MemorialCare’s Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach received a special visit from the nonprofit organization, AFutureSuperHero and Friends, on Saturday, June 22. Dedicated to spreading joy to hospitalized children, AFutureSuperHero and Friends made bedside visits and delivered toys to Miller Children’s & Women’s pediatric patients during their grand tour across all 50 states this […]
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After partying, fireworks and crime, LBPD cracks down on late-night use of the beach
Officers have recently been sweeping away campers on the sand and forcing drivers to leave the Junipero Beach parking lot when it closes.
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Long Beach may take steps to crack down on noise from train horns
City leaders will also look to work with Union Pacific to reduce crime, graffiti and trash that is in the railroad’s right-of-way.
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Long Beach woman charged with shoplifting 30 times in the last 8 months
Prosecutors called her a “chronic criminal,” and alleged she would sometimes steal from the same TJ Maxx multiple times in a day.
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Sean Burroughs’ death was caused by fentanyl intoxication, medical examiner says
The local baseball legend and former MLB player collapsed at Stearns Champions Park last month. Authorities just revealed his cause of death.
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Man shoots his neighbor to death in Downtown Long Beach, police say
“The preliminary investigation indicates the victim and suspect are neighbors and known to one another,” the Long Beach Police Department said in a statement.
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After pushback, Ethics Commission now won’t recommend that nonprofits report lobbying
Commissioners are now seeking to instead add requirements that elected leaders and top officials upload their calendars to the city website on a monthly basis.
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California has just approved a new blueprint for offshore wind. The massive projects will cost billions
Harnessing clean energy is a venture of unprecedented scope in California. Long Beach’s port could be used for storing, staging and assembling parts needed for the massive operation.
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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including flower-picking and a beer-centric anniversary
On tap this weekend: Beachwood Brewing turns 13, plenty of chances to see live music, and picking your own bucket of flowers at our local farm lot.
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New banners along Carson Street honor 25 local veterans
The honorees include former Councilmember Val Lerch and Tibor Rubin, who served in the U.S. Army after being liberated from a concentration camp during World War II.