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Bills bring back LB Shaq Thompson among 17 practice squad signings
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — Shaq Thompson, the veteran linebacker who played in 14 games and started both playoff contests for the Bills last season, has been signed to Buffalo's practice squad, the team announced Monday night. Greg Dortch, a Rochester native with five years of NFL experience as a wide receiver and return specialist, and [...]
Teenage Five Guys worker hit by stray bullet while on the job
The shooting took place in Oxnard Friday evening, authorities said.
L.A. County sues State Farm over its handling of wildfire claims
L.A. County announced Monday that it had filed a lawsuit against State Farm General after hundreds of victims of last year's devastating wildfires complained that their policy claims had been delayed, denied or underpaid.
Democrats aim to unite behind one candidate in Alaska governor's race
Democrat Tom Begich has withdrawn from Alaska’s governor's race and is supporting the first-place finisher, fellow Democrat Jonathan Kreiss-Tomkins
UB begins the switch to electric buses on campus
AMHERST, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The University at Buffalo is offering a quieter, cleaner experience around campus this semester, as it switched eight of the 17 buses in its fleet to electric. "This one here is quiet; you don't hear it running, and it's a smooth ride," Aaron Ruffins, who has been a bus driver on [...]
716 Sports Complex starts construction
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A new $50 million sports complex began construction in Amherst on Monday. The 716 Sports Complex is being built on Maple Road near Audubon Town Park and the Northtown Center. The 331,000-square-foot state-of-the-art facility will feature two turf fields, six basketball courts, 12 volleyball courts, and 24 pickleball courts. There will [...]
Aug 31, 2026
Buffalo man sentenced for attack with shovel
Simi Valley landfill gets rotting food from warehouse fire, raising odor complaints from neighbors
Simi Valley residents complain of odor after a nearby landfill receives waste from the Lineage warehouse fire in Boyle Heights.
West Seneca police chief accused of sexual assault
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A new lawsuit filed in New York State Supreme Court accuses West Seneca Police Chief Brian Cosgrove of sexual assault. The plaintiff, a woman who lives in West Seneca, is not named in the suit but is described as an employee of crisis services. In the suit, the woman claims both [...]
Solar power for renters would get easier with two bills now on the governor's desk
Renters could get access to solar panels if the governor signs two bills just passed by the Legislature.
'Let Data Reign': Trump goes all in on controversial data centers
Trump argued that data centers will make communities "successful and rich."
Lindsay Clancy trial: Jury sent home for the day without a verdict
The trial of Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mom who killed her three young children in January 2023, has reached its final stages.
Return of Trump's boat strike campaign reignites questions of legality, usefulness
The revival of the Trump administration's boat strike campaign targeting alleged drug smugglers in the Caribbean has prompted a fresh round of scrutiny from critics.
