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Taco Bell wants to turn a Bluff Heights store into “cantina-style” restaurant that serves alcohol, but the city isn’t so sure. → Read More
Long Beach officials this week will take their first crack at a new policy that would govern the sale and use of recreational marijuana, including retail businesses, cultivation sites and processin… → Read More
The deal reached with the City Attorney’s Office requires the owner to invest $50,000 in improvements to the property, and pay $100,000 in fines, which the city is allowing him to make paymen… → Read More
The U.S. Geological Survey reports a 4.5 magnitude earthquake struck near Cabazon in Riverside County, but shook a wide swath of Southern California. There no immediate reports of damage or injury. The quake struck a few miles north of Cabazon, with a depth of about 14 kilometers. Maps show it could be felt in Los Angeles, Long Beach and coastal areas of Orange County. More to come. → Read More
The newest resident of the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach is a baby seal recently born to Shelby, one of the aquarium’s harbor seals and one of its first animals. → Read More
Long Beach leaders approved a ban Tuesday on single-use food and beverage containers made from polystyrene, commonly known as Styrofoam, in an attempt to curb pollution in parks, beaches and waterw… → Read More
Long Beach will likely again explore new laws, and new technology, to create a downtown in which homes and entertainment can co-exist.The City Council on Tuesday will consider asking staff to study… → Read More
Beacon Economics analyzed data from last year’s race, finding that it generated $63.4 million in economic output, with $32.4 million of that coming directly to Long Beach. → Read More
Want to get into the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach free of charge? The Press-Telegram is again offering free tickets for the first race day on Friday, April 13. Pick up a paper for a coupon that … → Read More
Long Beach leaders voted unanimously Tuesday to investigate ways to reduce or waive fees for the Long Beach Lesbian & Gay Pride Festival & Parade after the organizers reported a nearly $100… → Read More
Long Beach, Signal Hill and Avalon could see up to .5 to .75 inches of rain per hour Thursday afternoon, and the city is urging residents to prepare. → Read More
The newest iteration of Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers, a popular Louisiana-based restaurant company, opened in Lakewood Tuesday, company officials announced. → Read More
A physician in the Downey Kaiser Permanente emergency department has been placed on probation for five years by the Medical Board of California following two DUI arrests, one of which involved a hi… → Read More
Supervisor Janice Hahn, who represents the Long Beach area, is sponsoring a motion that would add 165 beds for “recuperative care” in the Downey’ facility’s Building 900, which currently houses in-… → Read More
A prominent heart surgeon in Long Beach is facing possible disciplinary action later this month by the California Medical Board over a 2013 procedure in which a patient nearly lost his leg. Dr. Dan… → Read More
Tom Bob, an established New York street artist, flew to Long Beach in early January to create artwork on the West Coast. → Read More
Long Beach police announced Thursday they have arrested the third student on suspicion of making threats to harm others at school, this one at Tincher Preparatory Academy in East Long Beach. → Read More
The event Saturday will coincide with the arrival of the 3,006-passenger Carnival Splendor, the third ship that will launch from the local terminal. → Read More
The Measure A-funded project involves creating a “pedestrian village” to the corridor through traffic calming measures, including slimming parts of the road from four lanes to two. → Read More
Jurors convicted Brandon Ivan Colbert Jr. last week on two counts of first-degree murder for gunning down Carina Mancera and her daughter, Jennabel Anaya, near the intersection of Locust Avenue and… → Read More