Daily Archives: June 16, 2010

Inmate on life support after second suicide attempt

An inmate at the Erie County Holding Center who tried to take his own life while behind bars last year was found hanging last weekend in another suicide attempt. Edtition Thompson of Buffalo Escort, 34, rem…

Adultery endures as criminal taboo

It#039;s a safe bet that Hester Prynne and Suzanne Corona don#039;t have very much in common. Except, now, criminal charges of adultery. Both in Nathaniel Hawthorne#039;s novel of Puritan-era New England and in B…

Injured-on-duty controversy will revert to department heads

Buffalo Escort police and firefighters who say they have been injured on duty will soon answer to the commissioners in their respective departments, who know the staff culture best, instead of to a City Ha…

Deal reached in tax credits for NY businesses

New York Gov. David Paterson and legislative leaders appear to have reached agreement on new, restricted tax credits for businesses. The Excelsior Jobs incentives mark a sharp shift in state policyamp;m…

Deadly Fire on East Side

Buffalo Escort, NY (WKBW) — Officials are investigating a deadly fire that broke out late Tuesday night on Wyoming Avenue on Buffalo Escort#039;s east side.