Long Beach CA

Drivers face $13,500 in potential fines as LAPD targets alcohol and drug impairment. Sawtelle and National boulevards will serve as the site of a Los Angeles Police Department sobriety checkpoint this weekend as part of a citywide effort to curb impaired driving. The checkpoint is scheduled for Friday, April 3,...

A former Lomita restaurateur who told sheriff’s detectives that he bound his wife with duct tape, panicked when he awoke to find her dead and “cooked” her body for four days to get rid of her remains lost his latest bid for parole Thursday. David Robert Viens...

New students Aaron Jennings and Hope Brown are learning to navigate their academic and future career goals at LBCC while building a relationship that the two created at the Liberal Arts Campus. Jennings is a novelist and Brown is envisioning a career as an elementary teacher, uplifting students with the...

The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services is encouraging residents to submit nominations for the third annual Long Beach Veterans Banner Program. In 2025, 65 veterans were honored through the program, with each receiving an individualized banner at locations throughout Long Beach. Up to 65 veterans will...

Long Beach’s burger scene was already strong, but Proudly Serving at Marina Pacifica just cranked the hype meter into the red. This South Bay smash‑burger cult favorite started as a Hermosa Beach driveway pop‑up and has now “returned to the LBC” with a permanent spot at 6332 E Pacific Coast Hwy—bringing its...

A Bold Move Amid the Waves (Image Credits: Unsplash) Hermosa Beach Pier – A tense drama played out beneath the pier on April 1, 2026, when a 20-year-old fisherman stripped to his underwear and plunged into the surf to liberate a juvenile great white shark from a fishing line. Onlookers atop the structure held their...

Eight people were arrested for defrauding Medicare in Los Angeles, the Department of Justice (DOJ) announced Thursday. Those in custody include three nurses, a chiropractor and a psychologist. Federal officials say more than $50 million was billed to Medicare as part of the scheme, which involved fake hospice care...

There is a reason the line at La Azteca Tortilleria forms before sunrise and barely budges all morning. The smell of fresh, hand-pressed flour tortillas sets the tone, and the sizzle from the plancha seals the deal. Locals swear the pace never slows because every bite proves worth the wait....

According to the Fountain Valley Police Department, officers came to the Recreation Center over the weekend for an ongoing animal abuse case. A concerned citizen called to report a male kicking and stomping on a German Shepherd who seemed to be in distress. Responding officers soon discovered and detained the...

Seven people – including an 18-year-old man – have been arrested over a two-day period for fraud in the use of Electronic Benefit Transfer cards and other offenses. The Garden Grove Police Department, working with the Orange County District Attorney’s Office, the San Bernardino County Social Services Special...