'Herd immunity': Pushing a coastal community to become fireproof after the Palisades fire

11/12/25 11:00 AM

Karen Martinez lost her home in the Palisades Fire. Now, she's trying to convince her entire neighborhood of Sunset Mesa to rebuild their homes as fire-proof in hopes of achieving herd immunity as a community.

'Shameful. It's a disgrace.' O.C. Vietnam vets memorial overshadowed by corruption, shoddy work

11/17/25 1:51 PM

Orange County is suing, alleging that most of the money that was supposed to be allocated to a Vietnam War memorial was instead used for personal gain.

1 cow dies, 5 escape in Wheatfield barn fire

11/17/25 2:38 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — One cow died and five escaped from a barn fire in Wheatfield on Sunday night, according to the Niagara County Sheriff's Office. Crews responded to the barn on Lockport Road around 8:10 p.m. Sunday. The barn was fully engulfed in flames, according to authorities, and suffered "catastrophic" damage. It was deemed [...]

4 dead after panga boat capsizes off Southern California coast

11/16/25 2:05 AM

The boat was first spotted south of the Imperial Beach Pier around 12 a.m. by agents with the U.S. Border Patrol's San Diego Sector.

4-year-old girl dead after being struck by school bus

11/17/25 5:31 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A 4-year-old girl died after she was struck by a Panama Central School District bus on Monday morning, according to the Jamestown Police Department. Officers responded to Milton J. Fletcher Elementary School around 8:10 a.m. to reports of a motor vehicle accident. They rendered first aid and the child was taken [...]

5-year-old girl missing, father dead after large wave sweeps them into ocean near Big Sur

11/15/25 11:12 PM

A 5-year old girl is missing and her father is dead after they were swept into the ocean by a wave at Garrapata State Park along the Big Sur coast, according to authorities.

Appeals court denies review of contempt case against Trump admin over deportations

11/17/25 1:29 PM

An appeals court denied a request to reconsider an earlier decision that prevented a federal judge from investigating whether the Trump admin acted in contempt.

Aquil Basheer, 'visionary' L.A. trailblazer in gang intervention and violence reduction, dies

11/10/25 2:14 PM

A former Black Panther known as 'the Commander,' Basheer founded a violence prevention and gang intervention nonprofit in South L.A.

Arellano: Catholic Church puts foot down on Trump's mass deportation policy. That's a start

11/15/25 11:00 AM

When millions of European immigrants came to the United States in the 19th century only to be scorned by mainstream society, it was the Catholic Church that embraced them, taught that keeping the customs of one's native lands was not bad and created systems of mutual aid and education for the newcomers that didn't rely on the government.

Body of 7-year-old girl is found off Big Sur; her father died trying to save her from massive waves

11/16/25 9:02 PM

A father and his 7-year-old daughter were killed after the girl was swept into the surf near Big Sur.