Police said they set up the checkpoint at Seventh Street and Locust Avenue based on data about DUI crashes and citations.
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Metro reports ridership growth, continuing upward trend
Ridership on the Metro transit system grew 8.2% in July compared to the same month last year, with a combined 25,466,384 bus and rail boardings, marking a 20th straight month of year-over-year progress.
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City to give out 40 food carts to street vendors; here’s how to apply
The city is setting aside more than $400,000 to provide the free carts, all of which meet local rules for health and safety.
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Police search for missing man, 29, who has mental conditions
Davontay M. Clark who was last seen at 8:30 p.m. Thursday leaving his home near Poly High.
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This new Long Beach ice cream shop has a special ingredient: Custard
The new shop near CSULB offers unique flavors like “fluffernutter” (peanut butter, marshmallow and Nutter Butter crumbles) and carnival crunch (with Circus Animal Cookies crumbled inside).
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Pediatric cancer patients blaze a trail of hope at Champions Run for Life ‘Torch Run’
This event helped raise funds for expanded treatment programs and research at the Jonthan Jaques Children’s Cancer Institute at MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach.
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‘An awful tragedy’: 2 convicted in death of Long Beach man, 21
Two young men were sentenced to 15 years to life in state prison for chasing a Long Beach man onto a street in Santa Fe Springs, beating him and leaving him in the street, where he was soon struck and killed by a driver.
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12 LA county beaches not safe due to bacteria, health officials say
Citing high bacteria levels, the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health today warned visitors to avoid swimming, surfing or playing in ocean waters at 12 area beaches. The affected beaches are: Las Flores Creek at Las Flores State Beach, entire swim area; Walnut Creek at Paradise Cove, entire swim area; Solstice Creek at Dan […]
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California tried to make Google pay news outlets. The company cut a deal that includes funding AI
State lawmakers give up on bills to force tech companies to pay media outlets for using news. Instead, they agree with Google on a program to help local newsrooms and to explore artificial intelligence.
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Long Beach police are taking longer to respond to calls due to vacancies, data shows
An analysis of city data found that for all but the highest-priority requests, Long Beach police officers are taking more than 20 minutes longer to respond than they did three years ago.