'Sweet' Strider looking for a friendly forever home

06/15/26 2:48 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- This weekend's Wake Up Wags featured Strider, a "sweet" dog who is looking for a forever home. "Strider came from Georgia with his sibling Murphy and unfortunately they are kind of a little bit on the scared and shy side," Julie Starr with Buddy's Second Chance Rescue said. "He is a [...]

11th ‘NY Run For The Fallen’ ends 150-mile journey in Buffalo

06/15/26 3:32 AM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) – After three days and more than 150 miles, the 11th 'New York Run For The Fallen’ ended Sunday at the Buffalo and Erie County Naval & Military Park, with every mile honoring a New York service member who made the ultimate sacrifice during the global war on terror. “Knowing that every [...]

5-year-old girl swept into ocean off Laguna Beach is identified, mourned

06/11/26 9:11 PM

The body of a 5-year-old girl who was swept into the ocean with her family in Laguna Beach this week has been recovered, and authorities identified the child.

69th Allentown Art Festival ends early with a rumble, a crash, a thorough soaking!

06/14/26 10:57 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The 69th Allentown Art Festival ended about three hours early on Sunday afternoon when severe weather swept into the festival area of downtown Buffalo, toppling some booths and thoroughly soaking the streets with rivers of rainwater. Vendors scrambled to protect their handcrafted wares, as gusting winds and torrents of rain forced the [...]

A 'very strong' El Niño is likely. And it could hit California hard

06/11/26 4:25 PM

El Niño has officially arrived, and the latest edition is shaping up to be particularly potent — potentially bringing higher amounts of rain to Southern California.

A fugitive was wanted for 2 killings in California. After 8 years on the run, he was found in Laos

06/12/26 11:56 PM

A man suspected for two California killings was captured in Laos after eight years on the run, officials said. He was returned to California to face charges.

A history of Iran's nuclear program and tensions with the US

06/15/26 2:02 AM

The United States and Iran have reached an interim deal aimed at ending their war and reopening the Strait of Hormuz

A huge fire threatened to burn a pristine California island. Inside the fight to preserve this oasis

06/10/26 10:00 AM

It's been just days since firefighters reached full containment of the 18,379-acre blaze on Santa Rosa Island. Crews are now assessing the damage to this ecological and cultural oasis.

A tentative deal is reached to end the Iran war and Trump orders a stop to the US naval blockade

06/15/26 3:54 AM

ISLAMABAD (AP) — The United States and Iran reached an initial agreement early Monday to open the Strait of Hormuz and further extend a shaky ceasefire in the Iran war, potentially allowing desperately needed oil and natural gas to reach the global market. Details of the deal were not immediately released and Iran signaled implementation [...]

A vision of "healthy village" for General Hospital has everything but funding

06/12/26 10:00 AM

A new master plan to turn L.A.'s iconic but derelict General Hospital building and surrounding grounds into the centerpiece of a 41-acre healthy village blends affordable housing, local business, food courts, cultural venues and community gardens with the county's largest health and mental health complex.