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Plane Crash

March 14, 2019

1 killed, 1 hurt in plane collision at Compton airport

by The Associated Press in News

The pilot was killed after apparently being flung from one of the two planes that crashed into each other on the runway.

Crime

aliso viejo explosion

March 13, 2019

Grand jury indicts Long Beach man charged in spa bombing on 4 federal counts

by The Associated Press in Crime

Stephen William Beal, 59, faces charges including use of a weapon of mass destruction and malicious destruction of a building resulting in death, the U.S. Attorney's Office said.

News

death penalty

March 13, 2019

Gov. Newsom places moratorium on executions in California

by By Don Thompson, Associated Press in News

"The intentional killing of another person is wrong and as governor, I will not oversee the execution of any individual," Newsom said.

Crime

indictment

March 12, 2019

USC athletics official from Long Beach swept up in massive college admissions scandal

by By Alanna Durkin Richer and Collin Binkley, Associated Press in Crime

At least nine athletic coaches and 33 parents, many of them prominent in law, finance, fashion and other fields, were among those charged.

News

2020 census

March 7, 2019

Judge: Census citizenship question is a threat to democracy

by The Associated Press in News

The Trump administration's decision to add a citizenship question to the 2020 census "threatens the very foundation of our democratic system" because it would cause a significant undercount of immigrants and Latinos that could distort the distribution of congressional...

Crime

guilty plea

March 5, 2019

Long Beach man pleads guilty to running Verizon store robbery ring

by The Associated Press in Crime

The armed holdups netted some $340,000 in smartphones and other merchandise from stores in Long Beach and beyond.

News

aliso viejo explosion

March 4, 2019

FBI arrests Long Beach man in connection with Orange County explosion that killed ex-girlfriend

by Kelly Puente and The Associated Press in News

Nearly a year after an explosion killed 48-year-old Ildiko Krajnyak, federal agents flooded Stephen Beal's quiet East Long Beach neighborhood on Sunday and arrested him.

Crime