The fatal crash happened around midnight last night.
Posted inTrade & Transportation
LA Metro board OKs study for proposed Olympic water taxi service
Staff will assess routes and costs for a ferry service between Long Beach and San Pedro.
Posted inClimate Change
U.S. Senate blocks California’s electric car mandate in historic vote
Today’s decision could upend California’s phaseout of gas-powered cars and its decades-long battle against air pollution. Some experts say Congress’ move is illegal and is likely to trigger a legal battle.
Posted inArt
Theater News: A bluegrass-infused musical by Steve Martin and Edie Brickell is coming to the Long Beach Landmark
The musical has a “rich, authentic bluegrass score” featuring fiddle, guitar, piano and banjo — Steve Martin’s instrument of choice.
Posted inCrime
Veterans memorial vandalized in Paramount; authorities ask for help finding perpetrators
“This is a shameful act of disrespect to those who risked their lives protecting our country and freedoms, as this memorial stands as a symbol of honor and their sacrifice,” the city said in a statement.
Posted inTrade & Transportation
12-foot-tall ‘Fly LONG BEACH’ sign to be installed outside Long Beach Airport
At night, it will be lit by internal LEDs. The City Council approved a $859,625 budget for the project on Tuesday.
Posted inCity
Long Beach is seizing food, impounding carts as it starts crackdown on unpermitted street vending
Few food cart owners have been able to comply with the city’s rules that went into effect more than a year ago. Now, enforcement has begun.
Posted inEducation
Fraud pushes California’s community colleges to consider an application fee. Is it worth it?
Faced with increasing financial aid fraud, the board of California’s community colleges is considering ways to charge students an application fee and tighten its identity verification process. Students are pushing back.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a huge BBQ festival and groundbreaking tiki documentary
Is summer here yet? It definitely feels like it with outdoor concerts, good eats and even the Mai Tai Festival happening this weekend.
Posted inCrime
Palm Springs ‘anti-life’ bombing suspect may have had suicide pact with slain Washington woman
Online postings and interviews with his father reveal an expanding network of fringe beliefs around the ethics of human life and procreation.