Music

• obituary

April 1, 2019

Grammy-nominated rapper Nipsey Hussle shot and killed at 33

by The Associated Press    in Music

Police said Hussle was one of three men shot Sunday outside Marathon Clothing, his store in South Los Angeles; the other two were in stable condition.

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News

• police shooting

March 26, 2019

Jury awards $9 million to family of mentally ill woman shot by Long Beach police

by City News Service, Jeremiah Dobruck and The Associated Press    in News

The officers were responding to reports that Pream had been assaulting and threatening civilians with a knife.

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News

• Port of Los Angeles

March 22, 2019

Dockworkers fight against expanded automation at Port of L.A.

by The Associated Press    in News

The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners postponed a decision on a construction permit for a driverless cargo truck system after Mayor Eric Garcetti offered to mediate the dispute.

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News

• 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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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...

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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.

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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.

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