Monday Morning Coffee: Long Beach must prioritize traffic safety, council members say
Good morning, Long Beach. It’s Monday, March 2. Here’s what you need to know to start your day. To get this email newsletter each week, sign up at LBPost.com/newsletters. Long Beach is failing at its goal to lower the number of people killed while walking, biking and driving on its streets. Now, some elected...
Motorcyclist Killed After Crashing Into Wall on 405 Freeway
At approximately 3:15am on February 28th, 2026, authorities received reports of a motorcycle crashing into a roadside wall on the on-ramp to northbound Interstate 405 at Springdale Street in Westminster. Witnesses reported the motorcycle was traveling at a high rate of speed prior to impact and veered toward the...
Fear that herbicides are poisoning Orange County creeks blows up on social media
Residents concerned about the possible poisoning of Orange County waterways with herbicides have been making their voices heard on Instagram and pressured the county into holding a meeting on the issue. Their effort has exposed tensions between people who see the waterways as natural creeks and county officials who...
Another Orange County City Dials Back Senior Transportation
More Orange County seniors might have a difficult time accessing low cost rides to community centers, grocery stores and doctor visits as local officials increasingly cut down on senior transportation services. It comes as county transportation officials note the Orange County Transportation Authority hasn’t reduced...
Orange County Mother Arrested After Viral Video Shows Toddler Falling From Moving Car in...
A woman from Orange County has been arrested in connection with an incident in Fullerton in which a toddler fell onto a roadway from a moving vehicle, after video of the moment spread widely online. Police say the child, aged 19 months, was hurt in the fall and was treated at hospital, but is expected … The post...
Top of the V Reopens as Spanish Steakhouse in Anaheim
Top of the V, the rooftop restaurant perched on the 12th floor of The Viv Hotel in Anaheim, is back in action after a short January shutdown, returning with a fresh Spanish-inspired steakhouse concept. The reboot shifts the kitchen from primarily tapas to a meat-focused lineup while hanging on to shareable plates and...
Garden Grove Moves to Ban Whippets
Another Orange County is looking to introduce restrictions on whippets, with Garden Grove officials eying a ban of the inhalant. Recreational nitrous oxide, known as “whippets” or “galaxy gas,” can be inhaled to create a high and can lead to “neurological, hematologic [related to blood], and psychiatric...
Irvine family says home lab belonging to teen trying to cure cancer was misread...
An Orange County family whose home was surrounded by FBI agents and SWAT Team members after “suspicious” items were found in its garage says there is nothing nefarious about the discovery. The investigation started on Feb. 23 when the landlord of the property, located in the gated Altair community near Cartwheel...
Newsom threatens California counties for failing to use his new mental health court
Far fewer people with mental illness are getting help in Gov. Gavin Newsom’s CARE Court program than expected. This week, he blamed local governments for shortcomings.
Teen Driver Shot Near Atlantic and Artesia, Then Drives Himself to Hospital
A teenage boy is recovering after he was shot while driving in North Long Beach early Saturday, then managed to get himself to a nearby hospital. Police say the teen arrived at the hospital around 2:06 a.m. with gunshot wounds and that his injuries are not considered life-threatening. Detectives later cordoned off a...

















