New owner, same soul: Industry vet Kevin Larsen takes over Long Beach’s Bamboo Club
For longtime fans of The Bamboo Club, the announcement of new ownership easily triggers anxiety, especially after the departure of longtime barhead, Dustin Rodriguez: What changes? What disappears? What gets “fixed” that never felt broken?. Kevin Larsen understands that fear—and, frankly, he wishes he could skip...
Huntington Beach Woman to Serve 30 Months for Embezzlement
A 50-year-old Huntington Beach woman was sentenced Thursday to 2 1/2 years in federal prison for embezzling about $2.8 million from a Garden Grove-based instant noodle maker. Tae Miyaji Jones pleaded guilty Oct. 2 to seven counts of mail fraud and three counts of wire fraud. U.S. District Judge Fred W. Slaughter...
Stabbing Near Pacific Station Shuts Metro Service In Long Beach
A man was stabbed early Wednesday morning near the A Line's Pacific station in downtown Long Beach, bringing a quick police response and halting Metro trains through the area. The call came in at about 5 a.m., and officers found the victim with stab wounds to his upper body. He was taken to a nearby hospital in...
‘No way to get it back.’ Long Beach mom’s CalFresh funds stolen by scammers
A Long Beach mother, who uses Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to feed her three children, but the problem is, she said, that her benefits have been skimmed by scammers despite taking precautions. Sydney Moe said she’s been back and forth with CalFresh, California’s version of SNAP. Officials...
Juvenile arrested in Reseda school fight that left 12-year-old girl dead
An arrest has been made in the case of a 12-year-old girl who died following a school fight in Reseda, police said.
Compton man sentenced in violent dating app kidnapping plot in Orange
COMPTON, Calif. - A Compton man has been sentenced to more than 22 years in federal prison for the 2024 kidnapping and ransom of a woman in the city of Orange. Gustavo Deluna, 35, received the 270-month sentence on Monday following a guilty plea entered late last year. What we...
Intense Santa Ana winds and damaging gusts to pound Southern California this weekend
Southern California faces damaging wind gusts and warm temperatures, starting Friday. Learn which areas are under high-wind warnings and how to stay safe.
Southern California child bitten by coyote twice in front of home
DNA testing confirmed that the same coyote was also involved in previous incidents this year.
Huntington Beach woman admits to embezzling nearly $3M from noodle company
An Orange County woman was sentenced Thursday to 30 months in federal prison for embezzling nearly $3 million from her employer, a Southern California-based noodle company, according to the Department of Justice. Huntington Beach resident Tae Miyaji Jones, 50, reportedly worked as an account manager for the company....
Compton man sentenced for deadly dating app setup
Gustavo Deluna pleaded guilty in December to the Jan. 16, 2024, abduction.

















