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10/22/2025

President Donald Trump’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators revolted.

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump ’s pick to lead a federal watchdog agency withdrew from consideration Tuesday evening, after his offensive text messages were made public and GOP senators r…

10/22/2025

A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing.

A United Airlines plane appears to have collided with a weather balloon while cruising over Utah at 36,000 feet last week, fracturing layers of its windshield and forcing an emergency landing. A Ca…

10/22/2025

The National Nuclear Security Administration (NNSA) furloughed more than three-quarters of its staff Monday as the government nears its fourth week of a shutdown.

10/22/2025

National Grid has already gotten the green light to raise rates, and New York State Electric and Gas (NYSEG) are proposing to raise utility bills.

NYSEG is proposing to raise gas and electricity delivery rates by 35% and 40% respectively, which would result in an average increase of $33 per month for customers, but the Public Service Commissi…

10/21/2025

A family is in mourning after a Buffalo man was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver over the weekend.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A family is in mourning after a Buffalo man was hit and killed by an alleged drunk driver over the weekend. Carlos Alex Rodriguez, 31, died after he was hit by an alleg…

10/21/2025

The Village of East Aurora has approved a permit the Buffalo Bills filed for players to parade from 42 North to the Aurora Theater for the premiere of Hallmark’s “Holiday Touchdown: A Bills Love Story.”

EAST AURORA, N.Y. (WIVB) — The Village of East Aurora has approved a permit the Buffalo Bills filed for players to parade from 42 North to the Aurora Theater for the premiere of Hallmark& #821…

10/21/2025

The trial for two Buffalo teens accused in the shooting death of a 3-year-old in June 2024 begins this week.

The teens were 16 and 14 when the fatal shooting occurred.

BUFFALO N.Y. (WIVB) – Two Buffalo teens accused of shooting and killing a toddler last summer will soon learn their fate in court. Jury selection has started in the trial of the death of 3-ye…

10/21/2025

The Federal Trade Commission says $1 billion will go toward a civil penalty, leaving $1.5 billion for refunding consumers.

The FTC accused Amazon of using “deceptive methods” to register millions of customers for paid Prime subscriptions.

10/21/2025

Governor Kathy Hochul signed both pieces of legislation during Domestic Violence Awareness Month in October.

New York has passed two new laws to protect domestic violence victims by allowing police officers to temporarily seize weapons from suspects and expanding the definition of violence to include acts…

10/21/2025

A Buffalo man has been charged with murder and manslaughter after his 3-month-old son was found dead in May, the Erie County District Attorney's Office announced Tuesday.

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has been charged with murder and manslaughter after his 3-month-old son was found dead in May, the Erie County District Attorney’s Office announced …

10/21/2025

Vance noted flareups of violence in recent days but said the ceasefire between Israel and Hamas that began on Oct. 10 is going “better than I expected.”

KIRYAT G*T, Israel (AP) — U.S. Vice President JD Vance on Tuesday called progress in Gaza’s fragile ceasefire better than anticipated but acknowledged during an Israel visit the challenges that rem…

10/21/2025

Copperas Cove police said it appeared that his mother and her boyfriend had moved out during the day while he was in school, and when he came home, the apartment was completely bare.

A 12-year-old Texas boy came home from school to find it empty and his family gone, according to police.