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4 days ago · Long Beach's most read source for local news, investigative reports, arts & culture, food, business, sports, and real-estate.
Gang members get life in prison for Long Beach mass shooting
Jan 29, 2024 · Five gang members have been sentenced to life in prison without the possibility of parole for killing three people and wounding nine others in what was one of the worst mass shootings in Long Beach history.
One in four people now testing positive for COVID in Long Beach
Long Beach and Los Angeles County again set records for new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with one in four people in Long Beach now testing positive for the virus. The city reported 1,720 new cases, with a positivity rate of about 24.6%—up from 3% just two weeks ago.
Spate of 6 shootings leaves 1 dead, 4 wounded across Long …
Dec 22, 2023 · Detectives are investigating a string of six separate shootings across Long Beach that left one person dead and four others injured Thursday night. At least two of the shootings are believed to be related, police said, but many of the details remain under investigation.
Murder suspect appears to have killed himself during ... - Long …
Sep 16, 2024 · Police said a suspected gunman who sparked an hours-long standoff after a pair of killings near DeForest Park was found dead from an apparently self-inflicted gunshot wound Monday. The standoff began shortly after 11:15 a.m., which is when police received a report of a suspect who shot a woman in the 300 block of 63rd Street.
Goodbye purple bins: Long Beach is getting a new — mandatory …
Sep 19, 2024 · Grass trimmings, bones and banana peels: the yard and food scraps once forgotten about the moment they landed in the trash, are now at the center of a new program meant to curb emissions by repurposing waste. Long Beach in October is beginning the first iteration of its phased rollout of Senate Bill 1383, a 2020 state law with the goal of ...
Long Beach must rehire officers it accused of lying in police …
Sep 2, 2024 · Two Long Beach police officers fired for allegedly lying in their official reports must be rehired, a city employment panel ruled Friday — a stunning repudiation of the charges that previously upended criminal cases and bolstered accusations of brutality.
Officer shoots suspect in 4 other shootings near Downtown Long …
Apr 17, 2023 · The suspect was transported to a local hospital by the Long Beach Fire Department, and a firearm was recovered at the scene. No officers were injured, according to authorities. Officers investigate the scene of a police shooting on Ocean Boulevard on …
19 people rescued from sailboat damaged near Long Beach …
Feb 5, 2024 · Officials said 19 people aboard a sailboat had to be rescued by a Good Samaritan and the Long Beach Fire Department near the breakwater Sunday.