Police look for hit-and-run driver who crashed into man in wheelchair
Police said the man in the wheelchair was crossing PCH outside of a marked crosswalk when he was struck by a “dark-colored” vehicle.
Long Beach Post nominated for two Golden State Journalism Awards
Winners will be announced in Sacramento next week.
4-year-old hospitalized after falling from fifth-story window, police say
The girl was rushed to a hospital in critical, but stable condition, police said.
Police interrupt, arrest man stealing copper wire from Cal Heights streetlights, LBPD says
A sergeant spotted him tampering with a light and then discovered he already had 39 pounds of stolen wire, police said.
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Rollout of changes to CalFresh puts 600K Californians at risk of losing food benefits
More than 1 in 5 Long Beach residents, about 93,000 people, rely on CalFresh food benefits. Some will begin losing them soon.
Man charged with manslaughter in crash that sent truck careening through wall
Two drivers were weaving in and out of traffic at unsafe speeds when one of them crashed into the truck, killing the driver, police allege.
Aquarium of the Pacific debuts $2 million ‘Dreamscapes’ exhibit with dozens of sea jelly species
They traded for or captured 40 types of jellyfish from across the globe and built them a 7,700-gallon habitat.
1 killed, 2 hurt in construction accident at Rescue Mission’s women’s shelter
A trench collapsed, trapping three men under the dirt.
Stretch of old Red Car tracks that became parkland to get long-awaited facelift
Once a dumping ground overgrown with tall grass, neighbors hope new trees, native plants and walking paths will turn it into a community gathering space.
Man dies in scooter crash, Long Beach police say
Police said the man was riding the scooter westbound on the north sidewalk of Seventh Street when, for unknown reasons, he lost control and crashed, police said.
School board chair apologizes for not pushing back harder on Islamophobia at recent meeting
After a tirade of xenophobic remarks from one public speaker, the school board’s “silence that followed was deafening,” said one advocate.