A man fatally struck by a vehicle when he crossed a North Long Beach street on Tuesday was identified today as a 39-year-old Long Beach.

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From the Tiki Festival in Belmont Shore to the Art Deco Festival at the Queen Mary, there's plenty of fun and entertaining things to do and see this weekend.

One day, 15-year-old Zachary came home from school complaining about hip pain. His mom, Susan, reacted like most moms of an active teen would, she put some heat on his hip. When the pain continued, she switched to a cold pack.

The Long Beach Rescue Mission’s emergency women and children’s shelter, Lydia House, is striving to assist underprivileged women with infants by teaming up with Santa Ana-based nonprofit, Every Baby Counts, to provide mothers with the tools to care for their newborn.

A viral video showing a rat inside a burger joint in the city’s Eastside area posted midweek by a Long Beach resident prompted a health inspection that resulted in no evidence of any type of current infestation.

The case was found in Central Long Beach, north of Spring Street, according to Environmental Health Bureau Manager Nelson Kerr.

Authorities today identified a man fatally injured during a possible gang-related shooting Thursday afternoon that led SWAT police to surround a home considered “of interest.”