Google’s $125 million deal with California for local news is already shrinking
Google and California struck a deal last year to fund local news. Now the state is pulling back some of its commitments. Google could follow suit.
After LBUSD casts suspicion on an online fundraiser, donor behind it says he was unfairly maligned
Fremont Elementary’s principal said the money from a local gym’s fundraiser “may not even go to” the school. The gym owner said he’s raised hundreds of thousands for the science program.
Luggage packed with contraband cigarettes seized at Long Beach Cruise Terminal, authorities say
They allege two women arriving on a cruise ship from Ensenada, Mexico, were trying to smuggle in hundreds of cartons of cigarettes.
Death of man who jumped from shoreline pedestrian bridge is ruled an accident
The man plummeted to his death along a crowded portion of the Long Beach harbor. A newly released medical examiner’s report says he was trying to leap into the water.
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Woman struck and killed after fleeing her flaming car on the 91 Freeway, CHP says
Her car caught fire and broke down in the left lane on Monday night, the CHP says.
Skyrocketing tariffs and then a 90-day deal; here’s what it means for the Port of Long Beach
Trump’s trade war with China crashed cargo volumes and sent ripples through the local economy. With a temporary truce, what happens next?
15-year-old wounded in afternoon shooting near Cabrillo High School, police say
It happened about a block from Cabrillo High School, at Adriatic Avenue and 20th Street, according to police.
Man gets 25 years in prison for armed robbery spree at Rite Aid and Walgreens stores
He robbed Rite Aid and Walgreens stores in Long Beach, Bellflower, South Los Angeles, Pasadena, Whittier, Lakewood, Monterey Park, Burbank and Glendale.
After erroneous fire evacuation alert, report recommends more specific wording, funding and oversight
10 million people countywide got the alert rather than residents in the targeted neighborhoods, according to the report.
As financial uncertainty looms, Long Beach looks for ways to quickly cut $7 million in spending
Municipal departments have been told to start trimming their budgets now as the city expects leaner, more turbulent times ahead.