$500K secured for new playground at Kingsgate Park

08/21/26 3:22 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- After the sudden removal of a playground at Amherst's Kingsgate Park earlier this month, the town received $500,000 in state funding to build a new one. The town's highway department removed the playground due to safety concerns, coming as a surprise to the community. Assemblymember Karen McMahon announced the funding on [...]

'It gives me a sense of hope': resident impacted by radioactive contamination finally reaches Hochul

08/21/26 6:54 PM

Lexi Hawk, whose property is contaminated with radioactive material, finally got her opportunity to speak with ov. Kathy Hochul

'The Emperor is a fan': Darth Vader backs San Diego Flock surveillance cams

08/21/26 9:16 PM

Darth Vader defends controversial Flock surveillance cameras at San Diego city meeting.

'Unacceptable': La Jolla man who admitted kicking a sea lion faces a year in jail and $100,000 fine

08/14/26 11:15 PM

Tyler Muehl from La Jolla was captured in a video that went viral, showing him kicking a sea lion in the head and body even as it tried to escape the attack.

'You hold the cards': Family presses DEC to declare hazardous waste site

08/21/26 9:57 PM

The family in Niagara Falls who discovered industrial waste under their soil made several demands to the DEC on Friday.

19-year-old UC Santa Cruz student ID'd as victim after car plunges off cliff into ocean

08/18/26 1:39 AM

The life of 19-year-old UC Santa Cruz student Alli Renee Singh was abruptly cut short when the car she was inside plunged off a cliff at night and into the ocean.

3-year-old fan shares message with Buffalo Bills

08/21/26 8:45 PM

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- As the Buffalo Bills prepare for their second preseason game, one fan attended the first preseason game with a special message for the team. "To be there for the first preseason game was amazing to feel the Buffalo energy again," Rylie Faith of Alden said. Her son Weston is a [...]

AI hallucinated case law in insurance company's filings in L.A. County house fire dispute

08/19/26 10:00 AM

Attorneys for State Farm apologized to a judge for submitting legal briefings rife with AI hallucinations and nonexistent case law, which were not fact-checked.

Arellano: Why Catholics must take the lead to rebuke MAGA in the midterms

08/19/26 10:00 AM

Trump is a walking manifestation of the seven deadly sins, to the point that he has depicted himself as Jesus and a pope on social media.

Authorities identify gunman killed by San Bernardino deputies during tree-trimming dispute

08/16/26 5:47 PM

Law enforcement has released the identity of an elderly man shot and killed by San Bernardino County sheriff's deputies Friday after he opened fire on tree trimmers who'd been working near his home, county officials said.