The Buffalo Niagara International Airport will receive $8.7 million in federal funds as part of the Federal Aviation Administration’s Fiscal Year 2026 Airport Terminal Program, Congressman Tim Kennedy announced Monday. An Israeli man who was convicted of bringing an undocumented person into the United States was sentenced to time served. Israel Enden 46 and a dual U.S.-Israeli citizen, previously pleaded guilty to transporting Elazar Wigdorowitz, who is undocumented, from Canada to the U.S. in January.A state bill to support volunteer firefighters across New York State is now one step closer to becoming law. The legislation, sponsored by Assemblywoman Karen McMahon, increases the volunteer firefighters and ambulance workers tax credit from $200 to $800 for individuals and then $400 to $1,600 for joint filers. A Niagara Falls man already incarcerated inside the Niagara County Correctional Facility is facing additional felony charges after throwing water from a toilet onto two correction officers.The Niagara Falls Small Business Property Improvement Grant Program is hosting an information session at 10 a.m. on Friday at glidE2 Innovation and Maker Space, 616 Niagara St.