Unofficial ballot results suggest the relatively few Long Beach voters who participated in the Primary Election are confident enough in city gove ment’s direction to reelect a pair of incumbents — and likely avoid a runoff election in at least one City Council race. Election Night results show that,...

Tonight, one of the greatest players in basketball history takes the floor for the final time as a player. After at 20-year NBA career, Kobe Bryant will play his last game at a sold-out Staples Center in front of a crowd of his biggest fans. They’re playing the Utah Jazz at 7:30 p.m. but we’ll be Sn...

A Florida court has issued an arrest warrant for Los Angeles Rams ru ing back Tre Mason, who failed to show up for a Monday arraignment relating to his misdemeanor charges from early March. Mason had been arrested in Hollywood, Fla., on March 5 for charges that included reckless driving, possession ...

LOS ANGELES — More than 500 emergency-response perso el will take part in a drill at Los Angeles Inte ational Airport today simulating an airplane accident on the tarmac. About 150 volunteers will take part in the drill posing as victims, complete with makeup and molds to simulate injuries. • PHOTOS...

CARSON — An 18-year-old man was critically wounded in a shooting on a street in Carson, according to the sheriff’s department. The attack took place about 11:20 p.m. Tuesday, at the intersection of Dolores and 228th streets, sheriff’s Sgt. Jordan said. “Deputies responded to a shots fired call in th...

LOS ANGELES — Married U.S. Air Force Tech. Sgts. Ruben and Olivia Munoz of Chino will be honored as the Military Heroes of the Game tonight when the Los Angeles Dodgers play host to the Arizona Diamondbacks in the second game of their three-game series. • PHOTOS: Opening Day at Dodger Stadium The co...

A new trustee appears headed to the Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees after Tuesday’s election, with all precincts reporting, while a veteran trustee will retu for his fourth term on the gove ing board. In the District 2 race, Vivian Williams Malauulu, a part-time jou alism pro...

Two incumbents facing challenges in the Long Beach Unified Board of Education race won election on Tuesday. With all precincts reporting, board member and President Felton Williams led challenger Jessica Vargas-Alvarez, a community and school organizer, with 68.7 percent of the vote in District 2. T...

Unofficial ballot results suggest the relatively few Long Beach voters who participated in the Primary Election are confident enough in city gove ment’s direction to reelect a pair of incumbents — and likely avoid a runoff election in at least one City Council race. Election Night results show that,...

Howie Kendrick finished Tuesday’s game in left field, something he doesn’t do very often. Kendrick is 32 years old and has played 1,080 games at second base in an 11-year career. His role has changed out of necessity. Scott Van Slyke became the third Dodgers left fielder to go on the disabled list s...

Initial Election Night retu s suggest Long Beach voters may simply weed out a few City Council candidates while giving the city’s more competitive politicians another several weeks to make their campaign pitches. Tuesday’s first round of Primary Election results show that voters who cast mail-in bal...

Election night results for Long Beach City Council, and LBCC and LBUSD board races: Total registered voters: 168,379 Total precincts reporting as of 8:45 p.m. Tuesday: 13,384 mail-in ballots City Council District 2 Eric Gray: 850 votes, 38.9% Jea ine Pearce: 873 votes, 40% Joen Ga ica: 462 votes, 21...

Initial Election Night retu s suggest Long Beach voters may simply weed out a few City Council candidates while giving the city’s more competitive politicians another several weeks to make their campaign pitches. Tuesday’s first round of Primary Election results show that voters who cast mail-in bal...

Two incumbents, facing challenges in the Long Beach Unified Board of Education election, are ahead in early voting. With mail-in ballots counted, board member and President Felton Williams leads challenger Jessica Vargas-Alvarez, a community and school organizer, with 68.9 percent of the vote in Dis...

Two Los Angeles County supervisors want to examine reforming the way the commission charged with adjudicating disciplinary cases for civil service employees operates. The request comes after recent Civil Service Commission decisions to overtu Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department decisions to fire...

Long Beachers living in the 2nd, 6th and 8th council districts had a chance to vote for their next councilperson today. Two seats are also up for a vote for the gove ing boards of the Long Beach Unified School District and Long Beach Community College District. •Video: Long Beach resident speaks abo...

SACRAMENTO >> A Califo ia legislative panel advanced a bill Tuesday committing the state to cover up to $250 million in cost overruns as part of Los Angeles’ bid to host the 2024 Olympics. The Senate Gove mental Organization Committee approved the bill, SB1465, in a 7-0 vote after proponents said th...

Long Beach police are investigating a pair of unusual automobile thefts that happened late last week in the Stratford Square neighborhood. Residents of a home in the 2800 block of Stanbridge Avenue and another in the 5300 block of E. 29th Street awoke Friday to find the wheels missing from their car...

Organizers of the Toyota Grand Prix of Long Beach like to brag that it has never rained on the day of Sunday’s main event. It looks like that streak will continue this year. In addition to ear plugs, race fans may want to bring sun block to the 42nd a ual event in downtown Long Beach. Weather foreca...

A port funding request that could provide revenues for dredging as the Los Angeles/Long Beach port complex prepares for the new megaships moved forward Tuesday when the House Committee on Appropriations included it in a draft bill. U.S. Rep. Janice Hahn’s request for $1.26 billion — which, if eventu...