Rodger Watkins’ smile always “greeted you like a warm hug,” his family said. The woman accused of killing him in a high-speed crash is now charged with a felony.
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Hospital improperly discharged man with mental conditions; he’s now missing, Long Beach police say
The 61-year-old man is under a conservatorship and “should not have been discharged on his own,” police said.
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California’s $12 billion Medicaid makeover banks on nonprofits’ buy-in
California’s Medicaid program is relying heavily on community groups to deliver new social services to vulnerable patients, such as security deposits for homeless people and air purifiers for asthma patients.
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Long Beach Rep. Robert Garcia won’t attend embassy event after Peru declares transgender people mentally ill
Garcia, a Long Beach Democrat and first Peruvian American elected to Congress, said the move was “discriminatory, dangerous and shameful.”
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Firefighters rescue man from 4th-floor balcony as blaze burns inside
Metro service down the A Line tracks on Long Beach Boulevard was also briefly shut down as crews fought the fire, but it has resumed.
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$400M overhaul of Poly High School set to begin this fall
The construction is expected to last more than six years. It will start in November with repairs to the school’s HVAC system and construction of interim classrooms.
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Man shot near Long Beach Rescue Mission
Police said the gunfire was reported shortly after 3 p.m. near 14th Street and Pacific Avenue.
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Long Beach man convicted of murdering woman after learning she was pregnant with his child
The convicted killer decided to solve the “complication” this pregnancy caused in his life “with three bullets,” the prosecutor told jurors.
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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a Pride run and historic homes tour
Yes, the main event this weekend is undoubtedly Long Beach Pride, but there are also other options if you want to avoid the crowds.
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Gavin Newsom’s budget proposal ditches promise to fund 5 years of growth for UC and Cal State
The latest version of the budget cuts funding by a combined $200 million for the state’s two public university systems.