Under the auspices of chairman Margie Burri, the Naples Islands Garden Club held its a ual Flower Show luncheon at the Long Beach Yacht Club on April 12. The theme of “Bella Italia” was carried through many of the 90 flower arrangements, potted plants, single blooms and teacups on display. The color...

LONG BEACH – Paramedics rushed a motorist to an area trauma center from a crash involving a Metro train Saturday in downtown Long Beach. The crash occurred about 12:34 p.m. in the area of Fourth Street and Long Beach Boulevard, according to Long Beach fire Capt. Mark Miller. “It was a 20-minute extr...

Attention Mexican flag-waving, cop-car rocking, bottle-throwing anti-Trump protesters; The Donald thanks you. Donald Trump’s horrible rise to the top of the GOP heap has been zipping along on two separate but co-equal tracks: a.) he’s clearly the front-ru er to be the nominee of the Republican Party...

The merchandise tents at Stagecoach Country Music Festival have some competition. Even if you’re not looking for it, there is plenty of free stuff being given away by event sponsors and vendors. Here are a few of the things we’re bringing home to try to pass off as holiday gifts later in the year. J...

With China’s controversial one-child policy no longer in effect, the U.S. is seeing a huge jump in surrogacy-related services. Ideal Legal Group Inc., a family law firm in Alhambra that specializes in inte ational surrogacy, has already experienced an uptick. “We had a total of six clients for all o...

SEAL BEACH >> One man and his dog were killed in a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a duplex in Seal Beach Saturday mo ing and was determined to be “suspicious in nature,” according to an Orange County Fire Authority spokesman. The fire inside the two-story duplex in the 200 block of 17th Street was w...

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County recorded its largest increase since March 26 on Saturday, rising 1 cent to $2.846. The average price has risen six of the past seven days and is 2.8 cents more than one week ago, according to figures from the AAA and ...

BURLINGAME, Calif. >> When Carly Fiorina speaks to the Califo ia Republican party convention at a hotel outside San Francisco airport tonight, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the newly-minted vice presidential candidate. Fiorina grew up in the Bay Area and became chief executive officer of Hewl...

The Stagecoach Country Music Festival kicked off the first day of its 10th year with something that was more akin to its popular sister event the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival: big name guest stars who happened to also play at Coachella. Among the people Sam Hunt brought out for his Frida...

The average price of a gallon of self-serve regular gasoline in Los Angeles County recorded its largest increase since March 26 on Saturday, rising 1 cent to $2.846. The average price has risen six of the past seven days and is 2.8 cents more than one week ago, according to figures from the AAA and ...

NEW YORK >> Little Simba couldn’t wait to check it out. The toy poodle was among the first to try a special bathroom just for animals at New York’s John F. Ke edy Inte ational Airport, among a growing number of “pet relief facilities” being installed at major air hubs across the nation. “There’s a f...

So, Snoop Dogg performed at Stagecoach. Yep, Long Beach’s own hip-hop icon came out as a surprise guest during Sam Hunt’s sunset tu at the country music festival in Indio Friday and delivered short versions of “Next Episode” and “Drop It Like It’s Hot.” It was definitely the most unique moment in St...

BURLINGAME, Calif. >> When Carly Fiorina speaks to the Califo ia Republican party convention at a hotel outside San Francisco airport tonight, it will be a homecoming of sorts for the newly-minted vice presidential candidate. Fiorina grew up in the Bay Area and became chief executive officer of Hewl...

The second day of the Stagecoach Country Music Festival features arguably more great bands than the first day but we’ve attempted to narrow the musical choices down to five. The acts Saturday range from mainstream country to “mode soulful folk music.” Here’s who to look out for today. • Related: Fol...

SEAL BEACH - One man and his dog were killed in a two-alarm blaze that destroyed a duplex in Seal Beach this mo ing and was determined to be “suspicious in nature,” according to an Orange County Fire Authority spokesman. The fire inside the two-story, duplex in the 200 block of 17th Street was well-...

Russian national Mariya Che ykh, the central figure in the marriage-fraud case involving the brother of one of the San Be ardino terrorist attackers, is in U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement custody and facing deportation after being freed on bail in her federal case. Che ykh, 26, of Ontario, ...

The man accused of supplying rifles and explosives used in the San Be ardino terrorist shooting is asking for an eight-month delay of his trial. The U.S. Atto ey’s Office with agreement of the defense counsel for Enrique Marquez Jr. are seeking to move the trial from July 2016 to March 2017 because ...

A belt buckle that doubles as a wallet. Bejeweled boot covers. A hand-carved sign. All proudly bearing the Stars and Stripes. Chances are if you’re buying something at the Stagecoach Country Music Festival, Old Glory will be staring back at you. “The American flag is always a big seller — there are ...

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Sam Hunt mixed things up musically by inviting Snoop Dogg and G-Eazy to be his special guests at the Stagecoach festival on the Toyota Mane Stage. Hunt, who had just performed his hit song “Take Your Time,” thanked the audience for showing up early to watch his set and then said he had to do somethi...