BIG BEAR LAKE >> Skiers and snowboarders came to Bear Mountain Sunday – closing day for the resort’s 2015-16 ski season – with heavy coats and heavy hearts. Though the die-hards who showed up Sunday to ride up the one open ski lift were sad to kiss the slopes goodbye, overall they felt satisfied wit...

Voters on Tuesday have the opportunity to decide who will help shape the future of Long Beach City College. Seats in District 2 and District 4 are open in the Long Beach Community College District Board of Trustees. One of the biggest issues voters will face is the $850 million bond measure LBCC wil...

It’s kind of a easy week for the Mailbag. Nothing too hateful, and not a lot of embarrassing fawning over us. Just regular letters, observations and mild carping. Tom Richey, who we assume is a man, almost tosses us a compliment with, “Just finished your latest book autographed by you at Joe Jost’s....

IDOMENI, Greece >> Migrants waged ru ing battles with Macedonian police Sunday after they were stopped from scaling the border fence with Greece near the border town of Idomeni, and aid agencies reported that hundreds of stranded travelers were injured. Macedonian police used tear gas, stun grenades...

BEIRUT (AP) — Syrian gove ment forces and rebels clashed across the north on Sunday in the latest indication that a monthlong cease-fire may be breaking down, as the Islamic State group seized two villages along Syria’s border with Turkey from other insurgents. Syrian rebels advanced on gove ment po...

Don’t forget to vote, Long Beach. Races on Tuesday will determine who sits on the decision-making body for the 2nd District in the coastal area of downtown and Alamitos Beach area, the 6th District in Central Long Beach and 8th District in Bixby Knolls and North Long Beach. 2nd Council District The ...

LONG BEACH >> An unsafe lane change on the 405 Freeway near Long Beach triggered a two-vehicle crash that killed a 72-year-old motorist and left a 70-year-old motorist with minor injuries, authorities said Sunday. Edmundo Ritarita, of San Diego, was pronounced dead at the scene, according to the cor...

LONG BEACH >> A large fire Sunday destroyed a single-story restaurant in Long Beach. About 7 a.m. an off-duty firefighter spotted flames shooting from the roof of Royal Buffet, 530 E. 33rd St., according to Long Beach Fire Department Capt. Mark Miller. The first firefighters to arrive called for add...

HIROSHIMA, Japan >> Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven industrialized countries are meeting in the weste Japanese city of Hiroshima on Sunday and Monday. Germany’s Frank-Walter Steinmeier arrived late due to aircraft problems at departure and missed most of the first day’s sessions. Five thin...

MUMBAI, India >> The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge paid their respects at one of the sites of the 2008 Mumbai terrorist attacks Sunday as they began a weeklong visit to India, their first royal tour in two years. Prince William and his wife, the former Kate Middleton, began their first engagement in...

EL SEGUNDO >> Police arrested a suspected vehicle burglar in El Segundo Sunday and found some stolen cell phones and burglary tools inside his car. Officers spotted the suspect’s car a little before 5 a.m. in the area of Pine Avenue and Loma Vista Street, where it had been driving with the headlight...

LAS VEGAS - Ma y Pacquiao proclaimed at the outset of the promotion for his third bout with Timothy Bradley that it would be the final fight of his fine career. By the time the fight arrived, he indicated he wasn’t so sure. What he didn’t want to do was retire, then come back, like so many fighters ...

David Bowdich, the FBI’s highest-ranking agent in Los Angeles and a key figure in the San Be ardino mass shooting investigation, is leaving Califo ia to become the third-highest ranking officer in the bureau. “It came up a few months ago,” Bowdich said Saturday afte oon, as he was out walking his do...

A proposed design for the facility to replace the historic Belmont Plaza Olympic Pool drew generally positive reviews from Long Beach’s aquatics community and local residents. City officials and an architect in charge of the design held a community meeting Saturday mo ing to give the public its firs...

SAN FRANCISCO >> The Giants beat the Dodgers with a series of well-placed base hits Thursday. Friday, they won with two home runs. Saturday, the Dodgers nearly beat themselves. After eight i ings of missed opportunities, the Dodgers rallied for one run against Giants closer Santiago Casilla in the n...

It has been an ete ity, by horse racing standards, since his rags-to-riches run to the brink of a Triple Crown captivated the sport and tu ed the nation’s eye toward Orange County’s mile-long dirt track here. Still, nearly two years after wins at the Kentucky Derby and the Preakness Stakes – and jus...

While Ted Cruz and John Kasich are gearing up their Califo ia campaigns, there is little indication that Donald Trump has given the state much thought, despite the June 7 primary’s potential to make or break his nomination. The billionaire front-ru er canceled a rally pla ed for Friday for his golf ...

For nearly four decades, Papadakis Tave a held legendary status in San Pedro — and far beyond — drawing film stars, powerful politicians and sports celebrities in limousines with its authentic Greek food and lively, plate-smashing floor shows. It’s an understatement to say the tave a is a hard act t...

The two-week long corruption trial of former Undersheriff Paul Tanaka has not been easy to watch for many within the Sheriff’s Department. “I think there’s a large sense of embarrassment by many on the Sheriff’s Department,” Brian Moriguchi, president of the Professional Peace Officers Association, ...

Two Cal State Long Beach professors hope that when stem cell research students come face-to-face with people living with illnesses such as Parkinson’s disease or spinal cord injuries, they will have a sense of urgency to develop new treatments or a cure. “Research can move slowly. It’s good to have ...