Residents may have noticed a few more Jehovah’s Witnesses knocking on their door recently. That’s because a door-to-door campaign is underway to invite multilingual people to the church’s a ual convention — kicking off this weekend and ru ing 14 weekends this summer in Long Beach. Every year, 150,00...

Family and friends of a 21-year-old man killed in a Long Beach police shooting earlier this month, after he was seen with what was later determined to be an airsoft gun, are calling for justice and answers. Lionel Gibson was on his way to visit his girlfriend at the time of the May 7 shooting, his f...

Family and friends of a 21-year-old man killed in a Long Beach police shooting earlier this month, after he was seen with what was later determined to be an airsoft gun, are calling for justice and answers. Lionel Gibson was on his way to visit his girlfriend at the time of the May 7 shooting, his f...

The overcast sky set the somber mood for the Cal State Long Beach graduation ceremony. More than 800 students on Thursday mo ing received their bachelor’s degrees from the College of the Arts, but one graduate wasn’t able to attend. Beatriz Gonzalez and Jose He andez accepted the diploma for their d...

Capping three years of negotiations, port officials on Thursday approved a landmark 50-year land lease for the developers who plan to transform aging Ports O’ Call Village into the San Pedro Public Market. The approval calls for a $150 million development on 30 acres of the waterfront where the 1960...

The question of whether Long Beach voters will pass a 10-year sales tax measure may boil down to whether voters trust their elected leaders, who have promised to spend the money on public safety and infrastructure. A former and current member of the City Council presented opposing views to that ques...

LOS ANGELES — Authorities today said security has been heightened at Los Angeles Inte ational Airport and other airfields in response to the crash of an EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo that may have been due to a bombing or terrorist attack. • RELATED: Terrorism suspected in Egypt plane crash “T...

SACRAMENTO >> Democrats in the Califo ia Senate made another attempt Thursday to outlaw the sale of assault weapons with easily detachable ammunition magazines as part of a wide-ranging slate of gun control bills that were approved. Lawmakers also voted to require that people tu in magazines capable...

When Doug O’Neill trained the great Lava Man, one of only two horses to win the Santa Anita Handicap, Hollywood Gold Cup and Pacific Classic in the same year, he believed he’d never have another one like him. Fast forward a few years to another O’Neill trainee, 2012 Kentucky Derby wi er I’ll Have An...

A Wrigley-area pizza place was ordered to close earlier this month for lack of hot water and other problems, according to an inspection report from the Long Beach Health Department. Papa John’s Pizza at 141 E. Willow St. was shut down May 5 and allowed to reopen the same day. Inspectors observed no ...

WASHINGTON >> Donald Trump kept himself planted firmly in the political spotlight this week with one headline-grabbing move after another — launching a social media defense of his treatment of women, listing possible Supreme Court nominees, rapidly declaring an Egyptian plane crash an act of terrori...

CAIRO — An EgyptAir jetliner en route from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard swerved wildly in flight and crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday, authorities said. Egyptian and Russian officials said it may have been brought down by terrorists. There were no immediate signs of survivors....

PARIS — Roger Federer has pulled out of the French Open, ending his record of appearing in 65 consecutive Grand Slam tou aments dating back to 2000. The 17-time major champion, who had a knee operation this year but retu ed to play at the Monte Carlo Masters in early April, has been dealing with a b...

PHILADELPHIA — In any given week, teams of high-priced lawyers fan out across the country to defend Bill Cosby amid a cascade of sexual assault allegations, defamation claims and insurance disputes. The disgraced TV star is spending millions in a frenzied bid not just to stay out of prison but to sa...

CAIRO — An EgyptAir jetliner bound from Paris to Cairo with 66 people aboard crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday after a mysterious series of extremely abrupt tu s, authorities said, and Egypt’s aviation minister said it may have been a terrorist attack. There were no immediate signs of ...

CAIRO >> An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo with 66 passengers and crew on board crashed in the Mediterranean Sea early Thursday mo ing, Egyptian aviation officials said. EgyptAir Flight 804 was lost from radar at 2:45 a.m. local time when it was flying at 37,000 feet, the airline said. It said ...

E est Alois Egger Role: Former Beaumont pla ing director Charges: 6 counts of embezzlement, 1 count of conflict of interest Status: Out of the area Tuesday, Egger tu ed himself in Wednesday afte oon and was arrested. Bail was set at $5 million. DA has filed petition to freeze his bank accounts and p...

CAIRO >> An EgyptAir flight from Paris to Cairo carrying 66 people disappeared from radar early Thursday mo ing, the airline said. EgyptAir Flight 804 was lost from radar at 2:45 a.m. local time when it was flying at 37,000 feet, the airline said. It said the Airbus A320 had vanished 10 miles (16 ki...

DOWNEY >> A man suffering a medical problem crashed his car into a Verizon store in Downey Wednesday night and was taken to a hospital. The crash occurred at about 10 p.m. at the Verizon store in the 12000 block of Lakewood Boulevard, between Stewart and Gray Road and Alameda Street, according to Do...

Faced with rising homelessness across the region, Los Angeles city and county officials tu ed to landlords and property managers Wednesday, calling on them to help house those living on the streets as part of an immediate solution to alleviate the crisis. More than 100 landlords met at the Southland...