Long Beach adds new paramedic ambulance to ease load on first responders, the first in decades
The department is under dual pressures from a tightening city budget and concerns that firefighters will burn out or transfer.
Long Beach abandons idea for curfew on 2nd Street bars, seeks citywide solutions
Belmont Shore bars say they’ll voluntarily close early for the next month. Meanwhile, the city will develop a safety plan.
Driver making U-turn struck, killed in crash, Long Beach police say
The victim’s identity was withheld pending notification of next of kin.
Meet Porkchop, the Aquarium of the Pacific’s rescued green sea turtle
Also meet the Long Beach aquarium’s new CEO, who says the aquarium is expanding conservation efforts, including with sea turtles and zebra sharks.
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Flights cut, delayed across SoCal because of government shutdown
Long Beach Airport had 44 delays and four cancellations over the weekend.
Man dies after being struck by car in East Long Beach, police say
Police said the crash happened around 9:05 p.m. on Wardlow Road near Norwalk Boulevard.
Belmont Shore businesses demand new safety measures after deadly shooting
The City Council is scheduled to consider ideas on Tuesday. They include weighing the cost of a police substation, tighter enforcement of street vending rules and a midnight curfew for…
California lawmakers found money for these pet projects even as they slashed the budget
California lawmakers faced a difficult budget year, but they still managed to put hundreds of millions of dollars in earmarks in the state budget to benefit their districts — and…
Judge stops Long Beach from raising sales tax, saying voters didn’t approve it
It means the city’s rate stays at 10.50% until 2027 instead of immediately increasing to 10.75%.
Long Beach needs volunteers for the upcoming homeless count
Hundreds of people will fan out across the city in January to census the local homeless population in hopes of finding the best ways to help.
El Barrio Cantina to host fundraiser for slain bartender, musician Thomas Mello
Mello was shot last month during a botched robbery. On Saturday, his friends are raising money for his funeral.
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