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103-year-old WWII prisoner of war still lives by one motto: 'Stay calm, you live'
11/09/24 3:49 AM
TONAWANDA, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Less than one percent of the 16 million Americans who served in WWII are still alive today, and that includes a 103-year-old prisoner of war in the Town of Tonawanda. "We were told growing up, never to question him," Donna Zwack said, Bill Dibble's daughter. "When he was ready to talk [...]
2 weeks after they inherited a home, the Mountain fire wiped away their fresh start
11/08/24 11:10 AM
Days after moving into their new Camarillo house, the Mountain fire leaves young parents with no home, no money and no belongings.
5-month-old Lizzie is looking for her forever home
11/09/24 4:03 PM
Read here to learn more about Lizzie and how you can adopt her.
80 countries have been led by a woman, but not the US
11/08/24 4:29 PM
Despite Vice President Kamala Harris' efforts to shatter glass ceilings and become the first woman to be president in the U.S., the office remains solely male-dominated.
Abortion ballot initiatives could have helped Harris win, instead Trump overperformed
11/09/24 5:16 AM
Despite Kamala Harris' loss, pro-abortion rights activists are celebrating the results of the 2024 election, arguing that abortion rights won.
California voters approve anti-crime ballot measure Prop. 36
11/06/24 5:03 AM
California voters approved a ballot measure that will impose stricter penalties for repeat theft and crimes involving fentanyl.
California voters approve Proposition 4, the bond measure for water and environmental projects
11/06/24 6:00 AM
Proposition 4 called for spending $3.8 billion for water projects, including those that provide safe drinking water, water recycling projects, groundwater storage and flood control.
California, it's going to be OK. This is still our moment
11/06/24 6:09 PM
The California-as-disaster-epic narrative is back. Here are a few reasons not to buy into it, and instead to embrace the state as a bellwether for the country.
Climate change identified as main driver of worsening drought in the Western United States
11/07/24 11:00 AM
New research shows global warming has become the dominant driver of worsening drought in the western United States.
Column: Can MacArthur Park be saved? A look to the past points the way forward
11/09/24 11:00 AM
What's happened to MacArthur Park is heartbreaking. A 2003 effort emphasizing community collaboration may offer a blueprint for a permanent fix in a neighborhood burdened by gang activity and a fentanyl crisis.