Court blocks CHP from firing officer caught in LA overtime scandal
The California Highway Patrol lost an effort to fire one of the officers it caught billing the state for overtime hours they didn’t work at a Los Angeles station.
Health provider quits at Long Beach LGBTQ Center, disrupting gender-affirming care
It’s the latest fallout after dozens of people signed a letter demanding leadership change at the longstanding LGBTQ nonprofit.
Long Beach woman asks for help after car crashes into her house, ruining her small business
She said she and her 7-year-old son haven’t been able to return home since the jarring car wreck.
Cats rescued from afternoon fire at North Long Beach apartment complex
One cat, Luna, was quickly grabbed from a ledge as firefighters began dousing the blaze.
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City plans to cut hundreds of jobs, from fire captains to librarians, to cover multimillion-dollar shortfall
Long Beach officials proposed deep cuts as they grapple with dwindling reserves, rising personnel costs, a clawback of federal grants and a slowdown in the local economy.
After fierce pushback, LBUSD may keep dual-language immersion program in West Long Beach
Community members said they’re frustrated by a pattern of successful programs starting on the Westside and then being moved to more affluent areas.
Man crossing street killed by Long Beach Transit bus, police say
The crash happened at about 1:05 p.m. on July 21 in the 400 block of Golden Shore.
Long Beach starts offering rental subsidies to older adults. Here’s how to apply.
The city wants to keep older residents from falling into homelessness by offering qualifying households $400 to $500 a month.
Long Beach prepares for high tides, larger waves stirred by Hurricane Genevieve
Crews were rebuilding a protective sand berm, as they have several times this year, with high-tide events that threaten flooding happening more frequently.
Long Beach must rehire police officer it fought for years to keep off the force, appeals court rules
The city owes former LBPD Officer Dedier Reyes more than four years of back pay after a panel of judges agreed he was wrongfully terminated for allegedly lying on police…
Man shot while trying to stop catalytic converter thieves in Bixby Knolls, police say
The group fled before officers arrived. No descriptions of the thieves were immediately available.