Stingrays are stinging more Southern Californians. Here’s why
You’re most likely to get stung by a stingray during low tide on warm water days when the surf is relatively calm — basically when it’s an ideal beach day.
Sting busts 4 people for buying alcohol for minors in Long Beach, police say
The penalty for buying alcohol for an underage person is a minimum $1,000 fine and 24 hours of community service.
Long Beach says it will build a grand entryway to Cambodia Town, recognizing its Khmer heritage
Because so many Cambodians came here as refugees, the gateway will serve a healing function, said longtime neighborhood advocate Richer San.
Aquarium of the Pacific just rescued an enormous sea turtle. They need your help saving her flipper.
You might remember Porkchop, who was nursed back to health after losing a flipper. Staff think they rescued their newest turtle, Meatloaf, in time to save her limb.
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Rain is headed toward Long Beach; thunderstorms possible this weekend
Forecasters say the storm systems are expected to drop up to three-quarters of an inch of rain on Long Beach beginning Friday evening and lingering through Monday morning.
Human skull found during Easter egg hunt at Long Beach park, authorities say
The county medical examiner sent out a forensic anthropology team that recovered a “skeletonized human skull and mandible.”
A new plan to document Long Beach history has students preserving seniors’ stories
“We don’t want to lose their knowledge,” said organizer Karen Reside. “We want them to understand that their knowledge has value.”
City says 375 households to lose housing vouchers as major homelessness program ends
Federal funding will soon run out for the pandemic-era plan that kept hundreds of people off the street.
Pedestrian killed in crash in Wrigley area, Long Beach police say
The motorist driving the Subaru stayed at the scene and cooperated with police, authorities said.
Long Beach City College votes to name its Labor Center in honor of Dolores Huerta
In light of recent reports that César Chávez sexually assaulted women and girls, including Huerta, trustees decided to focus on Huerta’s contributions to labor and civil rights.
Federal judge: Continued Border Patrol sweeps in California violated court order
A federal judge rules that the Border Patrol again broke the rules in California immigration sweeps, saying agents acted “without considering or complying with law Congress enacted.”