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Officer wounded, gunman dead after standoff outside North Long …
Nov 20, 2024 · Long Beach police shot and killed a man who is suspected of wounding an LBPD officer during a standoff Tuesday evening on the steps of a North Long Beach church. The officer, who was shot in the arm, was briefly hospitalized but is “in good spirits and expected to make a full recovery,” Long Beach Mayor Rex Richardson said in a statement.
Stories to watch in 2025: New tools to remove ... - Long Beach Post
Jan 1, 2025 · Long Beach and other California cities gained a new tool this year to combat homelessness within their borders, and we may soon see whether it has had an impact. Cities can now fine, cite or arrest people for sleeping in public places following a major Supreme Court ruling in June , reversing a lower court decision that, for the last six years ...
Spate of 6 shootings leaves 1 dead, 4 wounded across Long …
Dec 22, 2023 · Detectives are investigating a string of six separate shootings across Long Beach that left one person dead and four others injured Thursday night. At least two of the shootings are believed to be related, police said, but many of the details remain under investigation.
Long Beach election results • Long Beach Post News
Nov 5, 2024 · Read our analysis of what Prop. 36 will mean for Long Beach here. Our state representatives and Congressman Robert Garcia cruised to victory. The closest race remains the Long Beach City College Board of Trustees, but Ennette Y. Morton has pulled ahead by nearly 1,000 votes — giving her a relatively comfortable margin.
Illegal fireworks show startles Long Beach; scores of rockets …
Oct 28, 2024 · A large-scale illegal fireworks show woke up many Long Beach residents late Sunday night and sent them searching for answers about what was going on. Videos posted online showed dozens of rockets being launched from the Queensway Bridge on the city’s Downtown waterfront.
Afternoon shooting leaves man dead at Carmelitos ... - Long …
Dec 11, 2024 · Long Beach police investigate a homicide at the Carmelitos community in Long Beach, Tuesday, Dec. 10, 2024. Photo by Thomas R. Cordova. Police say a man was fatally shot Tuesday afternoon at the Carmelitos public housing complex in North Long Beach, and the shooter or shooters are at large.
Long Beach agrees to pay $1 million to man wrongfully convicted …
Dec 31, 2024 · The city of Long Beach has agreed to pay a $1 million settlement to a man who spent nearly four decades in prison after he was wrongfully convicted of a 1982 Long Beach murder.
One in four people now testing positive for COVID in Long Beach
Long Beach and Los Angeles County again set records for new cases of COVID-19 on Friday, with one in four people in Long Beach now testing positive for the virus. The city reported 1,720 new cases, with a positivity rate of about 24.6%—up from 3% just two weeks ago .