Bravely continuing its “host of heroes” season even as local theatre curtains remain closed, the Long Beach Shakespeare Company (LBSC) is offering Oscar Wilde’s 1893 play, A Woman of No Importance, for virtual viewing through Monday, Aug. 3. This...

At its Tuesday, July 7 meeting, the Long Beach City Council discussed the rent moratorium, homeless assistance, a new violence-interruption plan, and announced a bounty for information about a recent arson case. Consent Calendar The Council voted...

MemorialCare Long Beach Medical Center has been named as a Mentor Case Observation Site for robotic-assisted thoracic surgery using the da Vinci Xi Surgical System by Intuitive Surgical, it was announced in a press release on Tuesday, June 7. For MemorialCare...

In a time dominated by the coronavirus, West Nile virus reemerged with the city of Long Beach reporting its first human case of the illness this year. The patient is a person in their 60s and is currently hospitalized with neuro-invasive illness,...

A peaceful march from downtown Long Beach to the North Side of the City was held on Friday, July 3 in response to recent gun violence and racial tensions. Protesters traveled by foot, skates, bikes, and by car up Atlantic Avenue from Ocean Boulevard...

Southland university officials said today they are reviewing a directive from federal immigration authorities that could force thousands of international students out of the country if schools offer only online courses due to the coronavirus pandemic. On...

Christopher James Timmons has been declared a critical missing person by the Long Beach Police Department. The 21-year-old was last seen on Sunday, July 5 at around 10:30 p.m. at St. Mary Medical Center, located in the 1000 block of Linden Avenue, according...

Mayor Robert Garcia will be aiding Joe Biden's campaign as officials announced he will be one of other California officials joining Biden's Latino Leadership Committee on Friday, July 3. Los Angeles County Supervisor Hilda Solis has been named co-chair...

As the use of legal and illegal fireworks exploded this Fourth of July, Long Beach issued 13 fireworks-related citations and saw a 67% increase in calls to its dispatch center compared to an average day, officials said on Monday, July 7. During the...

A woman who was captured on video making a pair of racist rants aimed at Asian Americans at a Torrance park in June is set to be arraigned in October on a separate battery charge dating back to last fall. Lena Hernandez, 54, identified by prosecutors...