'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.

A shadowy L.A. crime ring is hijacking the IDs of foreign scholars, fraud expert says

11/07/25 11:00 AM

An identity theft ring believed to be based in the Burbank area is using Social Security numbers from former foreign scholars to apply for bank accounts and lines of credit.

A sisterhood of service: Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight's first all-women mission

11/12/25 7:38 PM

WASHINGTON, D.C. (WIVB) — It was early October. There was an overcast sky and a cool autumn breeze. Inspiration was in the air when a sea of pink washed over the nation's capital. This is Buffalo-Niagara Honor Flight Mission 21. "It's marvelous," said 93-year-old Navy veteran Mary Brown. "I never would have dreamed anything so [...]

After outburst, Katie Porter's support in the California governor's race slips, new poll shows

11/07/25 11:00 AM

A new poll shows former Orange County Rep. Katie Porter's support in the 2026 governor's race dropped after she tangled with a reporter in a TV interview.

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.

As a century-old oil field winds down, what's next for Baldwin Hills? A sprawling park or housing?

11/09/25 11:00 AM

After a century of oil extraction in the Baldwin Hills, pressure is mounting to free the 1,000-acre oil field for a better use. But long-held plans for a park may now face competition from the need for housing.

California Supreme Court rejects free-speech challenge to LGBT protections in nursing homes

11/10/25 11:00 AM

The California Supreme Court rejected a 1st Amendment challenge to a state law that protects the rights of gay and transgender people in nursing homes and forbids employees of those sites from using the wrong pronouns to address a resident or co-worker.

City Council committee advances measure to limit LAPD's less-lethal weapons at protests

11/13/25 2:16 AM

Councilmember Hugo Soto Martinez is leading a push for an ordinance to prohibit the LAPD from using "kinetic energy projectiles" or "chemical agents" unless officers are threatened with violence. Police officials have argued officers need discretion to use the weapons during moments of chaos.

Coachella Valley Republicans fear alienation after Tuesday election

11/09/25 11:00 AM

Republican areas in the Coachella Valley could soon be represented by an anti-Trump Democrat in Washington after the passage of Proposition 50, and conservative voters are not happy.

Day 1 of air traffic cuts hit travelers hard. But the worst is still to come

11/07/25 11:00 AM

Plans to cut flights have left travelers angry and anxious. Some tried to move their travel plans up, while others were trying to figure out alternatives in case their flights were canceled.