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Permanent sales tax increase heads to March ballot
Mesure A has generated tens of millions of dollars the city has spent on roads, police and fire personnel. If it goes away, city leaders say cuts could come even as tax rates remain the same.
Coroner identifies woman found dying on Downtown Long Beach sidewalk
Nancy Romero, 46, died at the hospital after she was found wounded on the sidewalk, according to coroner’s records. She’d been shot in the back.
Crew of Long Beach restaurateur rescued from sinking yacht in Transpac race
A competing yacht picked up the nine-man crew of John Sangmeister, who owns Gladstone’s restaurant in Long Beach.
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CHP looks for raging driver who used tire iron to beat woman
After a crash on the 605 Freeway, the man beat the other driver with a tire iron, leaving her with major injuries, according to the CHP.
Road diet disaster? Protestors rally against Broadway Corridor project
Long Beach put Broadway on a “road diet” this year to make the street safer. Some residents say the street is now more dangerous.
IN PHOTOS: With summer in full swing, LB Artwalk catches a ride
On Saturday evening in Downtown, I swear, there was a couple hugging and kissing on every corner.
ICE operations targeting people with criminal convictions often end in ‘collateral’ arrests
ICE operations that zero in on people with criminal convictions in the U.S. result in about 30% of targets being arrested, plus an unknown number of non-targets, or “collaterals,” who are also swept up.
Ex-cheerleading coach gets prison for sex-assault on cruise from Long Beach to Mexico
He was sentenced to more than 6 years in prison for locking himself into a room with a woman and sexually assaulting her, authorities said.
Big-rig drives off 405 Freeway, ends up stuck at bottom of embankment
Nobody was seriously hurt, but crews had to call in heavy equipment to hoist the tractor-trailer out of a the ditch.
Attic fire singes Gaslamp bar and music venue in East Long Beach
The fire was contained to the attic, but it set of sprinklers throughout the building.
Long Beach-Opoly, a version of Monopoly dedicated to Long Beach, returns to store shelves
A parody of the famed Monopoly game, Long Beach-opoly lets you fight to “own” everything from VIP Records to Shoreline Village.
Some areas will hit 100 degrees as heat wave continues across the Southland
Long Beach is only expected to hit 87 degrees today. Areas further inland are expected to break the 100-degree mark.
First-time homebuyer? Here are some choices for less than a half-million
For our search today, we’re looking at single-family homes with at least 1,000 square feet of living space and a price tag south of $500,000.
Activists mobilize as fear sweeps through immigrant communities amid threats of ICE raids
While the Trump administration’s threat of mass deportations didn’t seem to materialize in Long Beach on Sunday, there were signs of fear.
Police swarm church after hoax call about gunman inside with rifle
Heavily armed officers rushed to Holy Innocents Church at 20th Street and Pasadena Avenue, but the report turned out to be false.