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Local student to participate in National Spelling Bee

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- A local middle school student will take the stage in two months for the Scripps National Spelling Bee. Eighth-grader Adhrit Chowdhury from Transit Middle School won the Western New York Regional Championship Spelling Bee in Fredonia last weekend. "I was really surprised because I didn't really expect to win of course, [...]

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USC cancels gubernatorial debate amid uproar over candidates of color being excluded

USC canceled its gubernatorial debate scheduled for Tuesday evening amid growing controversy over a selection process that resulted in every prominent Democratic candidate of color being excluded.

WATCH: Alaska resident captures ‘insane’ northern lights

A photographer in Alaska shared this stunning view of the northern lights captured around dusk on Monday.

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2 injured in shooting on Buffalo's East Side

BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) -- Two men suffered non-life threatening injuries after being shot on Buffalo's East Side on Monday afternoon, Buffalo Police said. Police responded to a shooting call on Kosciuszko Street around 4:40 p.m.; the victims had left the scene but officials said two men arrived at Buffalo General Hospital a short time later [...]

Travelers at Buffalo airport react to nationwide ICE news

CHEEKTOWAGA, N.Y. (WIVB) — Travelers at the Buffalo Niagara International Airport who were either passing through, arriving, departing, picking someone up or dropping them off Monday had a lot to say about the Trump administration's decision to deploy armed Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents to 14 airports across the country. As of right now, Buffalo [...]