18-year-old Mona Rodriguez was a passenger in a car driving away from the officer when he opened fire, killing her near Millikan High School.
Posted inClimate Change, News
Aquaculture is crucial in fight against climate change, but lack of public awareness is a major hurdle
Sustainable seafarming of animals and plants could play a major role as the U.S. addresses climate change, but most people have never heard of it or know little about it. And people tend to fear what they don’t know.
Posted inCity, News
Long Beach to hold 2 meetings for input on how to spend $8.8 million in federal funding
Long Beach is asking for residents’ input on how to spend approximately $8.8 million in federal funding that the city received to go toward programs and housing for disadvantaged and under-resourced areas of the city.
Posted inCity, News
Filming near Downtown this week will close lanes and limit parking, DLBA says
It’s unclear what will be filming, but parts of Cedar Avenue, Atlantic Avenue, Third Street and Fourth Street will be affected.
Posted inCity, News
Long Beach employee unions call for action after ambulance driver falls asleep, hits power pole
Two Long Beach employee unions are calling for immediate changes to what they say are unsafe working conditions caused by fatigue after a Long Beach Fire Department ambulance crashed into a power pole early Sunday morning.
Posted inHealth, News
Kettering Elementary School events postponed following possible gastroenteritis outbreak
School nursing staff reported that 14 students experienced symptoms of gastroenteritis last week, according to Long Beach Unified School District spokesperson Chris Eftychiou.
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Officials: Epic California snowpack among biggest on record
This year’s epic snowpack in California’s Sierra Nevada could top records, state officials said Monday, and significant flooding is expected when it melts and flows down from the mountains.
Posted inCrime, News
LA County Sheriff’s patrol vehicle stolen; culprit arrested after chase
A woman who allegedly stole a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department patrol SUV led deputies on a chase today from Compton through Long Beach to Orange County, where she was eventually boxed in by other vehicles and taken into custody.
Posted inBusiness, News
Free harbor tours return to Port of Long Beach
The Port of Long Beach will once again host free harbor tours beginning in May, offering the public a chance to visit the sights and sounds of the nation’s largest seaport complex, port officials announced today.
Posted inNews, Politics
California may change its mental health funding. Why that might cut some services
For the second time in as many years, Gov. Gavin Newsom is pushing for major reform of California’s mental health system, this time by overhauling the way counties spend mental health dollars and placing a bond measure before voters to build more psychiatric beds.