The Queen — nicknamed the Grey Ghost during its military service — played an important role in WWII as one of the largest and fastest troopships.
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Festival of Flight — Long Beach’s free celebration of its aviation legacy — returns Saturday
The annual event gives people a chance to walk onto the tarmac of Long Beach Airport and see storied aircraft up close.
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Man hiding in attic crawlspace was wanted for sex crime against a child, LBPD says
A SWAT standoff earlier this week was sparked when an 18-year-old man went into a Long Beach apartment building with a teenage girl, police said.
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Robbers yanked necklaces away from kids in East Long Beach, police say; 3 arrested
Police say this happened at least four times, with two of the incidents happening within a few blocks of Millikan High School.
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Photos: Nonprofit focused on youth success hands out shoes and skate gear to hundreds of students
Dreamz Into Goals works to lift up students year-round, and on Saturday, hundreds of them got a boost from the local nonprofit.
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Explosion that destroyed Long Beach home likely caused by gas leak, LBFD says
Fire officials think they’ve determined the cause of the blast that completely destroyed a back house in West Long Beach earlier this week.
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Police standoff in apartment building shuts down stretch of Long Beach Boulevard
Police have called in SWAT officers as they try to get a man out of a fifth-floor apartment.
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Long Beach’s first Sprouts now open near the Traffic Circle
The store is offering deals and giveaways during a grand opening celebration through the weekend.
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Amid staffing shortage, Long Beach police will no longer send officers to minor traffic collisions
Facing depleted ranks, police brass hope to free up officers so they can respond more quickly to higher-priority calls.
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Authorities ID 4 of 5 people killed in Catalina plane crash
The investigation into what caused the crash is continuing.