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• State Senate gives final passage to Breast Cancer Research Bill

  (WBNG Binghamton) The bills support breast cancer mapping initiatives and facilitate public education about newly-covered preventive services and health screening for women.

• Nursing students respond to emergency disaster drills

  Vestal, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A simulated nuclear explosion sends hundreds of victims to Binghamton University's Events Center, where senior nursing students were ready to respond for hands-on emergency training.

• Binghamton Metropolitan Transportation Study available for public review

  (WBNG Binghamton) The program enumerates all of the road, bridge and transit projects that will be funded by the Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit Administration in the coming five years.

• Gillibrand reacts to new Defense Department report showing 26,000 sexual assaults in the military in 2012

  (WBNG Binghamton) Senator will be introducing legislation next week to remove decision making from the chain of command, which is the step necessary to create real accountability for assailants and justice for victims.

• Cuomo launches investigation into "pension advance" schemes that put seniors, military veterans at risk

  (WBNG Binghamton) Department of Financial Services subpoenas companies preying on retirees and military veterans.

• Binghamton man sentenced to 15 years in prison for a bar stabbing

  Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A Binghamton man convicted of attempted murder will spend 15 years in state prison.

• 30 horses die in tractor-trailer fire

  Town of Lisle, NY (WBNG Binghamton) A tractor-trailer transporting horses catches fire on Interstate 81 on Monday.

• Adults arrested, accused of allowing six kids to live in unsuitable and unsanitary conditions

  (WBNG Binghamton) Members of the Chenango County Sheriff’s Office responded to Valley View Trailer Park in the Town of North Norwich on Sunday for an investigation into an animal cruelty and Child Endangerment case; click inside for more details.

• Helping local emergency shelters

  Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) Two local emergency shelters are about to get a boost in support for maintenance and operations.

• New zoo amphitheater in the works

  Binghamton, NY (WBNG Binghamton) When flood waters swept through Binghamton in 2011, they destroyed a number of important recreational spots, including the Ross Park Amphitheater.

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