Sinclair Inc. acquired a stake in EW Scripps Co. and said it’s pursuing an acquisition of the fellow local-TV station owner.

Major local TV station owner Sinclair Inc. has revealed it has been conducting merger talks with rival E.W. Scripps. In an ...

Sinclair disclosed its interest in Scripps, which owns stations in Fresno, Bakersfield, Buffalo, N.Y., and Billings, Mont., ...