Long Beach ends its free HIV and STI testing, citing federal cuts
Long Beach has among the highest rates of HIV per capita in California, according to state data.
Shootings hit a 5-year low in Long Beach, and homicides are also on the decline, police chief says
Cities across the state are reporting major declines in killings and other violent crimes through the first half of 2025.
Hundreds of guns stolen off of freight trains bound from Long Beach
Authorities said a series of three heists appeared to be “targeted thefts.”
Man seriously burned in fire at Carmelitos housing complex, Long Beach Fire Department says
The blaze broke out around 10 a.m. in one of the complex’s upper-floor units, according to the LBFD.
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3 deputies killed in explosion at Sheriff’s Department facility in East Los Angeles
The explosion occurred at the Biscailuz Regional Training Center, which serves the sheriff’s Special Enforcement Bureau’s Arson/Explosives Detail.
The Queen Mary’s commodore, who welcomed tourists aboard for over 40 years, has died
Nobody embodied the Queen Mary quite like Everette Hoard, who was a near-constant presence on the ship since 1982.
Bryan Braman, former LBCC linebacker who helped Eagles win Super Bowl, dies at 38
Braman returned to LBCC less than a month after his Super Bowl win with the Eagles and credited the coaching staff for helping him achieve his lifelong dream of playing…
Long Beach in talks to land minor league baseball team
“Long Beach actually is the largest city, to our knowledge, the largest city in the country that doesn’t have its own pro baseball team,” said one of the potential team’s…
Judge won’t stay her ban on roving immigration patrols as government appeals the order
Government lawyers have compared her order to a “strait-jacket” crippling the Trump Administration’s ability to enforce immigration laws.
‘There is no sanctuary anywhere:’ Border Patrol raids come to California’s capital
The Border Patrol began conducting operations in Sacramento on Thursday, as two federal court rulings have ordered them to stop warrantless raids.
Justice Department wants information on undocumented immigrants inside California jails
The move signals the federal government is intent on detaining undocumented immigrants who are caught up in the criminal justice system — whether or not they’ve been convicted.