7 Long Beach students set out to find news ways to warn their peers about opioids
The creative force behind a new fentanyl-awareness campaign is a group of young people between 16 and 22 years old.
Long Beach man gets federal prison for picking up teenage runaway for sex
Authorities said he met the 14-year-old runaway on an internet forum.
Students, parents say Long Beach Unified must address racism in its schools
Dozens of speakers brought that message to the Long Beach Unified school board meeting Wednesday.
Cal State workers are getting a one-time bonus, paid for by a $144 million loan due next year
The $144 million loan will be used to pay for one-time bonuses for faculty and staff.
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More severe strain of mpox reported in Long Beach — the 7th ever case in the U.S.
It’s the first U.S. case reported in someone without recent international travel, health officials said.
California’s health insurance marketplace braces for chaos as shutdown persists
Open enrollment season for 2026 ACA health plans starts Nov. 1 in most states, including California, and enrollees still have no clue whether their premiums will rise exorbitantly next year.
Teacher accused of sending image of Black child in ankle monitor resigns from union leadership
He’s also on leave from his teaching job while Long Beach Unified investigates.
Festival of Flight, the city’s annual celebration of local aviation, lands at Long Beach Airport on Oct. 25
This award-winning event is free and open to the public, with 15,000 people expected to attend.
Long Beach gets almost an inch of rain as storm rolls through SoCal
Forecasters say a chance of light rain will linger until this evening, when skies are expected to begin clearing up.
Long Beach lobbied for the right to use speed cameras; 2 years later, none are installed
The city says its speed cameras are still at least a year away from issuing their first tickets.
Think your kid’s done with a booster seat? New California law says maybe not
After pushback from some Democrats, a controversial bill that would have banned short kids from the front seat was watered down. But small children face new seat belt rules under…