‘Relic of slavery’: California lawmakers are trying again to raise pay for incarcerated workers
Many people in California prisons and jails work for less than $1 an hour. Lawmakers are advancing two bills that could lead to wage increases for some of them.
Your medical debt could be wiped away: LA County buys and forgives millions of dollars of it
More than 134,000 people across Los Angeles County — including Long Beach — can expect letters in the mail saying their medical debt is forgiven, as part of a county plan to erase debt at a discounted price.
Long Beach firefighters douse two suspicious blazes in the Los Cerritos area
One blaze, in a storage yard filled with plastic tubing, sent thick black smoke pouring into the sky.
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.
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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.
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.
California budget is $12 billion in the red amid Trump tariffs and rising costs
California is experiencing unexpectedly shaky economic conditions, as health care costs rise and Trump’s tariffs create ongoing uncertainty.
35-year-old father ID’d as man killed by wrong-way driver on 7th Street
A fundraiser has been set up for Salvador Medina Jr.’s wife and two kids. The 20-year-old driver who lost control and swerved into Medina’s lane was also killed.
Long Beach State to celebrate men’s volleyball championship with Downtown parade
The celebration on Pine Avenue will start at 11 a.m. Wednesday.
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