After a crime surge, LBPD flooded the zone on gun enforcement. Is it working?
Shootings were up 145% over the first three months of 2021 compared to the previous year, according to police data.
Are you newly eligible but couldn’t schedule a vaccine at the Convention Center? Here’s why
Any California resident 16 years and older can now book a vaccine appointment, but there was a glitch today with Long Beach’s largest vaccination site.
Restaurant owner who defied COVID-19 rules closes permanently, but says she has no regrets
Restauration set off a firestorm of controversy by staying open during the worst stages of the pandemic. Now it’s closed.
LBPD officer retires with pension after being charged with sharing child-sex-abuse images
The officer charged with sharing images of kids being sexually abused has retired. He’s expected to receive a $7,800 monthly pension, a city official said.
Long Beach migrant shelter will hold siblings, kids as young as 3, mayor says
Children and their siblings—some as young as 3—will be temporarily housed at the Long Beach Convention Center after being found without their parents.
Police raid in Belmont Heights tied to statewide unemployment fraud investigation
Law enforcement swarmed a home near Colorado Lagoon as part of a statewide investigation into unemployment fraud.
Criminal COVID case can proceed after judge rejects restaurant owner’s double-jeopardy plea
The decision means the misdemeanor case that’s been pending against Restauration owner Dana Tanner can move forward.
Crews douse car fire that left debris strewn across 605 Freeway
A significant fire left a car charged and foam strewn across the northbound lanes of the 605 Freeway in Cerritos on Thursday morning.
Long Beach is now in the ‘orange tier’ of coronavirus rules, so what’s open?
Long Beach is officially loosening COVID-19 rules Thursday for bars, restaurants, gyms, swimming pools, offices and a handful of other locations.
Two slain may have been robbing home where police later found drugs, guns and cash, LBPD says
Police said they learned of the killings when a man called and said he’d shot at half a dozen people who’d forced their way into his home.