By: Nilesh Vora, M.D., medical director, MemorialCare Todd Cancer Institute, Long Beach Medical Center and co-chair, Bucket List Project Foundation For more than 14 years, the MemorialCare Cancer Institute at Long Beach Medical Center has partnered with the nonprofit Bucket List Project Foundation to bring moments of joy, hope, and fulfillment to terminally ill patients. […]
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Dozens of renters say she scammed them; now Anne Bergstedt is facing 30 felonies
She was infamous for allegedly stealing down payments and spinning a web of excuses. People who crossed her path say they’re thankful she could finally face consequences.
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Baby girl was tortured, murdered by her father and stepmother, Long Beach police say
Authorities did not disclose the nature of the abuse but said it was ongoing and caused the 14-month-old’s death.
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Popular food assistance program that offers extra money for fruits and veggies returns
A program that offers CalFresh recipients an extra $60 a month to spend on fresh produce at participating stores and farmers markets is restarting thanks to renewed state funding.
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Pursuit of carjacking suspects ends at Lakewood Petco store, LASD says
The chase started a little before 10 a.m. today and ended with suspects at gunpoint.
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Candlelight vigil scheduled tonight for police officer killed in pursuit crash
Officer Alec Sanders, who had been with the Alhambra Police Department for just eight months, was covering the shift of a colleague when he was fatally injured. He previously worked for about a year with the Long Beach Police Department.
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Long Beach Airport expects 110,000 travelers during the Thanksgiving rush
Roughly 6.78 million people across Southern California are expected to travel for Thanksgiving.
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City, state leaders hash out a burning question: Who most needs profits from Long Beach’s oil?
Pressured by a stark decline in oil revenues and a rise in costly coastal projects, city leaders in Long Beach are racing to make the case that it needs a greater portion to transition away from oil. Its state leaders, however, say that money would come at a great cost.
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Congressional hearing probes misconduct claims in Long Beach, LA immigration raids
“What is happening in my city is not immigration enforcement,” Mayor Rex Richardson testified. “It is state-sponsored intimidation, targeting families, workers, entire neighborhoods through discriminatory profiling, unconstitutional stops and acts of violence.”
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13-year-old Long Beach girl suspected of fatally shooting teenage boy, police say
She was taken into custody on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter, according to authorities.