LBUSD may drop a year of math from graduation requirements. Personal finance, ethnic studies will be added.
The current four-year requirement means many students are in math classes they don’t want to be in and have no interest in passing, according to one math teacher.
Virgin Mary statues defaced, religious articles vandalized at Catholic school ransacked overnight
The extent of the damage, some of it targeted at the school’s most precious items, left staff and parents disturbed.
Long Beach man found guilty of selling fentanyl-laced cocaine in deadly overdoses
Authorities said an engaged couple bought the drugs and overdosed at their home.
California chief justice steps up monitoring of immigration arrests at courthouses
California’s top judge wants to deter immigration agents from making arrests in courthouses, a practice that she says instills fear in witnesses and litigants.
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Police arrest suspected hit-and-run driver wanted in death of 78-year-old in Bixby Knolls
Police said the driver briefly got out of his car after the crash, then got back behind the wheel and drove off.
‘We’re basically pushers:’ Two California courtrooms hear how companies may have hooked kids on social media
Lawsuits in California federal and state court are unearthing documents embarrassing to tech companies — and may be a tipping point into federal regulation.
LBPD withheld info from victim’s family during major crash investigation
A woman is charged with killing 3 people in a pair of high-speed crashes. The first victim’s family says police illegally rebuffed their request for records. Department officials say they’re…
Man arrested on suspicion of manslaughter 3 years after head-on crash
Police said he was speeding and driving the wrong way before the wreck.
As more kids ride dangerous e-bikes, parents demand tighter rules, schools raise alarms
Many middle-schoolers are riding high-powered motorized bikes, illegal for anyone under 16, according to neighbors around Rogers Middle School. The campus has tried to crack down.
FIFA planners say Long Beach is not a World Cup Fan Zone as mayor promised it was
A watch party announced at the State of the City will be an unofficial ‘celebration,’ not a branded partnership with the tournament’s organizers.
Stabbing sparks brief standoff, large police response in downtown
There was widespread speculation that the attack happened at a nearby Vons store, but court records contradict that.
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