A Long Beach man pleaded not guilty to one count of murder and two counts of making criminal threats Thursday after authorities accused him of fatally stabbing his children’s mother during a domestic violence attack in April. Ngounsay Keo, 59, faces a maximum possible sentence of 29 years and eight ...

The Metro Blue Line Wardlow Station closed for close to two hours Thursday afte oon after a maintenance employee discovered a suspicious device. The employee was servicing bicycle lockers around 3:15 p.m. when he found the device, said Ramon Montenegro, a spokesman for the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Depa...

Just days after the Orlando mass shooting, the family of San Be ardino terrorist attack victim Damian Meins is asking why Congress didn’t vote on gun-reform laws when legislators had the chance the day after Meins and 13 others were shot to death Dec. 2. Long Beach resident Tina Meins spoke out in t...

Power plants in Long Beach, Wilmington and Sun City were granted exemptions this summer to bu diesel fuel to prevent potential rolling blackouts for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers, regional air quality regulators said Thursday. The three power plants were granted a 90-day tempor...

Leigh Rubin stood before hundreds of parents and students at Cubberley K-8 School in Long Beach’s Plaza neighborhood thinking of his formative years on the campus decades before. Rubin, creator of the Rubes comic strip, attended Cubberley from kindergarten through the majority of his third grade yea...

Long Beach city officials are preparing for the first significant heat wave of the summer with high temperatures expected across Los Angeles County Saturday through Wednesday. Though local temperatures and humidity levels — which form what’s known as a heat index — won’t be high enough for officials...

Gilbert Raul Rubio, convicted in 1998 of murdering a Long Beach man and Downey high school teacher, was found dead Thursday in his cell at San Quentin, jail officials said. Rubio, 55, faced execution for the 1998 robbery and murder of George Blackwell, a 46-year-old vice principal at Downey’s Warren...

Power plants in Long Beach, Wilmington and Sun City were granted exemptions this summer to bu diesel fuel to prevent potential rolling blackouts for Los Angeles Department of Water and Power customers, regional air quality regulators said Thursday. The three power plants were granted a 90-day tempor...

James Bone and his family have their week-long vacation all mapped out, with three days of braving the summer crowds at Disneyland and maybe a few baseball games. But first, on Thursday, the Texas travelers had a must see stop: The Wedge. • Photos: The Wedge in Newport Bech “I’ve never seen anything...

Long Beachers with an appetite for fresh fruits and vegetables can look forward to having another shopping destination in town following the debut of a new farmers’ market for the Cambodia Town neighborhood. Councilman Dee Andrews’ office a ounced Thursday the new Midtown Night Market’s is Long Beac...

WASHINGTON — The slaughter in Florida and an attention-grabbing filibuster in the Senate did little to break the election-year stalemate in Congress over guns Thursday, with both sides unwilling to budge and Republicans standing firm against any new legislation opposed by the National Rifle Associat...

WASHINGTON — Republican Sen. John McCain said Thursday that President Barack Obama is “directly responsible” for the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, because of the rise of the Islamic State group on the president’s watch. But he later issued a statement saying that he “misspoke.” “I did not mean ...

LOS ANGELES — Amid speculation he is on a list of possible vice presidential ru ing mates for Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, Mayor Eric Garcetti said today he is “not looking for a new job” and is focused on ru ing for re-election. “I think it’s probably one story of thousands we’ll hear on t...

Soaring Over the Horizon might be the most majestic ride at Shanghai Disneyland. Pirates of the Caribbean: Battle for the Sunken Treasure might be in the most creative. But TRON Lightcycle Power Run is the most thrilling. • Related: Shanghai Disneyland opens: First guests call grand opening an ‘expe...

When: 11u2009a.m. to 9 p.m. June 18, 11a.m. to 7:30u2009p.m. June 19. Where: Rainbow Lagoon Park, E. Shoreline Drive, Long Beach. Tickets: $20-$30. Children under the age of 12 enter free. Information: 562-912-4451, www.longbeach bayou.com. A taste of New Orleans with a side of blues will be coming ...

Auto insurance is never cheap, but if you choose to add a teenage driver to your policy your rate is going to up — a lot. A new report from the InsuranceQuotes details just how big of an increase you can expect. U.S. families who add a young driver to their existing auto insurance policy will see an...

NEW YORK — The news that no die-hard “Hamilton” fan — or anyone who hasn’t seen the Broadway smash yet — wants to hear has arrived: Lin-Manuel Miranda, its creator and star, is leaving the show this summer. But he promises to retu “again and again.” • PHOTOS: Lin-Manuel Miranda is leaving the Tony-a...

LAKE BUENA VISTA, Fla. — A sheriff said charges are unlikely against a Nebraska couple after an alligator killed their 2-year-old son by snatching him out of shallow water at a Walt Disney World beach, but the entertainment giant is reviewing whether to add gator wa ing signs. Orange County Sheriff ...

LONDON (AP) — A British lawmaker was shot and killed Thursday in a daylight attack in the town she represented, police said. Labour legislator Jo Cox was attacked just before 1 p.m. in Birstall, northe England, Acting Chief Constable Dee Collins of West Yorkshire Police said. She was pronounced dead...

Several Long Beach community groups will come together tonight for evening of “remembrance and healing” in response to the mass shooting in Orlando, Florida, on June 12. The event at 6:30 p.m. at Temple Israel, 269 Loma Ave., will include speakers from the LGBTQ Center of Long Beach, the Office of R...