The man injured in an explosion on Monday had taken the day off from work to recover from a father-daughter cycling marathon the day before, his wife said.
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Long Beach’s Rocket Lab snags NASA contract to bring rocks from Mars back to Earth
The work is part of an ongoing international effort to study whether life ever existed on Mars, and potentially pave the way for human exploration of the “red planet.”
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School safety officer sentenced to 3 years in shooting death of Long Beach teen
Eddie Gonzalez, 54, received the lower end of the sentencing range of three years, which he has already served through a combination of jail time and electronic monitoring.
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Construction to begin on new Silverado Park playground early next year
Long Beach officials say they’ve finalized designs for the playground at Silverado Park — one of the last major parks without a signature play area.
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Long Beach native Billie Jean King to be Rose Parade Grand Marshal
King called it “a dream come true”
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Back house ‘completely destroyed’ by explosion in West Long Beach, fire officials say
Neighbors reported a powerful blast. Rescuers went door-to-door to make sure nobody else was hurt.
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Motorcyclist in critical condition after crash on Studebaker Road, Long Beach police say
Police said they believe the motorcyclist ran a red light, and they suspect speed was a factor.
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Photos: Long Beach Symphony celebrates its 90th anniversary
Saturday’s concert opened with the same piece of music the symphony first performed in 1934.
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Howl-lelujah: Photos of Saturday’s Blessing of the Animals in Long Beach
Cold-blooded, four-legged, housebroken or not — all were welcome this weekend to receive a special blessing.
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Man shot to death at St. John Bosco was there to watch son’s football game, authorities say
Video from the scene showed a car with multiple apparent bullet holes in the high school parking lot.