'Another broken promise': California environmental groups reel from EPA grant cancellations

05/08/25 10:00 AM

California projects terminated by the Trump administration would have provided clean drinking water in rural communities, air purifiers for children with asthma and a community park, among other benefits.

'Now is not the time': Trump cuts to L.A. overdose prevention efforts alarm experts

05/09/25 10:00 AM

Fatal opioid overdoses in the state are receding, but doctors and L.A. County officials warn measures credited with turning the tide are in jeopardy amid federal funding cuts.

'Remarkable breadth of experience': WNY Monsignor reacts to new pope

05/09/25 4:10 PM

LACKAWANNA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Thursday marked a historic moment for the Catholic Church as Robert Francis Prevost of Chicago became Pope Leo XIV, the 267th leader of the Roman Catholic Church, and the first American to hold the papacy. At the Basilica of Our Lady of Victory in Lackawanna, a local faith leader reflected on [...]

2 men convicted of cutting down beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England in 2023

05/09/25 11:35 AM

Two men have been convicted of cutting down the beloved Sycamore Gap tree in northern England along ancient Hadrian’s Wall

A chainsaw-wielding vandal cut 13 trees in downtown LA. How the LAPD tracked down a suspect

05/09/25 12:05 AM

Tips, publicity and police work helped lead Los Angeles officials to the man they say cut down or damaged 13 trees over the span of seven days in April.

Acting FEMA head fired a day after he testified against closing the agency: Sources

05/08/25 4:23 PM

Cameron Hamilton, acting FEMA administrator, fired day after telling Congress it shouldn't be disbanded, putting him at odds with Trump's suggestions to dissolve it.

Amherst Police investigating 'misuse' of AI by high school student

05/08/25 10:18 PM

AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) — Amherst Central High School administration sent a letter this week to parents after it learned that a student used artificial intelligence to create and share content that included the names of several students and faculty. The letter by Amherst principal Gregory Pigeon was sent out Wednesday to let parents know about [...]

Amid Trump trade war, L.A. urged to hold off on wage hikes for tourism workers

05/07/25 10:00 AM

With the first of several wage hikes for airport and hotel workers scheduled to go into effect on July 1, a coalition of L.A. business leaders has urged the City Council to hold off on the increases.

An L.A. County firefighter assaulted his neighbor. But his bosses couldn't fire him

05/06/25 10:00 AM

In the last five years, the L.A. County Civil Service Commission has forced department heads to take back dozens of workers they had tried to fire, costing the county millions in back pay.

Are ICE agent checks on migrant children to protect them or deport them?

05/07/25 10:00 AM

Homeland Security officials have said welfare checks aim to ensure that unaccompanied children "are safe and not being exploited, abused, and sex trafficked."