One blaze, in a storage yard filled with plastic tubing, sent thick black smoke pouring into the sky.
Posted inLocal History
A fly fishing club in Recreation Park celebrates a century of casting and reeling
The Long Beach Casting Club is turning 100. Its practice pond in the park is one of only two in Los Angeles County.
Posted inCrime
Tipster who helped identify Long Beach dog abuser to get $5,000 reward, PETA says
“It just takes one kind person to crack a cruelty case, and by coming forward, this tipster saved this dog from further abuse and gave her the bright future she deserves,” the organization said in a statement.
Posted inHealth
Medi-Cal coverage of weight loss drugs on chopping block under governor’s proposal
Weight loss drugs Ozempic and Wegovy would no longer be covered by California’s health insurance for low-income people under the governor’s proposal.
Posted inArt
Theater News: ‘Steel Magnolias’ set to grace the Long Beach Playhouse stage
“I wanted a play that centers on women and highlights their strengths,” the theater’s artistic director, Sean Gray, said.
Posted inNews
Metro advances idea for Olympic water taxi between Long Beach and San Pedro
Long Beach will be a major hub during the 2028 Games, and officials are exploring ways to make sure spectators have easy access.
Posted inEducation
After LBUSD casts suspicion on an online fundraiser, donor behind it says he was unfairly maligned
Fremont Elementary’s principal said the money from a local gym’s fundraiser “may not even go to” the school. The gym owner said he’s raised hundreds of thousands for the science program.
Posted inThings To Do
Things to do in Long Beach this weekend — including the Pride Parade and a youth poetry contest
It’s going to be a busy weekend.
Posted inCrime
Luggage packed with contraband cigarettes seized at Long Beach Cruise Terminal, authorities say
They allege two women arriving on a cruise ship from Ensenada, Mexico, were trying to smuggle in hundreds of cartons of cigarettes.
Posted inNews
Death of man who jumped from shoreline pedestrian bridge is ruled an accident
The man plummeted to his death along a crowded portion of the Long Beach harbor. A newly released medical examiner’s report says he was trying to leap into the water.