Trump tariffs and rising health care costs knock California budget back into deficit
As Gov. Gavin Newsom prepares to unveil his revised budget proposal, California is experiencing unexpectedly shaky economic conditions, with a likely deficit of more than $10 billion next year.
After erroneous fire evacuation alert, report recommends more specific wording, funding and oversight
10 million people countywide got the alert rather than residents in the targeted neighborhoods, according to the report.
As financial uncertainty looms, Long Beach looks for ways to quickly cut $7 million in spending
Municipal departments have been told to start trimming their budgets now as the city expects leaner, more turbulent times ahead.
Long Beach nurses to strike May 22 in protest of pay, working conditions
As many as 2,000 nurses from MemorialCare’s Long Beach Medical Center and Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital are expected to participate.
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Electric scooter rider killed when driver runs red light, Long Beach police say
The scooter rider was in a crosswalk at Atlantic Avenue and Artesia Boulevard, police said.
Students are triggering smoke alarms and evacuations with ‘Chromebook challenge’ spreading on TikTok, LBUSD says
The prank involves jamming pins, paperclips or other items into laptop charging ports to spark a fire or send smoke wafting through the classroom.
One killed in 4-vehicle crash on 405 Freeway, CHP says
A semi, a box truck and two sedans were significantly damaged in the crash Thursday night, they said.
Long Beach is getting 156 acres of new wetlands; work begins to convert oil field into public space
The land owned by Synergy Gas & Oil has been used for decades as an active oil drilling site. Now it will be restored to natural coastal habitat.
Apple TV+ scheduled to film car chase scene in Downtown Long Beach this weekend
A notice sent to neighbors said they should expect a “choreographed vehicle collision” on Saturday.
Long Beach man on trial for murder in crash that killed 12-year-old in Orange County
The boy’s father testified he watched in horror as the man blew through a stop sign and hit his son, who was crossing the street on his bike.
Man gets 3 years in prison for slamming puppy into the ground in Long Beach
Here’s the inside story on how he was filmed, caught and convicted for an act of animal abuse that went viral.
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