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WBFO Brief

WBFO Brief May 18, 2023

Published May 18, 2023 at 8:55 AM EDT
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On today's WBFO Brief:

  • An NFTA employee was killed and two others were injured in a traffic crash Wednesday morning.
  • Eastern Niagara Hospital in Lockport is set to close next month, leaving some of Niagara County without nearby emergency medical services until the fall.
  • A program to address the state's affordable housing crisis was dropped from the state budget.
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