Long Beach loses $9.5 million in social welfare programs as Trump Admin dismantles AmeriCorps service agency
The money was funding 79 positions across the city for young workers seeking experience in health care, education, shelters and other social services.
Man gets 3 years in prison for slamming puppy into the ground in Long Beach
Here’s the inside story on how he was filmed, caught and convicted for an act of animal abuse that went viral.
Tariffs begin to batter Long Beach Port; expect ripple effects across the U.S. soon, officials say
There’s a steep drop in ships docking. That means fewer jobs for longshoremen and — soon — shortages in stores, Port of Long Beach leaders say.
2 men dead in wrong-way crash on 7th Street, Long Beach police say
The wreck happened at about 6:20 this morning just east of Recreation Park.
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Long Beach Rite Aid closing as company starts bankruptcy process again
The Rite Aid at Anaheim Street and Redondo Avenue will close June 2, and the chain’s other stores will eventually be sold or shut down.
Police investigate death of 73-year-old man found stabbed Monday morning
Police have not, at this point, labeled his death a homicide, calling it an “undetermined death.”
‘Millions out on the street virtually overnight’: How Trump’s budget proposal could affect California
President Donald Trump’s budget proposal in its present form would have huge effects on housing and homelessness in California.
Sex abuse convictions upheld against ex-LBUSD teacher who preyed on students
Mark Anthony Santo, who taught at Lindbergh Middle School and Jordan High School, was seeking to overturn his prison sentence of 80 years to life.
Demolition begins on defunct shopping center to make way for 8-story building with 272 apartments
The old City Place Shopping Center is being knocked down as part of a major plan to redevelop entire blocks of Downtown Long Beach.
After Long Beach repealed a tax exemption, SoCal Edison wants to pass the cost along to local ratepayers
An increase in your electrical bill is coming, but how big the price tag is will depend on who pays it: just Long Beach customers or everyone in the region.
California lawmakers kill bid to force HOAs to follow open meeting laws
A Republican bill to require more transparency from California’s 50,000 homeowners associations failed to advance out of committee despite bipartisan support.