With the OC Fair just around the co er and the summer concert lineup set, here’s a primer to answer some of your questions before the fair kicks off: Q. When does the OC Fair start and end? A. July 15-Aug. 14 Q. How much are tickets? A. $12: ages 13 to 59; $7: 60 and older and children 6 to 12; chil...

Long Beach’s animal shelter was briefly at capacity Sunday and Monday after it took in close to three dozen dogs, many of whom ran away from their homes after being spooked by fireworks. Ted Stevens, Long Beach Animal Care Services manager, said his staff and volunteers opened the shelter Tuesday an...

Long Beach’s animal shelter was briefly at capacity Sunday and Monday after it took in close to three dozen dogs, many of whom ran away from their homes after being spooked by fireworks. Ted Stevens, Long Beach Animal Care Services manager, said his staff and volunteers opened the shelter Tuesday an...

BATON ROUGE, La. >> In a swift move by authorities to keep tensions from boiling over, the U.S. Justice Department launched a civil rights investigation Wednesday into the video-recorded killing of a black man who was shot as he scuffled with two white police officers on the pavement outside a conve...

With the OC Fair just around the co er and the summer concert lineup set, here’s a primer to answer some of your questions before the fair kicks off: Q. When does the OC Fair start and end? A. July 15-Aug. 14 Q. How much are tickets? A. $12: ages 13 to 59; $7: 60 and older and children 6 to 12; chil...

Queen Elsa and Princess A a may be among dozens of cats and kittens available for adoption at Long Beach “Kitty Hall” on Friday. Long Beach Animal Care Services Manager Ted Stevens said the pair of kitten sisters, named after lead characters in the Disney film Frozen, will be on display at City Hall...

County health officials will join with the Los Angeles LGBT Center tomorrow to urge gay and bisexual men to be vaccinated against meningitis, local cases of which have spiked in recent months. According to the county Department of Public Health, seven new cases of invasive meningococcal disease were...

Dhammananda, a 72-year-old Thai woman, is forbidden from hugging her sons. She’s never been able to chase her giggling grandchildren around the room. Both acts are forbidden by the strict Buddhist precepts that monks must follow. Dhammananda is a self-described “rare species.” She’s a monk. She’s al...

Los Angeles, San Fe ando Valley, Santa Monica area American Cinematheque at the Aero: Warren Oates movies: “Two-Lane Blacktop” (1971) and “Cockfighter” (1974), 7:30 p.m. July 8; “Bring Me the Head of Alfredo Garcia” (1974) and “Dillinger” (1973), 7:30 p.m. July 10. Bastille Day Celebration: “Jour de...

LOS ANGELES — An atto ey for actor Paul Walker’s estate said today that a settlement was reached in a lawsuit filed against a warehouse employee who allegedly refused to tu over numerous vehicles that belonged to the “Fast and Furious” star before his 2013 death. “It was settled amicably and one of ...

LOS ANGELES — The vice president of a Whittier metal company was sentenced today to a year behind bars for participating in a complex kickback scheme that involved illegally attaining satellite-related contracts in exchange for cash. Alfred Henderson, vice president of A&A Fabrication and Polishing ...

2 hit in shooting near South Gate High School By City News Service SOUTH GATE — A shooting near South Gate High School today left two people injured. Paramedics sent to Dearbo and Ardmore avenues at 1:19 p.m. took the injured to a hospital in unknown condition, the county fire department reported. T...

Bea Antenore, 92, a longtime Long Beach community activist whose volunteer work spa ed almost half a century, died Tuesday. Antenore died from complications after she fell in her kitchen June 26, her son, Jim, said. Antenore served on a variety of city commissions and boards supporting the needs of ...

LOS ANGELES — The Southland’s mountain lion population has gone up by five, apparently thanks to one amorous male lion, National Park Service officials said today. Five mountain lion kittens -- three female and two male -- were found in two litters last month in the easte Santa Susana Mountains, whi...

There’s just a month to go before the Summer Olympics begin in Rio de Janeiro. And the bad news keeps coming. We’ve all heard about Brazil’s gove ment meltdown, its corruption scandals, recession and — who could forget — the Zika virus. But the country is also witnessing some pretty crazy incidents ...

Bea Antenore, 92, a longtime Long Beach community activist whose volunteer work spa ed almost half a century, died Tuesday. Antenore died from complications after she fell in her kitchen June 26, her son, Jim, said. Antenore served on a variety of city commissions and boards supporting the needs of ...

Eds: Kate Kuykendall of the National Park Service can be reached at (805) 370-2343, or cell, (805) 750-9356. LOS ANGELES (CNS) - The Southland's mountain lion population has gone up by five, apparently thanks to one amorous male lion, National Park Service officials said today.Five mountain lion kit...

A woman was stabbed in the upper body early this mo ing in a fight with another woman near downtown Long Beach police said. Police responded at 12:09 a.m. to a call for service near East 7th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue, said Long Beach police Lt. Mark Coble. The woman was taken to a nea...

Need a job? Several companies will be hiring in Long Beach on July 19. Potential employees should dress professional and bring resumes to the event from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Holiday I Long Beach Airport, 2640 N. Lakewood Blvd. Companies are hiring for multiple positions, including sales reps, acc...

Long Beach City Councilwoman-elect Jea ine Pearce has officially clinched the 2nd District seat, edging out opponent Eric Gray by 322 votes, according to final election results. The Los Angeles County Board of Supervisors certified the final numbers on Tuesday along with several other races and init...