Long Beach will warm up this week as heat wave hits much of SoCal
As usual, Long Beach will escape the highest temperatures forecast elsewhere in the triple digits. Expect low-to-mid 80s locally.
Motorcyclist killed, passenger injured in North Long Beach collision
The crash occurred about 9:20 p.m. Thursday near the intersection of Downey Avenue and South Street, the Long Beach Police Department reported.
The last fireworks show on the Bay? Tens of thousands come to see show
An estimated 100,000 see the fireworks each year, including those crowded on beach, waiting in traffic or picnicking on the lawn and greenways along the canals.
Illegal firework complaints have declined with tougher enforcement, city says
Last year, the most calls came from a neighborhood just south of Pacific Coast Highway and west of Redondo Avenue.
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Police arrest man on suspicion of raping woman early Tuesday
Police said they arrested a 29-year-old man on suspicion of knocking a woman unconscious, then raping her near Downtown Long Beach. The incident happened shortly after 2:35 a.m. Tuesday near…
California schools are scrambling as Trump administration withholds almost $811 million
California districts have not received Congressionally appropriated money for after school programs, academic enrichment, English-learner services, teacher professional development and migrant education.
Meet Inca and Milo, the newest penguins at the Aquarium of the Pacific
The penguins arrived at the local aquarium as part of the Species Survival Program, which matches species based on their genetics.
Audit: Long Beach spends millions fixing its streets; they’re still among the worst
The city poured hundreds of millions of dollars into street repairs but didn’t effectively track cost overruns and was unable to show if the money was well-spent, City Auditor Laura…
Woman’s murder conviction upheld in 2014 beating death
Jazmin Montanez was retried and convicted again of first-degree murder for the 2014 bludgeoning of Thomas Taylor after a three-justice panel from California’s 2nd District Court of Appeal overturned…
Man killed in shooting near Davenport Park
The identity of the victim is being withheld pending notification of the next of kin by the Los Angeles County Department of the Medical Examiner.
Woman killed in fatal collision in North Long Beach
Long Beach police said the woman, 78, was struck by a 2005 Dodge Ram pickup being driven by a 38-year-old resident of Long Beach who was traveling north on Orange…