You’ll be as moved as the audience was on opening night, rising to your feet in applause by the end of the tale.
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Neighbor battles apartment fire with garden hose, helping firefighters rescue woman inside
The woman was rushed to the hospital with critical burn injuries. A Fire Department spokesperson credited the neighbor’s “heroic actions” with slowing down the blaze.
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Long Beach Unified cuts hundreds of contracted teaching jobs
The district has sought to avoid laying off permanent staff as it seeks to close a large budget gap. Nevertheless, teachers say these latest cuts will be felt in the classroom.
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Cash-strapped Long Beach warns of looming cuts as it projects deficit up to $80 million next year
Departments are already looking for ways to save money, and service reductions appear inevitable after slipping tax revenue and canceled federal grants left the city relying on reserves to balance its budget.
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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including coffin decorating and a whole lot of dancing
Plus, an evening of free music and fun on The Promenade.
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A Long Beach woman began cooking free meals out of her home. Now she’s feeding hundreds.
A grassroots nonprofit called the Long Beach Food Coalition is providing people in need with home-cooked meals, no strings attached.
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New CA bill seeks to stop local police from helping ICE racially profile or detain observers
The bill would ban local law enforcement from helping federal agents with operations based on racial profiling, efforts to stop First Amendment speech or actions involving unauthorized military weapons.
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AI will soon listen to and review 911 calls in Long Beach
It will be used for quality assurance to make sure dispatchers are gathering all the necessary information for first responders.
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To better prevent veteran suicides, CSULB researchers seek to clarify their scope
The team hopes to standardize tracking and reporting — an urgent problem when veteran suicide rates are more than double that of the overall adult population in the U.S.
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Cal State University skilled trade workers go on strike
More than 1,000 skilled trade workers, including plumbers, electricians, HVAC techs, locksmiths and other building maintenance staff, started their strike today at campuses across the state.