Noel Rubio departed from Long Beach bound for O’ahu on Dec. 28 in a 32-foot sloop with plans to arrive on Jan. 18, but the never made it, according to the Coast Guard.
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Long Beach is about to end its emergency on homelessness. What progress has it made?
Is the emergency over? We took a close look at what the city has accomplished since it declared homelessness the most pressing issue facing Long Beach.
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High school basketball game ends with woman being pepper sprayed and arrested
The woman hit a school security officer during a confrontation after the game between Wilson and Cabrillo, according to The562, which first reported the incident.
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MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center employees form giant heart, united in red against America’s leading killer of women – heart disease
On National Wear Red Day, MemorialCare formally announced the opening of the brand-new Women’s Heart Center – dedicated solely to the prevention and early detection of heart disease. The clinic is held at MemorialCare Medical Group in Douglas Park, with testing and specialty care performed at MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center. To commemorate this important […]
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Massive storm could bring 6 inches of rain, ‘life-threatening’ flooding to Long Beach, forecasters say
A powerful system, which forecasters are calling “the largest storm of the season,” is expected to flood many areas of Long Beach, bring thunderstorms and impact travel.
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Want to organize a community event Downtown? DLBA is offering microgrants of up to $750
Applications will be accepted through March 1 for Downtown events planned this spring and summer that are open to the public.
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Actor Carl Weathers, who attended Long Beach Poly and LBCC, Dies at 76
Weathers rose to fame when he portrayed Sylvester Stallone’s boxing nemesis-turned-friend and mentor Apollo Creed in four “Rocky” films.
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Long Beach to expand free shuttle program to connect Downtown and Alamitos Bay zones
The City Council is expected to accept a grant from the South Coast Air Quality Management District that will eventually expand and connect areas serviced by the city’s free shuttle.
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47,000-gallon sewage spill forces closures at some Long Beach swimming areas
Swimming areas in and around the Colorado Lagoon and Alamitos Bay were temporarily closed after a sewage spill that followed heavy rainfall this week.
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MemorialCare lays off 59 more employees in Long Beach, eliminates 19 open positions
Long Beach Memorial is making operations more efficient, a spokesperson said, but current and former staff said the reductions will undoubtedly affect patient care.