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Dec 6, 2025

L.A. City Council president moves to delay full Olympic wage boost for tourism workers

L.A. City Council President Marqueece Harris-Dawson has introduced a motion that would phase in the increase over a longer period of time — delaying the full $30 hourly minimum wage until 2030.

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Dec 6, 2025

Pet owners find 'grisly' scene inside San Marcos crematory. Owner arrested, accused of grand theft

The owner of Angel Paw Pet Crematory was arrested under suspicion of collecting fees from clients, keeping pets in freezers and distributing the wrong ashes, according to investigators.

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Dec 5, 2025

Community steps up to help Buffalo woman whose car was vandalized

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The City of Good Neighbors is again living up to its name after the community came together to help a Buffalo woman and refugee who had her car vandalized on the heels of losing everything in a fire. For Therese Kolelabafiala, the latter part of 2025 has been nothing short of [...]

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Dec 5, 2025

Holiday Valley kicks off 68th season with new technology

ELLICOTTVILLE, N.Y. (WIVB) — People clicked in the ski boots, strapped on their snowboards, and hit the hills at Holiday Valley on Friday to enjoy the opening day of the resort's 68th season of operations. "We've been chomping at the bit all season," said Jack Shipson. "I've been skiing for 60 years, never missed an opening [...]

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Dec 5, 2025

Niagara Falls I-190 southbound bridge to re-open Saturday

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One lane of the southbound Interstate 190 bridge in Niagara Falls will reopen to traffic early Saturday, Dec. 6 after an accident involving a commercial truck shut down the bridge three weeks ago. Emergency repairs have been completed ahead of schedule, according to the New York State Department of Transportation. I-190 [...]

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Dec 5, 2025

Conviction affirmed in Mandy Steingrasser cold case

Editor's note: The video in the media player contains WIVB reporting from the 2021 trial. BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The conviction of Joseph Belstadt has been affirmed in a court in the murder of a 17-year-old high school student in 1993, a group of Rochester appeals judges ruled. The judges decided that the Niagara County [...]

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Dec 5, 2025

WATCH: 2026 World Cup draw at the Kennedy Center, explained

The draw for the 2026 World Cup will take place at the Kennedy Center on Friday, determining matchups for next summer's tournament.

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Dec 5, 2025

'A bit like poker': California's wet winter brings La Niña, El Niño confusion

Everyone in Southern California knows La Niña winters are typically dry. Yet this year has seen an unusual, surprisingly wet start to the rainy season. What gives?

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Dec 5, 2025

Arellano: A Latino mom, daughter debate Trump: "ICE … would've netted Grandma"

Split on Trump, this family provides a glimpse of how Latino politics have evolved over the decades as well as the power of patience with those you love.

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Dec 5, 2025

Robert Docter, L.A. schools leader who opposed spanking, fought for integration, dies at 97

Robert L. Docter, former L.A. school board president, supported integration through busing in the 1970s, which cost him reelection in the San Fernando Valley.

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Dec 5, 2025

Salvaged chimneys from the Palisades fire are a tangible memorial to L.A.'s unspeakable loss

To help the public process the January wildfires, artist Evan Hall created a memorial made of salvaged chimneys from destroyed homes.

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Dec 5, 2025

Porn advertisers target California secretary of state's website

California's secretary of state's website is tied to pornographic links.