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Teams being deployed to prevent, prosecute insurance fraud after fires
Los Angeles Dist. Atty. Nathan Hochman and Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara announced a "rapid response effort" to prevent insurance fraud after the devastating fires.
L.A. D.A. charges six in arsons that followed eruption of devastating firestorm
Los Angeles prosecutors have brought arson charges against six men who set small blazes around the county in the wake of the devastating Palisades and Eaton fires.
Man charged for 2024 murder at Niagara Falls block party
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A man who is accused of shooting and killing a Niagara Falls man last summer during a memorial event was charged with murder after being located in Alabama, the Niagara County District Attorney's Office announced. Rojae Mitchell, 22, allegedly shot and killed Anthony Brantley, 43, during a block party on Aug. [...]
L.A. officials stop use of disappearing Google Chats, citing Palisades fire
Los Angeles officials on Tuesday abruptly stopped a longstanding policy allowing employees to communicate using Google Chat messages that were automatically deleted after 24 hours.
'It's going to be the Wild West.' Devastated by fire, Altadena artists vow to rebuild
Several Altadena artists reflect on their creative paradise that was destroyed by Santa Ana winds and the Eaton fire last week.
Burned and anxious pets fill Pasadena shelter after Eaton fire
Many who fled the flames were forced to make devastating choices about their pets. Some, terrified, hid or refused to leave. In other cases, their owners were away from home and could not safely return.
How did a cluster of homes near the Eaton fire's ignition point emerge unscathed?
A neighborhood where the deadly Eaton fire began was mostly spared from the devastation in surrounding Altadena, with the same gusting winds that whipped up the inferno thought to have helped those closest to the ignition point avoid disaster.
DOE Title IX memo issues new guidance in paying NIL student-athletes
The U.S. Department of Education has released guidance that says schools must make name, image, and likeness (NIL)-related compensation "proportionately" available.
A timeline of the devastating Los Angeles wildfires as they continue to burn
Dozens of people are believed to have died in the Palisades and Eaton fires, which have burned down whole swaths of communities
Man admits to fatally stabbing girlfriend in 2022
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A Buffalo man has admitted to fatally stabbing his girlfriend at her home in 2022, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said Friday. James Allen, 69, pleaded guilty to a first-degree manslaughter charge in connection to stabbing his girlfriend, 44-year-old Yashika Page, at her home on Cambridge Avenue on Nov. 4, [...]
Blue Envelope Program for drivers with autism adopted in Erie County
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A new program intended to enhance interactions between police and citizens behind the wheel, specifically those with autism, is being adopted in Erie County this week. Participants will receive blue envelopes for their important documents, such as their driver's license and vehicle registration, as a part of the Blue Envelope Program. [...]
Alabama community demands accountability for flood damage before Biden's term ends
After years of flooding and two presidential administrations, homeowners in Shiloh say they are still waiting for state and federal agencies to make them whole.
