Long Beach begins building fence around Billie Jean King Library in downtown
The terrace around the library is often crowded with tents and people’s belongings. Building the fence will make it “a safer, more welcoming space for the whole community,” the local council member said.
Six LBUSD schools — including Millikan for the first time — earn Distinguished School awards
It has been more than two decades since any of the district’s comprehensive high schools have been recognized.
Motorcyclist dies after slamming into pole during crash on Shoreline Drive, police say
Speed was a possible factor in the crash, police said.
Long Beach Unified withholds records about aide accused of molesting disabled student
“The way it’s being treated is as if nothing happened, it’s very, very frustrating, very demoralizing,” the girl’s grandmother said.
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Why is it so hard to get a new stop sign, left-turn signal or other traffic-safety measure in Long Beach?
The city is forming a plan to speed up their installation, but it raised the question for us: What’s taking so long to begin with?
Dozens of guns seized from home of man wanted in road rage shooting, police say
They said the man had gotten into a dispute with another driver that escalated into him firing multiple shots at the other vehicle.
Deaths among unhoused LA County residents fell in 2024, marking first decline on record
About 2,208 people experiencing homelessness died in the county that year, 300 fewer than the previous year, according to the report from the county Department of Public Health.
Bail raised to $3 million for man accused of drunkenly backing car into toddler
If convicted, prosecutors say he could face life in prison.
Untitled ‘Snowfall’ spinoff films at Louis Burger in Long Beach
The popular fast-food restaurant will be the backdrop for actors, fake weapons and a bus.
Man intentionally ran over his 89-year-old father, Long Beach police say
He was arrested on suspicion of murder, according to the LBPD.
Plagued by delays, roads around Colorado Lagoon may open by summer, but construction will drag on
It’s already two years overdue, but with hazardous waste discoveries, including asbestos, officials say they don’t know when work will be finished.