Long Beach

The Long Beach Convention Center would become a designated emergency shelter site for an overwhelming number of migrant children arriving from Mexico, under a proposal being considered Tuesday by the Long Beach City Council.

A man fatally shot two other men in Long Beach and remained at the scene to cooperate with authorities, police said Sunday.

A fire destroyed the Pride Lifeguard Tower Tuesday in Long Beach in what the city’s mayor called an act of hate.

A New York City police officer who’s been arrested twice for alleged brutality was arrested again Sunday after police on Long Island say he fired a pistol into the Atlantic Ocean while off duty.

Long Beach’s Aquarium of the Pacific is swimming ahead with plans to fully reopen next week with capacity capped at 25 percent, officials announced.

The Kroger Co., criticized locally for its planned announcement to close two stores in Long Beach after the city passed an ordinance mandated an extra $4 in hourly pay for grocery workers, is giving $100 to all employees who get the COVID-19 vaccine.

Grocery company Kroger announced Monday it will be shuttering two of its stores in Long Beach — a Ralph’s location and a Food4Less store — in response to a city ordinance requiring a $4 “hero pay” salary boost for some workers.

The Long Beach State men’s basketball program has entered a two-week pause following a positive coronavirus test, prompting cancellations of a home game against UC San Diego Saturday and games at UC Santa Barbara next Friday and Saturday

Many bars and restaurants have been struggling to stay alive through this pandemic. An owner decided to sell off all his bar goods he’s been collecting over the years to try and make some money and keep his business open.

The city of Long Beach will move forward Monday and begin administering COVID-19 vaccinations to educators and school staff, Mayor Robert Garcia announced Sunday.

A Trump flag was seen flying in a police flagpole in the city of Long Beach Sunday morning. The Long Beach Police Department said the flag is unauthorized and was put in the police department by someone outside the institution.

The launch occurred after the Boeing 747-400 took off from Mojave Air and Space Port in the desert north of Los Angeles and flew out over the Pacific Ocean to a drop point beyond the Channel Islands.

Long Beach police are launching an investigation after several women reported being sexually assaulted and attacked.

Four men were arrested in the shooting death of a 14-year-old in Long Beach, police announced Friday.

Long Beach health official officer Dr. Anissa Davis gave the order that shut down about seven miles of beachfront in the city, according to Long Beach Environmental Health Bureau Manager Judeth Luong.

A fishing boat carrying 21 adults and two minors who identified themselves as Mexican nationals was intercepted when it came ashore in Long Beach, U.S. Customs and Border Protection reported Wednesday.

A 20-year-old man was arrested for allegedly trafficking a minor, pimping and pandering a woman in Long Beach, authorities said Friday.

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia, who has been a vocal critic of the President’s handling of the pandemic, said Friday he hopes the President’s message now is “for people to wear masks.”

Authorities Monday announced a dozen arrests in connection with a gang-related shooting at a Long Beach party last fall that left three men dead and nine other people wounded.

Long Beach Mayor Robert Garcia announced Monday that his stepfather died due to complications from COVID-19, one day after the family held a memorial service for the mayor’s mother. “We are incredibly saddened to share that my stepfather, Greg O’Donnell, has passed away due to complications from COVID-19,” Garcia said in a statement. “It’s a heartbreaking loss for our...