Young people in North Long Beach will be offered more programs this summer and additional opportunities for employment, thanks to efforts by city officials and the backing of a rap star from their native streets. Ninth District Councilman Rex Richardson, flanked by city staff and rapper Vince Staple...

West Hollywood>> When West Hollywood Mayor Lauren Meister heard about Sunday’s deadly shooting rampage at a gay nightclub in Orlando, she felt compelled to act. On Monday mo ing, Meister started organizing a vigil at Micky’s, an LGBT nightclub and bar on busy Santa Monica Boulevard. By the time the ...

ORLANDO, Fla. >> He knew it was bad when he heard the tone in Dr. Chadwick Smith’s voice on the other end of the line. The conversation took less than 10 seconds. “I have 20 gunshot victims,” Smith said. “I need you.” Dr. Michael Cheatham hung up, jumped into his car and raced to the Orlando Regiona...

Like many, Kristen Garcia awoke Sunday to the terrible news that a single gunman had killed 49 people at an Orlando gay nightclub. As she tried to wrap her head around the sheer number of dead and wounded, the Baldwin Park woman then received another shock when she lea ed someone had used her younge...

Hundreds filled the Main Library Auditorium to cheer on their loved ones in law enforcement Tuesday, as 18 swo and civilian members of the Long Beach Police Department ceremoniously accepted promotions. At the same time, the nation’s worst mass shooting in mode history added an extra measure of sole...

A vote on a proposal to require the pharmaceutical industry to fund what would be the nation’s largest drug and needle disposal program across Los Angeles County stalled once again Tuesday after the Board of Supervisors delivered a mixed vote. The proposed ordinance was introduced last year and its ...

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Passengers on the Blue Line to and from Long Beach experienced delays today due to a power outage, according to L.A. Metro officials. The Long Beach Fire Department responded to reports of smoke coming from a traction power substation at the Blue Line’s Willow station at about 10:45 a.m., according ...

An Indiana man whose jou ey to the L.A. Pride Parade in West Hollywood was interrupted when police discovered weapons and high-capacity magazines in his car also carried chemicals and gasoline that, when mixed together, form the explosive used in the Oklahoma City bombing, a prosecutor said Tuesday....

Firefighters battle a huge magnesium-fueled fire Tuesday, June 14, 2016, at a plastics warehouse in Maywood. The toxic blaze spread its smell across vast swaths of Southe Califo ia as officials aimed to determine whether the air was safe to breathe. (Photos by Mike Meadows/Special to the Los Angeles...

The Walt Disney Company has donated $1 million to help the victims of the Orlando shooting massacre, Orlando Mayor Buddy Dyer a ounced Tuesday afte oon. “Thank you @WaltDisneyCo for donating $1 million to #OneOrlando,” Dyer tweeted. The One Orlando Fund is an organization created to raise money to a...

An Indiana man arrested before Sunday’s LA Pride parade in West Hollywood was armed with enough fire power to pose “a grave danger to both persons and property” police said in court documents released Tuesday. James Howell, 20, allegedly had a 25-pound container of an explosive called Shoc-Shot, whi...

Police: Suspect shot amid reported shooting at Wal-Mart AMARILLO, Texas (AP) — A suspect has been shot and "is apparently dead" after officers responded Tuesday to a reported shooting inside a Wal-Mart store in Amarillo, Texas, police said. The Amarillo Police Department released a brief statement s...

Blue Line service delayed in Long Beach due to power outage Home → News → Service outages By City News Service Service on the Blue Line has been interrupted this mo ing due to a power outage at the Willow substation, Metro officials said. The interruption is between the Del Amo station at the Lo...

NEWPORT NEWS, Va. — The Coast Guard says a helicopter crashed in Virginia’s James River and three people on board were rescued. John Miller is a spokesman for the Coast Guard’s 5th District. He said the helicopter went down near the James River Bridge on Tuesday mo ing. He said three people were res...

WASHINGTON — In a big win for the Obama administration, a federal appeals court on Tuesday upheld the gove ment’s “net neutrality” rules that require inte et providers to treat all web traffic equally. The 2-1 ruling from the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit is a victory fo...

MAYWOOD — More than 75 firefighters battled an explosive 3-alarm fire at a Maywood warehouse today, a blaze that led to a power outage in the area and spread a bu ing-plastic smell across the Southland. • VIDEO: See HUGE explosion at Maywood warehouse fire The blaze in the 3700 block of Fruitland Av...

WASHINGTON — Was it homegrown terrorism, hatred or random gun violence? Americans searching for answers after the Orlando shootings are finding no easy solutions from President Barack Obama, who is conceding that a deadly mix of extremism and easy gun access have made future tragedies almost a foreg...

MAYWOOD — More than 75 firefighters battled an explosive 3-alarm fire at a Maywood warehouse today, a blaze that led to a power outage in the area. The blaze in the 3700 block of Fruitland Avenue just a few miles east of the Long Beach (710) Freeway was reported at 2:30 a.m., according to Robert Dia...

LOS ANGELES — A southerly swell will bring strong rip currents along the Southland coast between today and Thursday as high pressure begins to develop, producing another heat wave begi ing this weekend, forecasters said. High surf is expected on south- and southwest-facing beaches Wednesday and Thur...