Man dies a month after hit-and-run crash left him hospitalized, family says
The man was identified by his family as 76-year-old Sy Thongdy.
Frustrated with police performance, Metro could look at creating its own force
Los Angeles County Metro officials voted Thursday to begin negotiating contract extensions with law enforcement agencies that patrol its trains and buses—and to look into creating an in-house police department following reports that officers it pays to patrol the system might not be following through on that duty.
Long Beach, LA County unemployment continued to rise in February
Despite the increase, February marked the first time in three years that Long Beach reached a lower unemployment rate than Los Angeles County as a whole.
Special Olympics plunges into partnership with LBCC in preparation for summer games
The partnership will allow over 80 Special Olympics Southern California athletes to practice at the LBCC Liberal Arts Campus ahead of the 2023 Special Olympics Summer Games, which are scheduled to take place on June 10 and 11 at Cal State Long Beach.
35th successful mission brings Rocket Lab’s delivery tally to 159 satellites in orbit
The company delivered two more satellites and saw the successful splashdown and recovery of the first stage of its Electron rocket.
Government, port and labor leaders celebrate $110M for supply chain worker training campus
The facility, slated to open by 2029, will be a central location for attracting, recruiting, training and retraining dockworkers, truck drivers, warehouse employees and other essential logistics workers.
Long Beach will extend winter homeless shelter at Community Hospital through April
City officials had been seeking an extension at the hospital, which has been hosting up to 81 people per night since mid-December and was originally slated to close at the end of March.
California ends some water limits after storms ease drought
The order will impact people in different ways depending on where they live. For most people, it means they won’t be limited to watering their lawns on only certain days of the week or at certain times of the day.
Nearly 20 dogs went home last weekend from Long Beach shelter. It’s still not enough.
Even with adoptions continuing through the week, including a couple of lucky dogs scheduled for euthanasia, it’s still not enough to save animals from leaving the shelter in the worst possible way.
Leading research study offers blood test to potentially detect up to 50 types of cancer early
This screening is especially beneficial for aggressive cancers that are not currently screened for.