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Driver runs off after colliding with Metro train in Long Beach, …
1 day ago · A driver took off on foot after a crash with a Metro A Line train in Long Beach Wednesday afternoon, police said. The driver turned in front of the train at Long Beach Boulevard and 19th Street at around 1:55 p.m., according to authorities. Link The resulting collision crushed a portion of the car’s side […]
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3 days ago · A 55-year-old man was shot to death and two other people were wounded during a shooting in North Long Beach, authorities said today. The victim was identified as Tyrant Otee Walker of Compton, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Officers dispatched at about 9:15 p.m. Saturday to the 6800 ...
Victim says brutal stabbing at Long Beach farmers market was …
23 hours ago · Kenta Sasakado, a grad student from Pomona, is recovering after being stabbed repeatedly at a Long Beach farmers market on Sunday, Jan. 19. Photo courtesy of Kenta Sasakado. Kenta Sasakado felt something was off about a man who seemed to be aimlessly circling the farmers market with his dog, but he ...
Police interrupt burglary suspects, sparking 2 separate pursuits …
3 days ago · Crews tow away a vehicle with severe front-end damage after a crash at the end of a police pursuit at Ocean Boulevard and Pacific Avenue in Long Beach on Monday, Jan. 20, 2025. Photo by Jeremiah Dobruck. A pair of burglary suspects crashed during separate pursuits through Long Beach this morning ...
Man critically wounded in West Long Beach shooting, police say
5 days ago · A man was critically wounded during a shooting in Long Beach last night, authorities said. Officers were dispatched at about 12:10 a.m. Saturday to a shooting in the 2500 block of Santa Fe Avenue, the Long Beach Police Department said. The victim had been shot in the upper body, and paramedics ...
Long Beach launches webpage, warns of scammers following …
Jan 11, 2025 · Smoke blankets Long Beach as seen from Hilltop Park in Signal Hill, Wednesday, Jan. 8, 2025. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. Hoping to ease confusion caused by a string of erroneous evacuation alerts sent across Los Angeles County on Thursday and Friday, Long Beach has launched its own emergency website ...
Vague bomb threat targeting Cal State Long Beach library sparks ...
Jan 8, 2025 · Authorities evacuated the campus library at Cal State Long Beach and other nearby buildings after someone called in a bomb threat, according to university police.. Shortly after 1:35 p.m. today, a university employee notified police that a caller had told them, “There’s a bomb in the library,” said CSULB police Lt. Carol Almaguer.
Santa Ana winds return today; Long Beach expects to see only …
Jan 14, 2025 · Tall palm trees sway in the wind early on Wednesday, Nov. 16, 2022, in the San Fernando Valley section of Los Angeles. AP Photo/Richard Vogel. A majority of Los Angeles County is at high risk for wildfires through midday Wednesday, but winds in Long Beach are expected to be tame throughout the week ...
Boil-water notice lifted. Testing shows taps are safe as work …
Oct 10, 2024 · “We have no evidence to tell us it’s unsafe to drink,” Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said during a briefing Thursday, but the city warned residents in the affected neighborhoods not to consume tap water or use it for cooking until they’re given the all-clear — a process that took about 24 hours.. The warning applied to large parts of the Bixby Knolls and North Long Beach areas.