It’s flu season, Long Beach. Here’s where to get your shots.
The city of Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services will make flu shots available free beginning Friday at a number of health centers.
California gave counties power to inspect ICE detention centers. They’re not using it
In the four counties where Immigration and Customs Enforcement has detention facilities, only one county health department conducts the kind of inspections that were explicitly allowed under a 2024 California law.
State senator wants LBUSD to investigate teacher over ‘horrendous’ message sent in union group chat
Sen. Lena Gonzalez urged the school district to take action after a Long Beach Post story revealed details of the message and the LBUSD’s decision not to investigate.
The Long Beach Marathon returns this weekend. Here’s a schedule and street closures
Streets along the racecourse will be marked with “no parking” signs. Vehicles will be ticketed and towed at the owner’s expense if they disobey the signs.
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Teachers union official under pressure to resign over image of Black child wearing ankle monitor
John Solomon, a teacher at MacArthur Elementary School, has denied sending the message, saying his phone was hacked; a union committee said that claim stretched credulity.
Long Beach politicians stand with Epstein sex trafficking survivor, demand full release of files
Rep. Robert Garcia has been one of the loudest voices demanding the government reveal everything it knows about Jeffrey Epstein. On Monday, a Long Beach woman who testified against Epstein…
Murder of homeless man in Lincoln Park was ‘seemingly unprovoked,’ police say in court records
Police describe the gunman riding up on a bicycle, firing the deadly shot and riding off in the middle of the afternoon on Aug. 28.
Man hit by car while crossing Anaheim Street dies from his injuries, Long Beach police say
A Chevrolet sedan making a left turn onto Anaheim Street from Cedar Avenue struck the victim while he was in a crosswalk, police said.
What a government shutdown will mean for Californians, from Social Security to national parks
Social Security and Medicare benefits will keep flowing in a government shutdown, but federal employees will be working without pay and delays likely will occur across many services.
Long Beach pays millions to clean LA’s downstream trash; officials say it’s at a ‘critical juncture’
The sheer tonnage of rubbish on local beaches spiked in recent years. Now, complaints about being L.A. County’s de facto dumping ground are getting louder.
Man driving erratically crashes into tree, dies at hospital, Long Beach police say
Alcohol and speed are being investigated as possible contributing factors to the collision, police said.