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Erie County comptroller sounds alarm on proposal for new jail campus
Erie County comptroller tells county legislators to pause Sheriff John Garcia's pitch for a $428 million jail campus in Alden.
Buffalo man accused in fatal Riverside shooting
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man has been arraigned on one count of second-degree murder following a fatal shooting in Buffalo's Riverside neighborhood in October, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said. Sir Raven Rodgers, 30, is accused of intentionally shooting Rafael Ruiz Quinones, 47, with an illegal gun on Isabelle Street near Laird [...]
Buffalo man accused of murdering stepdaughter in 2024
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Buffalo man was arraigned on one count of second-degree murder Friday morning in connection to the alleged murder of his stepdaughter, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said. Peter D. Brown, 38, is accused of strangling and murdering Kayshawnna M. Jordan, 20, on Aug. 4, 2024 on the 400 block [...]
Federal judge orders government to stop blocking immigrant detainees from having access to lawyers
In her ruling this week, Judge Frimpong said that lawyer visiting hours at B-18, which is in the basement of a federal building, have been closed down repeatedly without letting lawyers know, despite her ordering the government to notify them.
LAFD insider named chief amid lingering questions about Palisades fire
New chief Jaime Moore said bringing in an outside group to investigate the department's handling of the Jan. 1 Lachman fire, which later reignited into the Palisades fire, will be one of his first moves.
WATCH: At least 6 killed and dozens injured in Russian attacks on Kyiv
Kyiv endured an intense Russian attack early Friday morning, which killed at least six people and injured dozens more, including a pregnant woman, according to authorities.
The deep bonds on an Altadena street driving neighbors to rebuild
More than half of Highland Avenue in Altadena burned down in the Eaton fire. Ten months later, nearly everyone on the street has vowed to return.
Storm slams Southern California as record-breaking rain possible this weekend
If rain falls as forecast, this storm could result in downtown Los Angeles seeing its wettest November since 1985. Heavy rain brings the possibility of damaging flooding and landslides.
Ex-cop testifies in own defense about shooting that left unarmed Whittier man paralyzed
Salvador Murillo, a former detective, is standing trial on assault charges over a 2020 incident in which he shot a fleeing suspect in the back, leaving the man paralyzed.
L.A. city told the court there were 88 beds at a homeless shelter, but 44 of them were missing
A South Los Angeles tent shelter reported it was providing 88 beds under its contract, but an inspector found half of that. A federal judge overseeing a court-ordered agreement with the city about its homeless services saw the discrepancy as a sign of mismanagement he has been railing about.
Elmwood Avenue restaurant raided by ICE, 4 detained
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Aguacates Mexican Restaurant on Elmwood Avenue announced on Thursday that it was "closed for maintenance." ICE confirmed on Friday that it detained four people at the restaurant. They are identified as 33-year-old Manuel Gonzalez De Leon, 30-year-old Luciano Ramirez-Garcia, 31-year-old Vicente Hernandez-Valesquez and 37-year-old Geronimo Gilber-Misael. De Leon and Ramirez-Garcia are from [...]
Newsom touts California's record battery energy gains at U.N. climate conference
California has now reached 16,942 megawatts of available battery storage — about one-third of the estimated capacity needed to reach the state's goal of 100% clean energy by 2045.


