Next Tuesday is National Nurses Day, and News 34 will be honoring the impact of these caregivers with a half-hour special sponsored by The Guthrie Clinic. That includes an emotional story about the relationship between a hospice patient and her nurse and their powerful message about prevention and the many ways that nurses support patients and their families. The staff on the Medical 1 floor at Guthrie Lourdes Hospital in Binghamton threw an aquarium-themed birthday party for Tara Morris's 12-year-old son Ryan last month. Registered Nurse Priscilla Scutt organized the effort. 'Just to make a damper situation more of a happy situation so he could have memories that will last him a lifetime,' Scutt said. Tara Morris has stage 3 terminal ovarian cancer. When she entered hospice care in March, she told Scutt she did not want to miss Ryan's birthday. So, they brought the party to a fully decorated family room on the hospital floor. Morris was thrilled. 'He's here. He's able to spend the time. That made me feel so good. I appreciate it, everything,' Morris said. The celebration included a slide show of happy memories for Tara and Ryan to hold onto. And there was a pinata, shark cake, goodie bags and gifts, all donated by the hospital staff. Scutt says Tara's story is very similar to that of her sister. 'Her story is very much like Tara's. During COVID, she beat ovarian stage 4. And like Tara, it came back,' Scutt said. Scutt joined Lourdes Hospital in November 2023. 'I chose nursing because of my sister and her experience with her oncology nurses and all of the support that they gave her through her fight. I figured the best way for me to help out people is to be there for her like they have been for my sister,' Scutt said. Morris was diagnosed in 2021 and Scutt has cared for her off and on since she joined Lourdes. The two have formed a very tight emotional bond. 'Priscilla has been a charm. She has been there for me,' Morris said. Tara's cancer journey began with pain in her abdomen. Turns out, she has a mutation in her BRCA-1 gene that increases the risk of developing certain cancers, particularly breast and ovarian cancer. Tara now wishes she had been tested for the mutation earlier so that she could have taken preventative measures. 'I want all the girls and women to know it's okay to go to your doctor. And ask them anything you're feeling weird,' Morris said. Both Tara's sister Christina and Priscilla also carry the mutation and have taken preventative measures. Priscilla says the nurses on her floor are like a family with a mission to instill hope and demonstrate strength to their patients. 'Through good times and bad, no matter what, we're there for them and their families because that's what we do. We're caregivers through and through,' Scutt said. Our half-hour special honoring nurses will air next Tuesday at 4 p.m. on WIVT and at 7 p.m. on WBGH. And then again on Wednesday at 5:30 on WIVT and at 5 p.m. on WBGH. Palestinian student Mohsen Mahdawi's release offers hope amid Trump crackdown Triple Cities Ski Club celebrates 60th anniversary Local AmeriCorps members impacted by federal cuts U.S. reaches deal with Mexico to share water Broome County Democrats' rally against Trump Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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29-04-2025
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BPD: Argument leads to stabbing in Binghamton Monday night
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – A stabbing near Carroll and Pine Streets in Binghamton Monday night appears to have stemmed from an argument at the Greater Binghamton Transportation Center, Binghamton Police announced. At around 9 p.m. on April 28, officers of the BPD responded to the area of a reported assault. Officers found the victim who had sustained several stab wounds to his upper body. The man was taken to a local hospital and is currently listed as stable. Through further investigation, police believe the incident was not random in nature, and may have stemmed from an argument at the transportation center at 81 Chenango Street just prior to the reported assault. BPD did not mention a potential suspect and is continuing to investigate the situation. Anyone with information to please contact the Binghamton Police Detective Bureau at 607-772-7080. 'We're citizens!': Family traumatized after ICE raids home, but they weren't suspects 'I can't do that': Teen flees Saigon as city collapses What's next for Space Command? BU Forum: How AI and higher education work together Democrats push bill to ban discrimination against the LGBTQ+ community Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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17-04-2025
- Politics
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Akshar buys full page ads to explain ICE cooperation
