Your complete guide to POW! WOW! Long Beach events July 21 – 28
You’ll need this guide to navigate all the great things going on at this globally-recognized mural fest.
Hawthorne man charged with drowning deaths of autistic sons in port
Elmezayen allegedly drove a car with his partner and two youngest children off a wharf at the Port of Los Angeles and escaped by swimming out the open driver’s side window.
They have your back, Benny: Justice for traumatized cat
Benny, who may have been abused, got a second chance. A birthday bash will raise funds for other cats like him.
Suspect in shooting death of woman found near courthouse turns himself in
Police arrested a 31-year-old man after he walked into a Long Beach Police Department building with his attorney, who identified him as the suspect in the shooting death of 46-year-old Nancy Romero, authorities announced today.
Anaheim City Council finalizes negotiating team ahead of talks with Angels
Anaheim’s Mayor Harry Sidhu will be part of a team that will lead negotiations with the Los Angeles Angels. Some members objected to his nomination because of his financial ties to the team.
Permanent sales tax increase heads to March ballot
Measure A has generated tens of millions of dollars the city has spent on roads, police and fire personnel. If it goes away, city leaders say cuts could come even as tax rates remain the same.
Coroner identifies woman found dying on Downtown Long Beach sidewalk
Nancy Romero, 46, died at the hospital after she was found wounded on the sidewalk, according to coroner’s records. She’d been shot in the back.
Office Hours: Like Facebook comments, but in real life
We want to have a conversation with you. Yes you, reading this right now, you. We want to talk to you and see your face and hear your thoughts and answer your questions and hear your ideas. Like back before the internet.
UPDATE: Missing 24-year-old man found in Wilmington, police say
He was found Monday night and has been reunited with his family.
Man leads officers on short chase after carjacking woman, police say
The woman told officers that shortly before 7:40 p.m. Monday, a man made motions as if he had a gun and stole her car near the intersection of Atlantic Avenue and Burnett Street.