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Warsaw residents forced to clean up after hail pummels neighborhood
WARSAW, N.Y. (WIVB) -- People in Wyoming County's Village of Warsaw are busy cleaning up after the area was hit by severe weather yesterday. One neighborhood is still dealing with a lot of debris nearly 24 hours later. "We're not enjoying this right now. I'd rather be golfing," said Warsaw resident Mary Rase. Rase spent her [...]
Amy Betros, director of St. Luke's Mission of Mercy, dies at 71
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Amy Betros, the director and co-founder of St. Luke's Mission of Mercy, died on Wednesday at the age of 71. In the mid-1990s, Betros sold her successful restaurant, and along with the late Norm Paolini, she founded the mission in 1994 after buying the property of Saint Luke's Parish on Walden [...]
Driver who used cocaine before fatal crash gets indeterminate sentence, has license revoked
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A Depew man was sentenced to an indeterminate sentence of 2 1/2 to 7 1/2 years in prison and had his license permanently revoked for causing a crash that killed an Eden man in 2023, the Erie County District Attorney's Office said. Around 5:30 a.m. of July 24 that year, Zachary [...]
Poloncarz discusses new investments, projects in state of county address
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Erie County Executive Mark Poloncarz discussed various new projects coming to the county, new investments in current projects, a decrease in the unemployment rate, and more in his 2025 State of the County address on Wednesday. The county's unemployment rate decreased toward the end of last year, Poloncarz said, and there [...]
US and Ukraine sign mineral resources agreement
US and Ukraine sign deal to create the Reconstruction Investment Fund — the long-awaited mineral deal that gives the US rights to Ukrainian rare earth.
Trump admin live updates: Trump says Americans may have less because of trade war
While answering questions at the end of his Cabinet meeting, President Trump seemed to acknowledge the real impacts his trade war with China could have on Americans.
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Kamala Harris steps back into limelight as Trump celebrates his first 100 days
Former Vice President Kamala Harris, who has stayed largely out of the political limelight since leaving office, is set to deliver remarks on Wednesday in San Francisco.
Administration 'talking out of both sides of its mouth,' Abrego Garcia's lawyer says
The Trump administration "is talking out of both sides of its mouth," a lawyer for Kilmar Abrego Garcia said a day after ABC News' interview with President Trump.
Trump immigration policies, deportation tactics draw legal challenges
ABC News' Matt Rivers reports on President Donald Trump's ramped-up arrests, deportation threats and detention of immigrants as he pledges to defend the southern border.
10-year-old girl critical after electric bike, vehicle collision in Tonawanda
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — A 10-year-old girl is in critical condition after a collision occurred while riding an electric bicycle in the City of Tonawanda on Monday night, according to police. The electric bike and a vehicle collided on Main Street and Fletcher Street around 7:30 p.m. Monday. The girl was going eastbound while a [...]
'Gut-wrenching': Graduate student struck, killed by driver fleeing from police
A University of Delaware student was killed and several others were injured when a U-Haul truck driver crashed into pedestrians near the university, officials said.
Southern California Edison likely to incur 'material losses' related to Eaton fire, executive says
In a meeting with investors, Edison International's chief executive said it was probable the company would suffer monetary losses in connection with the Eaton fire.
