Health

• sponsored by memorialcare

10 hours ago

The power of twinning

by Long Beach Post Partner    in Health

Jessica knew she wanted to have a child, so she decided to try in vitro fertilization with donor sperm to achieve her dream. She got pregnant the first time the fertilized egg was implanted, and she couldn’t be more...

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Crime

• dui checkpoint

10 hours ago

Two arrested in DUI checkpoint Saturday night

by Valerie Osier    in Crime

In addition to the two DUI's, two drivers were cited for operating a vehicle with a suspended or revoked license, seven were cited for being unlicensed and six drivers were cited for unsafe driving.

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Life

• things to do

11 hours ago

The 7: Stuff to do this weekend

by Steve Lowery    in Life

This is "The 7", Thanksgiving edition! A list of seven things that are either fun, healthy or socially conscious to do this Thanksgiving weekend. Also, the Lindyhop.

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Crime

• court cases

12 hours ago

‘Dine and Dash Dater’ to serve 3 months in county jail, 3 years probation

by Valerie Osier    in Crime

Paul Guadalupe Gonzales was sentenced to 120 days in county jail, three years of probation and was ordered to pay restitution after taking a negotiated plea agreement, according to the District Attorney's Office. 

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Politics

• 2018 Election

12 hours ago

Democrat Tom Umberg jumps ahead of state senator Janet Nguyen

by City News Service    in Politics

Umberg leads Nguyen by 438 votes. He had been gaining steady ground on Nguyen since Election Night as mail-in and provisional ballots have been tallied.

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Commentary

• Tim Grobaty

13 hours ago

Squirrels are nature’s furry little terrorists

by Tim Grobaty    in Commentary

There’s a Wikipedia entry for “Electrical disruptions caused by squirrels,” where you’ll find that there’s an acronym for it: POCBS: Power Outages Caused By Squirrels.

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News

• Crime

14 hours ago

Long Beach ranks among top cities where people search Google for ‘Amazon package stolen’

by Kelly Puente    in News

A study by an Illinois-based packing company ranks Long Beach among the top cities for package thefts.

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Crime

• Arrest

15 hours ago

Suspected burglar taken to hospital after K-9 is used to arrest him

by Jeremiah Dobruck    in Crime

Police said the man vandalized the shorefront home while he was inside before officers arrived with a K-9 and arrested him.

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News

• beer and politics

16 hours ago

Beer & Politics to feature talk on Belmont Shore homeless march

by Kelly Puente    in News

The Beer & Politics discussion will feature march organizer Barry Vince; Stefan Borst-Censullo, a march protestor and member of the Democratic Socialists of America; and 3rd District Councilwoman Suzie Price, whose district includes Belmont Shore.

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News

• weather

16 hours ago

Showers expected to dampen Thanksgiving in Long Beach

by Tim Grobaty    in News

The National Weather Service's Eric Boldt said there’s an 80 percent chance of rain late Wednesday. Going down to a 40 percent chance on Thanksgiving morning, “and after that it goes away.”

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