Long Beach CA

Back in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics marathon, Gabriela Andersen-Schiess entered the stadium in extreme heat looking badly dehydrated and exhausted. In the last 400m, she struggled badly but still kept going as officials and medical staff were beside her, but not carrying her! Finally, she finished in 2:48:42, and it became known as a “finish at all costs” moment. But...

Beginning in May, disabled residents in North Long Beach will have a more convenient option to help them access essential benefits and services. The nonprofit Disabled Resource Center is expanding its hours at its satellite location on Atlantic Avenue at Artesia Boulevard. For 50 years, the organization has served Southern...

Officials with the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner have identified the man who was found unresponsive in a vehicle facing sideways in the HOV lane on the southbound State Route 14 north of Via Princessa last week. Christopher Washington, 55, of Los Angeles, has been identified as the man involved...

Detectives asked the public for help Tuesday in their search for three suspects accused of stealing several high-end instruments from a Guitar Center store in Los Angeles County earlier this month. The incident occurred on Nov. 9 at the Guitar Center location in Westlake Village, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department. Surveillance footage […]

Cooks and cashiers at the Carl's Jr. on Lankershim Boulevard in North Hollywood say they have had enough. The crew at the 6601 Lankershim Blvd. restaurant plans to walk off the job at 11:30 a.m. on Tuesday in a one-day strike aimed at spotlighting what they describe as repeated customer assaults and alleged denials of paid sick leave. Workers say they have...

Well-known Italian restaurant Dan Tana’s, is another West Hollywood restaurant that was temporarily closed by health officials last week after inspectors found evidence of a vermin infestation and multiple sanitation violations. We reported here first that a kitchen at the San Vicente Bungalows was also shut down the same week for similar violations.

The global dance music experience curator Insomniac has officially revealed the lineup for the sixth edition of Day Trip Festival, setting the stage for another vibrant summer celebration along the Southern California coast. Returning to the historic Queen Mary Waterfront in Long Beach on Saturday, June 27 and Sunday, June 28, the festival will once again deliver two days and nights of sun soaked...

Construction tied to a decades-old sewer easement in Huntington Beach is sparking a legal battle, with some homeowners saying they could lose large portions of their yards, including swimming pools.

One person was taken into custody in connection with a California Highway Patrol aircraft laser strike from surface streets in Orange County late last week. The April 17 incident occurred just after 9 p.m. while CHP Fullerton Air Unit 51 was flying near Interstate 5 and State Route 91, according to an Instagram post from […]

Los Angeles County’s medical examiner has concluded that Vince Zampella, the influential game developer behind Call of Duty and Respawn Entertainment, died from burns and smoke inhalation after being trapped inside his burning Ferrari following a single-vehicle crash on Dec. 21, 2025. The report lists blunt trauma as a significant contributing condition and classifies the death as accidental. Zampella, 55, was driving a...