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.”
Posted inCrime
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.
Posted inPolitics
How Prop 50 is shaping 2026 and what it means for SoCal voters
The landscape has continued to change since the election, including a federal court in Texas throwing out the redistricting that Prop 50 was meant to counteract.
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Dymond’s Breakthrough — and the Long Beach Program That Helped Power It
Dymond Bell’s journey with Merge Opportunities shows what’s possible when young adults have access to meaningful career paths.
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Speeding driver killed when he rear-ends Jeep; DUI suspected, Long Beach police say
Police said the crash was so violent it shoved the Jeep over a sidewalk into a parking lot.
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Disabled man charged with manslaughter in death of his longtime caretaker
Scott Braly, the son of prominent Long Beach philanthropists, is charged with killing Paul Farris, a former Millikan teacher hired to care for him.
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Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital announces partnership with Super Bowl champion quarterback Matthew Stafford
Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital announced a new partnership with Super Bowl Champion and Los Angeles Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford as its official brand ambassador. The new partnership supports the hospital’s mission to deliver quality, compassionate pediatric specialty and maternity care to families across South Los Angeles County and North Orange County. “As a father […]
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Up to 61,000 truck drivers in California could soon lose their licenses. Here’s why
The Trump administration is cracking down on immigrants who drive trucks in California, creating new regulations and threatening to withhold millions in federal highway funding over alleged violations by the state’s DMV. Newsom says those allegations are a lie.