With handcrafted blood, decorations scrounged from estate sales and an extravagant backstory, the Fairbrook Manor haunted house is drawing crowds to Long Beach.
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Survey says Long Beach wants legal cannabis use at festivals, other events
It’s currently illegal, but the City Council is looking at options to permit cannabis sales and consumption at large gatherings. There is concern, however, about secondhand smoke and other health risks.
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Empower women: Routine self-breast exams detect early signs of cancer
MemorialCare Breast Center offers expert care and advanced technology to detect and treat breast cancer at its earliest stage By: Sandy Lopez, RN, program director, MemorialCare Breast Center at Long Beach Medical Center Self-breast exams are an essential aspect of proactive healthcare, especially for women. This simple, at-home practice can aid in the early detection […]
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Long Beach music instructor convicted of exposing himself to 13-year-old girl
He’ll have to register as a sex offender, undergo 12 months of sex-compulsion counseling and perform 240 hours of community service.
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How inflation concerns could doom California’s proposition to increase minimum wage
Opponents of Proposition 32 to increase the statewide minimum wage to $18 an hour are running ads focused on the cost of living. Proponents are not reaching out to voters very much. And polls show declining support.
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Man shot during struggle with robber in East Long Beach, police say
The gun went off as the two men were struggling over it, police said.
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Where to watch the World Series (with Dodgers fans) in Long Beach
Now that fans can pack stadiums and bars again, here are the best options in Long Beach to watch the Dodgers’ pursuit of their eighth World Series title, starting at 5:08 p.m. on Friday.
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‘Dexter’ prequel filming around Bixby Park through Monday
Crews could be seen moving vintage furniture into a nearby condo complex for the series set in 1991 Miami.
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Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including a Halloween pet parade and so many spooky performances
If you want to see actors perform the stories of the dead in a local cemetery or see a musical version of Jekyll and Hyde, this is the weekend for you.
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Port gets $6.8M in federal funding for cybersecurity, drone-detection, other safety measures
The funding comes from the U.S. Department of Emergency Management Agency’s Port Security Grant Program.