Long Beach CA

For the first time, growers across a huge stretch of the San Joaquin Valley — from Corcoran to Pixley and the old Tulare Lake bed — have had to tell state regulators exactly how much groundwater they pumped by a hard May 1, 2026 deadline. The requirement flows from the State Water Resources Control Board’s 2024 decision to put the Tule and Tulare Lake subbasins on...

West Long Beach’s open District 7 City Council seat has turned into a full-on Westside power test, with candidates sprinting toward the June 2 primary and pitching starkly different ideas on homelessness and neighborhood investment. With incumbent Roberto Uranga termed out, a slate of community leaders, union-backed organizers and service providers is vying to represent an area many residents say has been...

LOS ANGELES – A man died when he was crushed beneath a car Friday in downtown Los Angeles. Firefighters responded just after 3 a.m. to a report of a man trapped beneath a vehicle in the area of Pico Boulevard and Broadway, according to the Los Angeles Fire Department.

Authorities announced Friday the arrest of two suspects in connection with the sale of stolen tools taken from Home Depot stores across Southern California, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP) investigators. According to the Southern Division’s Organized Retail Crime Task Force, the suspects were identified as purchasers of stolen...

LONG BEACH, Calif. — Docked in Long Beach, a 90-year-old ocean liner no longer goes anywhere — but it still has a way of taking people just about everywhere. The RMS Queen Mary, once known as one of the fastest and most glamorous ways to cross the Atlantic, is now a floating time capsule filled with Hollywood history.

At approximately 1:02 a.m. on April 29, 2026, emergency crews responded to a multi-vehicle traffic collision on the northbound 710 Freeway at Del Amo Boulevard in Long Beach. Upon arrival, responders found multiple vehicles involved with significant damage. One person was pronounced deceased at the scene. The condition of other...

Two suspects were arrested Friday after police uncovered a large and complex illegal synthetic drug manufacturing lab in Santa Fe Springs, authorities said. Whittier police officers responded at about 2:10 p.m. to a report of an assault with a deadly weapon involving a vehicle and a hit-and-run in the 9600 block of Santa Fe Springs Road. Fire personnel were already at...

A new RAND evaluation finds Los Angeles County's Breaking Barriers program is helping people leaving jail or prison secure and keep housing, a key step advocates say in preventing reincarceration and chronic homelessness. The report lands just as county leaders are weighing how to scale reentry supports that combine rental subsidies with employment and case management.

Eric Sassenberg’s 1959 Chevy Impala won the Sun Newspapers’ Best of Show award and the Guaranty Chevrolet Choice Award in the 2026 Seal Beach Classic Car Show. There were more than 600 cars in this year’s show. Sassenberg’s 1962 Impala won the 2025 Car Show and was featured on the poster of this year’s Car Show. His 1959 Impala will appear on the 2027...

Tucked along Whittier Boulevard in the heart of Boyle Heights, La Mascota Bakery has been feeding the Los Angeles community with some of the most unforgettable tamales and Mexican sweet breads around. This family-owned spot has earned its reputation as a true neighborhood staple, pulling in loyal customers who drive from miles away just to get a taste.