$1 million Powerball ticket sold at East Amherst Tops

09/29/26 2:51 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A winning Powerball ticket worth $1 million was recently sold in Western New York. The second-prize-winning ticket was sold at the Tops on Transit Road in East Amherst for the drawing on Monday. Winning numbers for Powerball are drawn from a field of one to 69. The Powerball drawing takes place [...]

$745K returned to donors after GoFundMe says elderly couple's daughter made up neighbor's identity

09/28/26 6:52 PM

GoFundMe refunded over $745,000 after discovering a viral campaign for an elderly man was organized by his daughter in The Colony, who violated terms by faking her identity as a stranger.

'A serious betrayal of the badge': Ex-deputy headed to prison for helping L.A. crypto 'godfather'

09/28/26 10:57 PM

A former Los Angeles County sheriff's deputy who admitted to violating the civil rights of multiple people through intimidation, illegal search warrants and other abuses of power, was sentenced Monday to serve nearly two years in federal prison.

'Bomb-like' marine marker among unusual items that El Niño has washed onto California's shores

09/29/26 2:29 AM

A 'bomb-looking' marine marker, along with turtles, hammerhead sharks and military ordnance are among unusual items El Niño bought to California's shores.

'Like a horror movie.' Man following UC Berkeley student scales apartment complex gate

09/23/26 11:02 PM

A chilling surveillance camera recording captures a homeless man scaling the locked gate of an apartment complex and following a UC Berkeley student inside. The suspected trespasser has an extensive criminal record and was wanted on a felony arrest warrant.

'Mayday! Mayday! Mayday!' Military training jet plunges into ocean off California coast

09/23/26 6:22 PM

The pilot ejected from the aircraft before it crashed, according to a spokesperson for Airborne Tactical Advantage Co., a private government contractor that helps train crews with the U.S. Navy, Air Force and Marine Corps.

'Most wanted' fugitive has SoCal ties, is right-hand man to a criminal kingpin, FBI alleges

09/29/26 10:00 AM

The FBI is offering a $1-million reward for information leading to the arrest of Satinderjeet Singh, who goes by several aliases.

'Woefully inadequate': Bass orders review of how LAPD deals with mentally ill people

09/24/26 12:00 PM

A new executive directive announced Thursday by Mayor Karen Bass seeks to boost crisis intervention training for police officers, among other reforms.

1 dead after shootings on Main Street, East Side

09/28/26 3:03 PM

Editor's note: Due to a Buffalo Police error, a previous version of this story stated that the person who was shot at French and Kehr streets died. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One man was killed and three others were injured following a series of shootings in Buffalo Sunday night into early Monday morning, police said. [...]

1 dead, 3 hospitalized after major Dallas car accident

09/28/26 11:41 PM

Dallas Fire-Rescue says one person was killed and three people were hospitalized with serious injuries after a major car accident in Dallas.