AI will soon listen to and review 911 calls in Long Beach
It will be used for quality assurance to make sure dispatchers are gathering all the necessary information for first responders.
In push to clean them up, researchers warn of many uncapped oil wells near schools, parks, homes in Long Beach
Even when idle, the wells are known to emit harmful pollutants. Environmentalists mapped them in an effort get them capped.
More rain headed for Southern California; cold storm to bring snow to mountains
Long Beach could see an inch or two of rain, mostly on Monday.
‘It’s time’: California leaders unveil biggest crackdown on drunk drivers in decades
A bipartisan coalition of state lawmakers has introduced 10 bills, an unprecedented package designed to stop deadly drivers.
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Thieves repeatedly steal tools, supplies from farm that teaches youth with disabilities how to garden
The urban farm near the Los Angeles River has had to recover from repeated break-ins that cost it tens of thousands of dollars.
Hit-and-run driver who killed bicyclist turns himself in, Long Beach police say
After his arrest, he was held on $50,000 bail on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence.
Long Beach man charged with stealing numerous bronze plaques
Authorities said they arrested him at his home in Long Beach on Feb. 5.
Home invaders rob victim at knifepoint in downtown Long Beach, police say
Officers quickly tracked down a suspect vehicle and arrested three people, police said.
Intersection where bicyclist was killed has been a serious hazard for years, neighbors say
“This was preventable,” one of her friends said. They described a persistent pattern of drivers running stop signs and injuring pedestrians.
LA County supervisors place sales-tax hike for health care on June ballot
Los Angeles County voters will decide in June whether to approve a temporary half-cent sales tax in an effort to support health care services amid reductions in state and federal…
Complaints of racism at Lakewood High were unsubstantiated or not serious enough to warrant disclosure, LBUSD says
Counselors and students at Lakewood had raised alarms about disparate treatment of Black students and staff. They say they were retaliated against for speaking up.