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This is 32nd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in Cal Heights, police say. The woman was crossing Atlantic Avenue near 36th Street around 9:05 p.m. Friday when she was hit, according to authorities.

A woman has died after being hit by a vehicle in Cal Heights, Long Beach police said.

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North Long Beach shooting leaves 1 man dead, police say. Authorities identified the victim as Rickie Taylor, 27, of Long Beach.

Detectives are investigating a shooting that left one man dead in North Long Beach Thursday, according to police.

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Scratch This: Happy ending is an ongoing one for abused puppy. Also, come play with adoptable kittens in the Long Beach shelter's new Kittenry!

The puppy in Long Beach that was abused in a viral April 8 video has been adopted and is doing great, but dogs who faced similar but unpublicized trauma remain unadopted.

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Warped Tour is coming back to Long Beach in 2026. Presale tickets will be available Friday morning. No bands have been announced.

Two days after wrapping up the massive two-day Vans Warped Tour, festival and city officials announced the music festival’s return to Long Beach in 2026.

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RNs pass vote of no confidence in leadership at Long Beach Memorial. The unanimous vote comes after months of layoffs, a strike and contentious contract negotiations.

Registered nurses at the Long Beach Memorial campus unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in hospital leadership earlier this month, the California Nurses Association announced.

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RNs pass vote of no confidence in leadership at Long Beach Memorial. The unanimous vote comes after months of layoffs, a strike and contentious contract negotiations.

Registered nurses at the Long Beach Memorial campus unanimously passed a vote of no confidence in hospital leadership earlier this month, the California Nurses Association announced.

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Warped Tour is coming back to Long Beach in 2026. Presale tickets will be available Friday morning. No bands have been announced.

Two days after wrapping up the massive two-day Vans Warped Tour, festival and city officials announced the music festival’s return to Long Beach in 2026.

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Tsunami advisory issued for Long Beach following M8.7 earthquake in Russia. The tsunami waves are forecast to arrive locally around 1:05 a.m. Wednesday and be less than a foot in in height above the tide line, according to federal officials.

The entire California coast, including Long Beach, is under a tsunami advisory following a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Russia, federal officials announced Tuesday night.

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Tsunami advisory issued for Long Beach following M8.7 earthquake in Russia. The tsunami waves are forecast to arrive locally around 1:05 a.m. Wednesday and be less than a foot in in height above the tide line, according to federal officials.

The entire California coast, including Long Beach, is under a tsunami advisory following a massive 8.7 magnitude earthquake in Russia, federal officials announced Tuesday night.

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‘Punk’s not dead’: Band arrested for guerilla show outside Warped Tour Long Beach. Venice-based Who Cares played an illegal show on Pine Avenue near the Pike Outlets after the popular music festival ended.

The Venice-based band Who Cares was arrested for playing an illegal show on Pine Avenue near the Pike Outlets after the popular Warped Tour Long Beach music festival ended.

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North Long Beach shooting leaves 1 man injured, police say. The shooting happened around 11:27 p.m. Monday at the 4900 block of Oregon Avenue, according to the LBPD.

Police are investigating a shooting in North Long Beach that left a man injured Monday night, authorities said.

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‘Punk’s not dead’: Band arrested for guerilla show outside Warped Tour Long Beach. Venice-based Who Cares played an illegal show on Pine Avenue near the Pike Outlets after the popular music festival ended.

The Venice-based band Who Cares was arrested for playing an illegal show on Pine Avenue near the Pike Outlets after the popular Warped Tour Long Beach music festival ended.

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2 men stabbed inside Cal Heights bar, police say. The stabbing happened around 1:09 a.m. Saturday, according to authorities.

Police say they’re investigating a stabbing in the California Heights neighborhood that left two men injured early Saturday morning.

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Cabrillo baseball coach arrested for alleged statutory rape of student. The suspect was identified by Long Beach police as 34-year-old Gabriel Vigil.

Long Beach police arrested a Cabrillo High School baseball coach on suspicion of sexually assaulting a student off campus, the department announced Friday.

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Scratch This: Hang 18! The water’s gnarly and ruff! at the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge.

In this week’s Scratch This, the water’s gnarly and ruff at the Purina Pro Plan Incredible Dog Challenge.

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Infant dies after being hit by vehicle in North Long Beach, police say. The 1-year-old walked in front of her mother's vehicle as she was leaving a carport Wednesday, according to authorities.

A 1-year-old who was hit after walking in front of her mother's vehicle as she was leaving a carport Wednesday has died, Long Beach police said.

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Long Beach Health Department cutting STI/HIV services. A loss of $1.3 million in federal funds cut by the Trump Administration is to blame, city officials say.

Recent cuts by President Donald Trump’s administration have forced the city to eliminate a variety of public health services, Long Beach health officials said Wednesday.

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Man stabbed on Second Street, police say. The stabbing happened around 5:14 a.m. Sunday morning, according to police.

Police say they’re investigating a stabbing on Second Street that left a man hospitalized early Sunday morning.

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Scratch This: Compassion and generosity are not species exclusive. Long Beach resident acts on her feelings to benefit unhoused pets and their humans.

Long Beach resident Cynthia Lopez is doing incredible work helping unhoused pets and their humans.

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Remembering Queen Mary Commodore Everette Hoard. The longtime ship historian and ambassador, who former Mayor Robert Garcia said represented the famous vessel in human form, has died, Queen Mary officials said on social media.

Queen Mary Commodore Everette Hoard, the face of one of the most famous vessels built in the 20th century, has died, ship officials said Friday.

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LBPD just announced that with the help of a community member they found Alexander Martinez safe and he’s back with his family

Police ask for help finding missing at-risk 16-year-old boy. Alexander Martinez was last seen walking in the area of Aquarium Way and Bay Street, according to police.

A smiling boy in a black shirt on green grass.

Police are asking for assistance in locating an at-risk 16-year-old boy who went missing in Long Beach Thursday afternoon.

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Man fatally shot in North Long Beach, police say. Police say the man was shot near the Los Angeles Riverbed and the 91 freeway around 11:18 a.m. Wednesday.

Police said they’re investigating the fatal shooting of a man in North Long Beach Wednesday morning.

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What will the financial impact of the Olympics be in Long Beach? Officials don’t know. The city has not conducted an independent economic impact study but maintains all costs should be offset and that worldwide exposure will be a boon for the city.

The city of Long Beach has not conducted an independent economic impact study of the 2028 Olympics but maintains all costs should be offset and that worldwide exposure will be a boon for the city.

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This is 30th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.

Pedestrian dies after being hit by vehicle in West Long Beach, police say. The man was crossing Pacific Coast Highway west of Golden Avenue early Sunday night when he was hit, according to authorities.

A man has died after being hit by a vehicle in West Long Beach, authorities said.

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Woman found dead on LA River bike path in West Long Beach, police say. The woman apparently fell from a motorcycle or other moving vehicle early Sunday morning, according to authorities.

Police say they’re investigating after a woman was found dead on the Los Angeles River bike path in West Long Beach early Sunday morning.

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