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Buffalo man pleads guilty for credit card scam
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man pleaded guilty on Tuesday for his role in a credit card scam that carries a penalty of up to 30 years in prison and a $1 million fine. Prosecutors said Angel Valentin-Martinez, 34, worked alongside Daniel Plata Miranda to access the credit card accounts of individuals at Synchrony Bank, [...]
Former Radio City Rockette honored in Amherst
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A former Radio City Rockette was honored on Tuesday for her decades-long service in Amherst. Jean Widlicka -- who is also known as “Mean Jean” for her straightforward teaching ways -- was honored for her service to the Amherst Center for Senior Services. Widlicka, 87, has taught at the center for [...]
Ventura County sanctuary kept a lion-tiger hybrid and other exotic animals without permits, D.A. says
An animal sanctuary in Ventura County was fined more than $50,000 for keeping a lion-tiger hybrid and other exotic animals without permits, according to the district attorney's office.
L.A. County supervisors vote to ban ICE agents from wearing masks
L.A. County supervisors voted Tuesday to move forward with an ordinance that would ban ICE agents and other law enforcement officers from hiding their identities with face coverings while on duty.
Amherst library to honor Shirley Chisholm
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A library in Amherst will soon be getting a new name. The resolution to rename the Amherst Main Library at Audubon after former U.S. Congresswoman Shirley Chisholm passed unanimously on Monday. Councilwoman Angela Marinucci sponsored the resolution. In 1968, Chisholm became the first Black woman to ever be elected to Congress [...]
NYSDOT launches Kensington Expressway listening sessions across WNY
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Western New York residents can provide their feedback on the Kensington Expressway project in a new series of public listening sessions hosted by the New York State Department of Transportation. Marie Therese Dominguez, the department's commissioner, announced Tuesday that the Queen City Forward listening sessions are designed to follow an open [...]
WATCH: Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth: 'We've only just begun' striking alleged drug boats
During Tuesday's Trump cabinet meeting, Hegseth said that "we've only just begun" striking alleged drug boats, adding that narco-terrorists will be put "at the bottom of the ocean."
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The Pentagon is facing questions about potential war crimes after launching an additional strike on an alleged drug boat that killed survivors from an initial strike.
State lawmakers targeted a Santa Barbara development. Then came the fallout
In a highly unusual situation, a housing project in Santa Barbara must undergo reviews after a state bill included language apparently targeting the development.
If elected, this City Council candidate says he will live in a trailer at MacArthur Park
Raul Claros, a 45-year-old community organizer hoping to unseat Councilmember Eunisses Hernandez, said he will use the trailer as his home and office, taking meetings there, until the park is "cleared out and cleaned up."
The VA gives a peek into its plan for Trump's Center for Warrior Independence in West LA
The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs indicated in a notice to developers that it will shift away from housing-only plans to carry out President Trump's order for a Center for Warrior Independence on its West Los Angeles campus, and will "seed" the project with a key historical building.
San Bernardino: The mass shooting that helped Trump redefine America's immigration debate
A decade ago, 14 people were gunned down in San Bernardino. Survivors and family of the victims are still processing what happened, and the national impact.
Dec 2, 2025
Buffalo man pleads guilty for credit card scam
Dec 2, 2025