The blaze began around 2:30 p.m. at a two-story apartment building in the 100 block of Nieto Avenue.
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Queen Mary tours to resume next week; hotel rooms open in May
Queen Mary tours are slated to return starting April 1, while hotel rooms on the ship are available to book starting May 12, the vessel’s operator has announced.
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Mega Millions ticket with 5 numbers sold at Long Beach 7-Eleven
A ticket with five numbers, but missing the Mega number, in last night’s drawing of the multi-state Mega Millions lottery was sold at a Long Beach convenience store and is worth $651,609, the California Lottery announced.
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Purple rays: Why some Long Beach streetlights emit a psychedelic hue
You’re not hallucinating, but solving the mystery took some work.
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Man arrested in connection to shooting of bystander at the Pike last year, police say
Lemont Travis Miller, 22, was taken into custody near Bluff Park Thursday night on suspicion of attempted murder, Long Beach Police Department booking log records show.
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Man dies a month after hit-and-run crash left him hospitalized, family says
The man was identified by his family as 76-year-old Sy Thongdy.
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Frustrated with police performance, Metro could look at creating its own force
Los Angeles County Metro officials voted Thursday to begin negotiating contract extensions with law enforcement agencies that patrol its trains and buses—and to look into creating an in-house police department following reports that officers it pays to patrol the system might not be following through on that duty.
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Special Olympics plunges into partnership with LBCC in preparation for summer games
The partnership will allow over 80 Special Olympics Southern California athletes to practice at the LBCC Liberal Arts Campus ahead of the 2023 Special Olympics Summer Games, which are scheduled to take place on June 10 and 11 at Cal State Long Beach.
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Police release video of officer shooting attacker in stabbing earlier this month
A man who was shot by police as he was stabbing someone apparently chased down his victim even as officers arrived at the scene and allegedly ordered him to stop, according to newly released video footage of the incident.
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Long Beach will extend winter homeless shelter at Community Hospital through April
City officials had been seeking an extension at the hospital, which has been hosting up to 81 people per night since mid-December and was originally slated to close at the end of March.