'Things I've never seen before, things I've never seen since': WNYers remember the Blizzard of '77

01/28/26 10:08 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) - Forty-nine years ago, The Blizzard of 1977 traveled into Western New York, putting our community at a halt for days. Twenty-nine people died in the storm which President Jimmy Carter declared a federal disaster. On Wednesday, WIVB News 4 heard more from community members on what they remember from the Blizzard [...]

A 100-foot tunnel, secret bunker and weapons stash found at MAGA activist's California home

01/27/26 4:31 AM

Authorities discovered a massive stash of illegal firearms and a secret underground bunker at the base of a 100-foot tunnel on a MAGA activist's property in Northern California.

A push to end a fractured approach to post-fire contamination removal

01/28/26 11:00 AM

Assemblymember John Harabedian is introducing new legislation that would create statewide science-based standards for the testing and removal of contamination left by wildfires.

After Minneapolis shootings, California advances a bill allowing lawsuits against federal agents

01/27/26 11:37 PM

The California Senate advanced legislation that would allow Californians to sue federal immigration agents over constitutional violations such as excessive force and unlawful searches.

Angry protesters spill into SoCal streets, decry second killing by U.S. agents in Minnesota

01/25/26 1:41 AM

Demonstrations were held across the nation after the killing of intensive care nurse Alex Pretti. 'We stand with Minneapolis, but we know ICE's terrorism isn't limited to Minneapolis,' said one L.A. protester.

Arellano: A walk through promising, problem-plagued MacArthur Park with its council member

01/22/26 11:00 AM

I'm standing in the northern section of MacArthur Park with City Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, and the modern-day struggles of the historic space are all around us.

Army vet wins $6.8 million from jury after suing LAPD over mental health '5150' hold

01/26/26 10:37 PM

Slade Douglas filed a lawsuit against the LAPD and City of Los Angeles over an August 2019 incident in which he says he was forcibly hospitalized and drugged after officers responded to a report that he might be suicidal.

Barabak: They said Katie Porter was dead politically. I checked her pulse

01/28/26 11:00 AM

A one-two punch of unflattering videos caused many to write off Porter's gubernatorial candidacy. But the former O.C. congresswoman remains a top contender.

Bass will give two State of the City speeches during election season

01/23/26 11:00 AM

Mayor Karen Bass, now running for reelection, will give an address Feb. 2 focusing heavily on the World Cup, then a second dealing with the city budget in April.

Buffalo woman pleads guilty to manslaughter

01/28/26 7:17 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo woman pleaded guilty to first-degree manslaughter for a 2024 killing in Niagara Falls, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced Wednesday. Chanel N. Groom, 38, admitted to killing Timothy Day, 36, in June 2024. Officials said Day was killed inside Groom's Niagara Falls home with a single stab wound [...]