Amid a tuberculosis emergency and summer COVID surge, mass layoffs of health workers are expected in September. Workers say they’ll be left “critically understaffed.”
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Ex-LBUSD school safety officer takes plea agreement in killing of 18-year-old
After jurors deadlocked in his murder trial, Eddie Gonzalez has pleaded no contest to voluntary manslaughter for killing Mona Rodriguez about a block away from Millikan High School.
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More California schools are banning smartphones, but kids keep bringing them
Schools that banned phones a few years ago have advice for other districts as the governor calls for a crackdown.
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CSULB Shark Lab’s early warning system is in danger; they’re asking for help
The lab has buoys that warn lifeguards when juvenile white sharks are near. Shark Lab director Chris Lowe says he may have to start pulling them out of the water and laying off staff next month.
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Yes, that was a tiny little earthquake in the Bluff Park area
For most people, this one wasn’t nearly as noticeable as other, larger recent quakes, but people still reported feeling the jolt shortly before 1 p.m.
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Silver Alert issued for 64-year-old man who went missing in Long Beach
Anyone with information on his whereabouts was urged to call 911.
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After 7 years of serving affordable vegan food on 4th Street, Seabirds Kitchen is closing
Instead of raising prices, sacrificing food quality or cutting back on labor, owner Stephanie Morgan decided to shut down the Long Beach location.
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Fake human skull on the beach prompts police response — twice
The beach off Bluff Park looked an awful lot like a murder scene Monday morning.
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Long Beach Rep. Robert Garcia to speak at Democratic National Convention tonight
Garcia said he plans to talk about his tenure as mayor of Long Beach during the COVID-19 pandemic before pivoting to “the failures of the Donald Trump presidency.”
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Homeless man shot to death near Michelle Obama Library in North Long Beach, police say
Homicide detectives are still trying to determine how and why the slaying happened.