'Cognitive stunting' and the potential threat generative AI poses for children's brains

09/14/26 4:00 PM

As LAUSD starts moratorium, there aren't much data on what AI does to kids. The little information that is available doesn't look good

'Rocks of Unity' represents 'We are One Buffalo' at new Highmark Stadium

09/18/26 4:49 PM

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) -- When fans head inside the new Highmark Stadium, they'll notice artwork created by the community as part of the Buffalo Bills Public Art Program. One of the art installations helps represent how the unity of Bills Mafia is rock solid. "I just felt so humbled and grateful to have an [...]

'We've lost contact': NBC4 covers its own helicopter tragedy with grief, purpose

09/16/26 6:00 AM

NBC4 news reported on its own news chopper that crashed and burst into flames, killing three.

1 dead in tanker truck rollover on Elm Street

09/18/26 4:26 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One woman is dead after a crash between a tanker and a car on Elm Street near the intersection of Broadway in Buffalo just before 11 a.m. Friday, Buffalo Police said. “After the impact occurred, the civilian vehicle was forced onto the sidewalk, and the tanker truck actually rolled multiple times,” [...]

1 injured after fire at former Pomfret restaurant

09/18/26 3:52 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- One firefighter sustained non-life-threatening injuries responding to a fire at a former restaurant in Pomfret, according to the Fredonia Fire Department. Crews were notified about the fire at the former White Village Restaurant on Route 5 shortly after noon on Wednesday. The two-story building previously had apartment space on the second [...]

18-year-old Cal State Fullerton student dies after frat party

09/16/26 5:16 PM

Anthony Joseph Blas was pronounced dead shortly after someone dropped him off at Providence St. Jude Medical Center around midnight, Fullerton police said.

2 homes destroyed, another damaged in Palos fire in La Habra Heights

09/14/26 11:04 PM

A fast-moving brush fire dubbed the Palos fire erupted Monday in the hills near La Habra Heights, destroying at two structures and damaging a third, authorities said.

4 games to watch: Key division games in WNY football Week 3

09/18/26 10:24 PM

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — The division standings are starting to sort themselves out after two weeks of the Western New York high school football season, and some big matchups between ranked foes will establish some early leaders. Here are the games WIVB News 4 is watching in Week 3. Health Sciences (1-1) at Lancaster (2-0) [...]

A California gender gap: Young Latinas want to fight Trump harder than Latinos, study finds

09/17/26 10:00 AM

Young and working-class Latina voters in California care more about protecting immigrant communities and fighting President Trump's agenda than their male counterparts, according to a UCLA study.

A Summer Olympics economic windfall is headed for SoCal, a new analysis says

09/15/26 6:30 PM

L.A.-based analysts say the 2028 Olympics will supercharge revenue, jobs and taxes. Projections for the Paris Olympics didn't pan out.