Fraud pushes California’s community colleges to consider an application fee. Is it worth it?
Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of California’s community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application fee and tighten its identity verification process. Students are pushing back.
Police surround Long Beach preschool after a reported burglary but find no suspects
Video from the scene shows officers on a loudspeaker telling the suspected burglar to come out of the school “through the same window you entered through.”
Air taxis set to ferry spectators to Long Beach and beyond during 2028 LA Olympics
The vertical-takeoff electric aircraft are supposed to be accessible to the average person, not just affluent travelers.
Police say they’ve arrested 2 of the kids who broke into Sweet Jill’s Bakery and a handful of other shops
A video of several kids breaking into the Second Street store made headlines. Police say they also targeted shops at 2nd & PCH, in Bixby Knolls and in North Long Beach.
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A fly fishing club in Recreation Park celebrates a century of casting and reeling
The Long Beach Casting Club is turning 100. Its practice pond in the park is one of only two in Los Angeles County.
Tipster who helped identify Long Beach dog abuser to get $5,000 reward, PETA says
“It just takes one kind person to crack a cruelty case, and by coming forward, this tipster saved this dog from further abuse and gave her the bright future she…
Medi-Cal coverage of weight loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposal
Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by California’s health insurance for low-income people under the governor’s proposal.
Man lying in roadway killed in crash outside Long Beach VA, police say
The collision happened at about 2:30 a.m. on Seventh Street, near Channel Drive, police said.
Metro advances idea for Olympic water taxi between Long Beach and San Pedro
Long Beach will be a major hub during the 2028 Games, and officials are exploring ways to make sure spectators have easy access.
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…
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.
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