A day of history, joy and anxiety in 'Tehrangeles' as a dream seems suddenly possible

03/01/26 1:07 AM

Reza Khaleghian, 70, came bursting through the door of Naab Cafe on Saturday morning, phone pressed to his ear, fist held in the air, screaming the news in Farsi at anyone who would listen: "Khamenei is dead!"

Alysa Liu inspires mural that's 'a little rough around the edges, but beautiful at the same time'

02/26/26 4:05 PM

Artist Gustavo Zermeño Jr. created a mural in Gardena honoring U.S. figure skater Alysa Liu, inspired not only by her Olympic gold medals but her personal journey of self-discovery.

Amherst student housing complex sells for $41 million

03/02/26 6:13 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — An Amherst student housing complex was recently sold for $41.5 million to a real estate developer. Villas on Rensch, which has more than 150 units and 600 beds, mostly serving University at Buffalo students, was sold last month to GRJ LLC, a New York City-based real estate developer. American Campus Communities [...]

Amid angry backlash, serial child molester is rearrested the same day he was set to be paroled

02/27/26 5:30 AM

Following backlash about the release of a serial child molester on elderly parole, the Placer County D.A. has filed new charges against him from a decades-old, previously untried case.

Arellano: This Latino Republican Trump speech watch party was neither large, nor especially Latino

02/25/26 6:46 PM

It was the Los Angeles Hispanic Republican Club's potluck party for President Trump's State of the Union address, but there was a problem: Not many Hispanics showed up.

At L.A. County's largest Black-owned farm, healing grows from the ground up

02/27/26 11:00 AM

At Bloom Ranch, Dr. Bill Releford is reclaiming land, food and history as tools of healing.

Bigger police presence at places of worship as precaution amid conflict in Iran

03/03/26 12:45 AM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The military operation in Iran is putting police here at home on alert. Across New York State and in Buffalo, authorities are increasing their presence at houses of worship. "We're increasing our presence at sensitive sites," said Gov. Kathy Hochul. New York State Police is increasing its presence at religious, diplomatic [...]

Bring out your flip-flops: Possible record-breaking heat to sweep across SoCal this week

02/26/26 11:00 AM

Shortly after enduring a series of winter storms that damaged roads and flooded businesses, Southern Californians may be pleased to learn that blue skies and toasty temperatures are on deck as possible record-setting heat sweeps into the region this week.

Businesses, lawmakers push to keep using special refrigerants

03/02/26 9:56 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Business owners and state lawmakers joined together on Monday pushing for a change that they say would keep the cost of refrigeration from skyrocketing. Lawmakers joined the owners of The Market in the Square in North Tonawanda, where they said that they want the state to extend a delay in enforcing [...]

Calabasas private school teacher secretly took pictures of female students, prosecutors say

03/02/26 7:40 PM

Travis Shojinaga, who worked at Viewpoint School for 10 years, is accused of molesting and secretly taking intimate photos of at least four students.