BROOME COUNTY, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – After his town hall in Endicott was cut short last week, Broome County Sheriff Fred Akshar has found an alternate way to get his message out about his department's cooperation with ICE. The Sheriff's Office has purchased a full-page ad in the Press & Sun-Bulletin three times this week. It's laid out in question-and-answer format and explains how Akshar says his department serves warrants on behalf of ICE and holds some of its detainees. Akshar tells News 34 that the questions are ones they've largely fielded from the community. And he says he considered submitting a guest viewpoint to the paper but that it would have limited him to 500 words. The ads, which ran Sunday, Monday, and Friday cost the Sheriff's Office $2,400. On Tuesday of last week, a scheduled town hall at the Endicott Visitors Center descended into chaos after criminal justice reform activists began shouting questions and demands in protest of the Sheriff's agreement with ICE. BCSO Featured Warrant: Crystal Collier Akshar buys full page ads to explain ICE cooperation Vestal PD Narcotics Unit, NYSP combine for fentanyl bust in Binghamton VINES hosting 11th Annual Spring Farm to Table Dinner State DMV asking New Yorkers to register as organ donors Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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11-04-2025
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Deliveries to Food Bank of the Southern Tier cancelled due to federal cuts
ELMIRA, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Federal cuts have led to trucks loaded with food to feed the hungry from being halted before arriving at the Food Bank of the Southern Tier. The United States Department of Agriculture cut funding to its Commodity Credit Corporation which had provided money for the Emergency Food Assistance Program. A few weeks ago, a delivery of cheese, chicken, milk, dried fruit, turkey, eggs and pork chops to the Food Bank was cancelled. The Food Bank is headquartered in Elmira and distributes items to pantries and soup kitchens across a six-county region, including Broome and Tioga Counties. The Vice President of Community Impact, Randi Quackenbush, says the delivery would have been in addition to its typical bonus loads, and therefore considered bonus-bonus. However, the cancellation represents 14% of all bonus loads, equivalent to 215,408 meals valued at over $434,000. Last week, the Food Bank got news that it will be receiving 11 additional loads of produce and nuts from another CCC program called Section 32 worth $485, 914 and representing 258,233 meals. While Quackenbush acknowledges that that represents a slight increase over the amount that was canceled, they are still disappointed about the loss of meat and dairy proteins for people with food insecurity. Explore Chenango Outdoor Challange returns for second year Deliveries to Food Bank of the Southern Tier cancelled due to federal cuts Delhi man facing rape charges Copper cable dropped into Susquehanna River by thieves removed by NYSEG NYSP: Elmira woman arrested for driving on meth with child in car Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
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08-04-2025
- Politics
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Binghamton judge censured, returning to bench in April
BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) – Judge Daniel Seiden is returning to Binghamton City Court after being censured for contributing to a hostile work environment. Seiden was escorted from City Hall by security on July 23, 2024, as he was coming off the bench from hearing a case and was forced to clear out his office several days later. He was transferred to Cortland City Court under the guise of needing to assist that court because it was understaffed. According to court filings, Seiden was not told that he was the subject of an administrative complaint and the Unified Court System refused to acknowledge to News 34 that he was under investigation. Thus, Binghamton voters were unaware of the accusations against him when they re-elected him unopposed to another 10-year term in November. It was only then that Seiden says in a court filing that he was informed of the accusation against him. It all stems from a meeting he had with the Binghamton Court Clerk Jennifer Katz back in April of 2023 in which Seiden admits that he strenuously objected to an administrative switch from a manual to a web-based tracking system for criminal cases. During that heated argument, Seiden said 'stay out of my shorts' which he claims is a colloquial way of saying 'stay out of my business.' According to the state's Commission on Judicial Conduct, which released the censure today, Seiden also made disparaging comments about his fellow judges, blamed Katz for the loss of capable staff and refused to use the new system. Nevertheless, the 6th Judicial District's Administrative Judge Eugene Faughnan waited 15 months to have Seiden removed under armed guard in an apparent effort to embarrass him. After January 1, when the Cortland Court returned to full staff and when Binghamton had lost a judge, Seiden remained in exile. So, he filed an Article 78 procedure seeking to be returned to the jurisdiction that he was re-elected to and complaining about his 500-mile-per-week commute. In that filing, he accused Faughnan, Katz and Katz's husband Joshua Shapiro, who is Faughnan's Special Counsel, of fostering a corrosive culture. Ultimately, the CJC finally came to a determination that Seiden should be censured for his behavior and Seiden voluntarily completed a course on appropriate workplace communication and accepted the censure. He is now scheduled to return to City Court on April 28. His term is set to expire at the end of 2028 because he will have reached the mandatory retirement age of 70. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
