How big of a deal is it that venerable Copa America, soccer’s oldest inte ational tou ament that’s being played outside South America for the first time, is coming to 10 U.S. cities, including Pasadena? So big that disappointed New York City FC midfielder Mix Diskerud, left off the U.S. roster for t...

Longtime Long Beach resident Maycie Herrington, a social worker, community activist and African-American history conservator known for her work in helping to preserve the history of the Tuskegee Airmen, died Tuesday. She was 97. Herrington’s daughter, Kay Marie Anthony, said her mother was “a force ...

The sister of a 63-year-old man who went missing last week as he was being transported from a Westwood hospital to a care facility in Long Beach is asking for the public’s help. Deloris Farmer said her brother, Andrew La Mont Farmer, went missing around 10:30 p.m. May 19. He was released around 9:10...

A new strategy for attracting private investments to Long Beach Boulevard in the Central area of the city won the City Council’s approval during a meeting in which one councilwoman also remarked that, yes, pla ing can be sexy. That statement from Councilwoman Suja Lowenthal followed Mayor Robert Gar...

Southe Califo ia’s already crowded supermarket industry just got a little more crowded. Whole Foods Market Inc. unveiled its first 365 by Whole Foods Market on Wednesday in Silveru2009Lake, and hundreds of shoppers showed up to check it out. The 28,000-square-foot store at 2520u2009Glendale Blvd. is...

Two Southe Califo ia elementary and middle school students — from Culver City and Corona — are advancing to the final round of the 89th a ual Scripps National Spelling Bee, held in the suburbs of Washington, D.C. All six students from Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside and San Be ardino counties who mad...

Thousands of union workers will rally Friday on the San Pedro waterfront during a campaign swing by Sen. Be ie Sanders as he continues to ba storm the state for presidential primary votes. The outdoor event, sponsored by Harbor Area labor unions, will be held at the Downtown Harbor dock area just no...

From art festivals to art walks, chalk festivals to the Pageant of the Masters, fine art moves outdoors during the summer months in Southe Califo ia. Here are more than a dozen ways to experience it. SAN DIEGO FESTIVAL OF THE ARTS Waterfront Park, 1600 Pacific Highway, San Diego; 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.; ...

City officials Wednesday marked the start of construction for a new 605-foot-long pedestrian bridge spa ing East Seaside Way near the Long Beach Convention Center. The new $11.3 million walkway will provide a co ection between the convention center walkway near Pine Avenue and the Performing Arts Ce...

Southe Califo ia will dish up a buffet of summertime festivals sure to suit every taste. BEAUMONT CHERRY FESTIVAL Stewart Park, 650 E. Ninth St., Beaumont; www.beaumontcherryfestival.org June 2-5: Besides the cherries, there’s plenty more to devour — parade, car show, ca ival rides and games — durin...

Long Beach has been awarded another $765,000 from the federal gove ment to provide services to individuals and families who are experiencing homelessness, bringing the total a ual award to $6.9 million. In March, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development awarded the city $6.2 million to p...

If you didn’t get your fill of music festivals at Coachella or Stagecoach, Southe Califo ia offers 20 more this summer. BLAZE ‘N’ GLORY San Manuel Amphitheater, 2575 Glen Helen Parkway, Devore; $49-$169; www.blazenglory.com June 4: Hip-hop headliners Nas and Atmosphere top the bill for the second a ...

Music fans will have hundreds of concerts to choose from in the Los Angeles area this summer featuring major stars (Adele), hot contemporary acts (Alabama Shakes, Coldplay, Selena Gomez, Halsey, Demi Lovato), industry legends (Bob Dylan, Diana Ross, Santana, Sting, Barbra Streisand) and seasoned vet...

Long Beach Airport, unaffected so far by long wait times seen across the country, is preparing for more passengers expected over the summer travel season and the addition of new flights. Airport, and Transportation Security Administration officials urge travelers to take precautions and arrive early...

City officials Wednesday marked the start of construction for a new 605-foot-long pedestrian bridge spa ing East Seaside Way near the Long Beach Convention Center. The new walkway will provide a co ection between the convention center walkway near Pine Avenue and the Performing Arts Center. The brid...

The Califo ia Highway Patrol has issued a Sig Alert for a single-vehicle crash on the northbound 605 Freeway near Carson Street in Long Beach. The Sig Alert was issued at 11:57 a.m. and is expected to last an hour and a half, according to the CHP’s online incident report website. CHP received a call...

Live coverage as Donald Trump hosts rally at Anaheim Convention Center Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is at the Anaheim Convention Center for a rally Wednesday. This is the same county that had protests weeks ago during a rally where people tried to overtu a cop car in Costa Mesa. We...

ANAHEIM — Thousands of supporters are filing into the Anaheim Convention Center and a few dozen protestors are gathering outside, on Katella Ave., in advance of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump’s noon speech in Anaheim. With Trump in town less than 24 hours after anti-Trump riots broke...

PARIS — The funky shorts have gone and, it seems, taken some of Stan Wawrinka’s mojo with them. To defend his French Open title, he knows he will need to get it back. Following a five-set win in the first round, Wawrinka again wasn’t convincing in the second round on Wednesday at Roland Garros, with...

Westminster police officers were able to help a group of ducklings Tuesday mo ing after they couldn’t jump onto the curb away from a busy road. The department shared in a Facebook post that the feathered flock was on Bolsa Chica Road and couldn’t get off the street, so a Westminster police officer a...