NIAGARA FALLS, NY-- The Pentagon is eyeing up to $500 Billion in defense spending cuts in the next ten years, and that may include another round of base closings. Air Force Chief of Staff Norton Schwartz told reporters Friday that there will be base closings if Congress approves the Base Realignment and Closing Commission process for 2013.  

That is why the staffers and supporters of the Niagara Falls Air base are closely following these new developments.

They are already working out a strategy to make sure the base does not end up on the closing list again.  Merrell Lane of the Niagara Military Affairs Council (NIMAC) says he intends to carefully review through the Pentagon's report and look for any potential impact on one of the area's largest employers with 3,500 on the payroll.

LOCKPORT, NY Friday, Jan. 27, 4:05 P.M. - Liberty Tire, a tire recycling plant on Ohio Street, is on fire.

According to Lockport  Mayor Tucker, this is the second fire at the plant in six months. A large pile of tractor-trailer-size tires is burning and several tractor trailers full of tires are lined up near the burning pile. One of those is now on fire.

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The John Labatt Centre, located at 99 Dundas St. in the heart of nearby downtown London, Ontario, will host three spectacular concerts in February, highlighted by Deep Purple’s “Smoke on the Nation Tour.”

Nearly four decades after forming, Deep Purple has sold more than 100 million albums. Known as one of the most dynamic and influential bands in rock history, Deep Purple will play in the RBC Theatre at the John Labatt Centre at 8 p.m. Saturday, February 11.  Ticket prices range from $61.25 to $86.75.