The Current, which according to Long Beach officials is the first high-rise apartment complex to be constructed there in more than 10 years, had its grand opening Thursday night. Three developers, AndersonPacific, LLC; Ledcor Properties, Inc. and Qualico Developments, Inc., worked on The Current. Th...

Signaling their support for the transgender community, Los Angeles City Council members Mitch O’Farrell, Mike Bonin and Nury Martinez submitted a motion this week asking City Atto ey Mike Feuer’s office to update city laws to allow transgender persons to use bathrooms in city parks based on their ge...

LOS ANGELES — Actor Michael Jace, who portrayed a Los Angeles police officer on the television series “The Shield,” was sentenced today to 40 years to life in prison after apologizing for fatally shooting his wife in front of their two young children in their Hyde Park home. The 53-year-old actor --...

DALLAS — The Latest on reports of shots fired at Dallas Love Field airport (all times local): 1:30 p.m. An airport spokesman says police have a “situation” at Dallas Love Field under control after reports of shots fired outside a baggage claim. Spokesman Jose Torres says he doesn’t have details abou...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The Latest on the memorial service for Muhammad Ali (all times local): 2:30 p.m. Celebrities have begun showing up at the memorial service for Muhammad Ali. Actor and former Califo ia Gov. A old Schwarzenegger, rapper/actor Common and former NFL Baltimore Ravens linebacker Ray Lewi...

DETROIT — Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose boundless blend of talent and toughness made him the NHL’s quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, has died. The man forever known as “Mr. Hockey” was 88. Son Murray Howe confirmed the death Friday, texting to ...

Group steps up effort to remove judge in Stanford swimmer rape case Santa Clara County Judge Aaron Persky has faced intense outcry after sentencing 20-year-old Brock Tu er, seen above, to six months in jail and three years’ probation for the assault. (Santa Clara County Sheriff via AP, File) By Asso...

DETROIT — Gordie Howe, the rough-and-tumble Canadian farm boy whose boundless blend of talent and toughness made him the NHL’s quintessential star during a career that lasted into his 50s, has died. The man forever known as “Mr. Hockey” was 88. Son Murray Howe confirmed the death Friday, texting to ...

Restaurants and markets that are shut down for vermin infestations, sewage problems or for a lack of water will no longer be able to receive an A health grade in Los Angeles County under a stricter grading system to be implemented over the next year. Los Angeles County Department of Public Health of...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> “You go first,” Russell Mandell said to Eric Barton. “Try ’em on.” The two colorblind men from Rancho Cucamonga stood near flowers at Central Park. Each held a pair of eyeglasses made by Berkeley-based EnChroma. At first blush, they seem like typical sunglasses, but what sets the...

The Godzilla of all El Niños is dead. And the big guy went out with a whimper, at least in Southe Califo ia. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center declared the much-anticipated — and miserably disappointing — El Niño of 2015-16 history. “There’s...

A 5.2 magnitude earthquake hit just after 1 a.m. Friday mo ing south of Palm Springs according to the U.S. Geological Survey. The agency’s website said the trembler hit at 1:04 a.m. and was centered at 13.7 miles north-northwest of Borrego Springs, 14.9 miles east-southeast of Anza, and 26.7 miles s...

PALM SPRINGS >> A moderate earthquake hit the Palm Springs area early Friday and was felt across parts of Southe Califo ia. The U.S. Geological Survey says the magnitude 5.2 temblor struck at 1:04 a.m. PDT and was centered about 20 miles south of Rancho Mirage. USGS geophysicist Amy Vaughan says the...

The Godzilla of all El Niños is dead. And the big guy went out with a whimper, at least in Southe Califo ia. On Thursday, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Climate Prediction Center declared the much-anticipated — and miserably disappointing — El Niño of 2015-16 history. “There’s...

Nathen Blackwell sits in front of President Ronald Reagan’s headstone with a chisel and hammer, and he begins to gently tap out the last chapter of one of America’s greatest love stories. Nancy Reagan has died, and in less than 18 hours the eyes of the world will be on the Ronald Reagan Presidential...

On one particularly hot Saturday mo ing in August of 1985, the evil apparition known as the Night Stalker became nothing more than a man, a beaten and bloody man who needed the cops to save his life. A new movie, “The Night Stalker” starring Lou Diamond Phillips, will premiere at The Frida Cinema at...

RANCHO CUCAMONGA >> “You go first,” Russell Mandell said to Eric Barton. “Try ’em on.” The two colorblind men from Rancho Cucamonga stood near flowers at Central Park. Each held a pair of eyeglasses made by Berkeley-based EnChroma. At first blush, they seem like typical sunglasses, but what sets the...

More than 1,700 Long Beach City College students walked across the stage Thursday evening during graduation ceremonies, with about 414 students receiving their certificates and 1,307 receiving associate’s degrees. Still others are preparing to transfer to another lea ing institution. Press-Telegram ...

Sitting at a rare, public designated smoking area in the San Fe ando Valley, Marlene Tucker took a midday drag off her cigarette Thursday and said she knows there are health risks that come with her habit. But she’s an adult, she said. “An 18-year-old isn’t equipped to understand the risks,” Tucker,...

SAN FERNANDO >> It took a dozen jurors in San Fe ando just 15 minutes Thursday to convict a petty criminal from Long Beach with first-degree murder in the death of a Cal State Northridge student during a Craigslist car sale, then dumping his body along a desert freeway. Nine women and three men foun...