Attica News

When Richard Furlong, a Buffalo labor lawyer, found out that his 20-year-old daughter, Bianca Hervey, had been nabbed for driving without a license in Attica, New York, he was angry.

Bianca Hervey, a 20-year-old college student, was returning home to her apartment in Attica when a village police officer drove up behind her, put on his flashing lights and pulled her over.

October 27, 2009, 11:31 PM / The buck stops at Erie County Sheriff Timothy B. Howard's desk.

A Wyoming County woman is under arrest after police say she assaulted her two-month-old daughter.

An Attica woman is facing felony charges after state police say she assaulted her two-month-old baby.

At least the state isn't planning to sell a prison to itself. In 1991, New York "sold" Attica prison to the Urban Development Corp.

A 15-year-old Depew girl faces sexual abuse and misconduct charges following alleged inappropriate contact last spring with three children, the youngest of whom is 8 years old, Wyoming County sheriff's officials reported.

A 15 year-old Depew girl has been charged with first degree sexual abuse and 3 counts of sexual misconduct following the investigation into inappropriate sexual contact that occurred in the spring of 2009 in the Town of Attica.

Joseph L. Parlato, age 84, of New Hartford, N.Y., formerly of Dunkirk, N.Y., passed away at his home on Wednesday, October 7, 2009.Joseph was born in Dunkirk, N.Y. on December 8, 1924.

A guard at a western New York prison is accused of bilking the state insurance fund.

New York State Police in conjunction with the New York State Insurance Fund Unit and the New York State Department of Corrections has completed an investigation which resulted in the arrest of an Attica Correctional Officer.

Battling dismal job performance ratings, Gov. David Paterson has started to venture outside the political power centers in Albany and New York to highlight his efforts to plug a yawning state budget deficit during times of economic peril.

Attica Sara Jones of Attica graduated summa cum laude from the State University College at Geneseo in May.

CHEEKTOWAGA, NEW YORK... DirectBuy of Buffalo, the leading home improvement and furnishings club with direct insider prices, established the "Do-Gooder of the Month" award to recognize employees, vendors and even members going above and beyond the call of duty - either on the job or in their everyday lives.

Two regional freight rail operators have been appropriated to receive state funding to make infrastructure upgrades that will benefit several companies.

A borough man was severely injured after being ejected from his motorcycle while riding in Ontario, Canada last Sunday.

Daniel L. Malak, 29, of Kerhonkson, was indicted by an Ulster County Grand Jury on the charge of second degree murder for the killing of Joseph Martin, then 15, on March 25, 1996.

August 12, 2009, 7:02 AM / YARD SALE: A vendor blender/ yard sale will be held from 10 a. m. to 3 p. m. Saturday at Attica Trinity United Methodist Church, 75 Main St.

Two women injured yesterday in a two-vehicle rollover crash in Pavilion, Genesee County, remain hospitalized today.

It's time to saddle up for the Attica Rodeo. The 52nd annual rodeo gets under way Friday at Attica's Exchange Street Arena in Wyoming County.