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Sunday marks 182 years since Buffalo's worst natural disaster

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Twenty years ago this week, the Western New York community experienced the October Surprise Storm in 2006; however, before that, there was another October storm that happened in 1844. Mike Vogel, the President of the Buffalo Lighthouse Association said that storm on October 18, 1844, was the worst natural disaster in [...]

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City controller subpoenas financial records from '28 Olympics organizers

L.A. City Controller Kenneth Mejia said Olympic organizer LA28 must release more bank records and other information. His subpoena escalates a fight with the 2028 Olympic group.

Two accused of stealing vehicle, leading chase in Niagara County

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two individuals, including one minor, have been accused of stealing a vehicle in the city of Niagara Falls, the Niagara County Sheriff's Office said. Shortly after 1 a.m. on Thursday, the Sheriff's Office was alerted via license plate reader technology to a stolen vehicle traveling on Lockport Road in the town [...]

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WATCH: Authorities: Fatal alligator attack in Winter Garden, Florida

Police say the man was fishing along the shoreline at a park when he was attacked and killed by an alligator.

Buffalo Water Board files lawsuit against chemical companies

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- The Buffalo Water Board is taking legal action against over a dozen chemical companies that manufacture or distribute firefighting foam or make the components of it, alleging that they have allowed PFAS-related chemicals, also known as “forever chemicals,” to contaminate their water supply. "This is the Water Board saying to a [...]