Federal funding for public media is taking a major hit and stations across the country, including right here in Western New York, say they’ll feel the impact.Congressional Republicans have voted to reverse more than $1 billion that had already been allocated to the Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB), a move they say is aimed at cutting what they consider unnecessary government spending.
The Buffalo Airport Fire Department and the Niagara Frontier Transportation Authority (NFTA) Transit Police will be conducting a full-scale emergency preparedness exercise at the Airport Rescue and Firefighting Facility in Cheektowaga on Saturday, starting at 8:30 a.m. It will include emergency vehicles, uniformed personnel, and volunteer role-players acting as passengers and victims