Three Erie Co. Sheriff candidates face-off in forum, primary day less than a month away
Voters will elect a new sheriff for the first time in over a decade.
and last updated 2021-05-25 18:30:17-04
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WKBW) â Later this year, voters will elect a new sheriff for the first time in over a decade. Three candidates up for the Democratic nomination made their pitches at a forum hosted by VOICE-Buffalo on Monday evening.
Candidates Kimberly Beaty, Myles Carter, and Brian Gould participated. VOICE-Buffalo said it invited and did not receive a response from Karen Healy-Case, Ted DiNoto, and Steve Felano. They said John Garcia declined. 7 Eyewitness News has also reached out to those candidates, but has not heard back.
Loss of microwave sparks inmates refusing lock-in orders at Erie Co. Correctional Facility, union
Almost 40 inmates refused the post dinner lock-in order at the Erie Country Correctional Facility on Monday night, according to the Erie County Sheriff s Office.
and last updated 2021-05-18 23:17:19-04
ALDEN, N.Y. (WKBW) â Almost 40 inmates refused the post dinner lock-in order at the Erie Country Correctional Facility in Alden on Monday night, according to the Erie County Sheriff s Office. The union says the situation was brewing for about two weeks when inmates in the housing unit lost use of the microwave.
The stand-off lasted a few hours.