Long Beach CA

Long Beach’s unhoused population rose by 6.5% in the past year, with 3,595 people identified as experiencing homelessness during the City’s 2025 Point in Time (PIT) Count on Jan. 23. The City of Long Beach usually holds a virtual and in-person press conference going over the details of...

Street takeovers — where crowds block off intersections so drivers can pull stunts like donuts, burnouts, and drifts — have become a hallmark of Southern California’s underground car culture. But now, L.A. County is drawing a hard line. A new proposal would double the fine for participating in or ...

While most people were kicking off 2025 with New Year’s resolutions and the post-holiday blues, Southern California residents were battling and fleeing some of the deadliest fires in the state’s history. Sadly, millions of animals were affected, too. Many fled alongside their loved ones while others found safety...

The Los Angeles County Department of Public Health has confirmed a case of measles in a county resident who recently traveled internationally. Health officials said the individual visited multiple public locations on May 28 while potentially infectious. Those who were at the following sites during the listed...

Long Beach residents with four-legged family members, take note: June is National Pet Preparedness Month, and the city has planned a series of events aimed at helping pet owners get their furry friends ready for emergencies. In an initiative led by Long Beach’s Department of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency...

A man armed with what appeared to be a shotgun was shot by Los Angeles Police Department officers in the Harvard Heights area after he allegedly threatened passing vehicles and later the officers themselves. The incident, which occurred on Thursday morning, prompted a response from the LAPD's Olympic Division to...

Los Angeles will commemorate the second annual California Adopt-a-Pet Day Saturday, joining more than 150 animal shelters across the state, by offering fee-waived adoptions.

A woman is in police custody on suspicion of fatally stabbing a man in Boyle Heights during what police said was a possible domestic dispute, the Los Angeles Police Department reported Friday.

The U.S. Attorney’s office has charged John Robinson,23, with reporting a fake bomb threat. Federal agents say Robinson missed his flight and was told at the gate that he needed to rebook. But instead he allegedly called in to Spirit Airlines.

Federal agents were taking people – presumably suspected immigration law violators – into custody at multiple locations near downtown Los Angeles Friday.