$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.

2 men stabbed at Sikh temple in Canada

08/21/26 1:55 PM

A man allegedly went to a Sikh temple in Edmonton, Canada and stabbed two men inside Friday morning, police said.

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.