Crime + Public Safety

Hawaiian Gardens man gets 25 years for selling fentanyl that caused deadly overdose in 2020, feds say

Authorities say Gregory Hevener, 47, used coded language on the social platform OfferUp to advertise and sell heroin and other drugs.

Crime + Public Safety

Man shot while walking in North Long Beach, police say

The man told officers that he was walking in the 4900 block of Long Beach Boulevard when he was shot multiple times.

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Scratch This: Thinking of a pet as a holiday gift?

There are Long Beach resources for you, but never forget that we’re as much of a gift to pets as they are to us.

Crime + Public Safety

Woman dies after being struck by city bus near Downtown Long Beach, police say

Police say a city bus driver was traveling northbound on Shoreline Drive, south of Seventh Street, when they struck the woman as she was crossing the road just before 7 p.m.

Labor

‘A little more salt in the wound’: Toma workers quit over fears that the new bar and restaurant is Padre 2.0

The new Downtown space owned by the same man behind Padre and Mezcalero shuttered after the ABC said it illegally sold alcohol for weeks, in addition to owing vendors and workers money. It’s unclear when it will re-open.

Crime + Public Safety

‘They brutalized us’: Brandon Boyd’s family speaks out one week after he was shot, killed by police

During a press conference Tuesday, the Boyd family and community activists called for bodycam footage and the 911 call that led to the Nov. 19 shooting to be released.

Crime + Public Safety

Driver dies after running red light, crashing into other car in East Long Beach, police say

Police say the driver ran a red light and crashed into another vehicle at the intersection of Wardlow Road and Palo Verde Avenue at around 7:30 a.m.

Crime + Public Safety

2 injured in separate overnight shootings, Long Beach police say

The first shooting took place near the Rose Park neighborhood while the second happened in West Long Beach, according to authorities.

Crime + Public Safety

CEO of nonprofit that mentored kids in Los Angeles, Long Beach pleads guilty in COVID fraud scheme, DOJ says

Federal authorities say Reginald Foster Jr. of Los Angeles and two co-conspirators stole more than a million dollars in unemployment benefits during the COVID-19 pandemic.

CSULB

Jane Close Conoley to step down as CSULB president next year

Conoley announced she would retire after the spring semester, with a new president expected to step in 'on or before July 1, 2025.'

Crime + Public Safety

1 dead, another injured in shooting near Bluff Park, Long Beach police say

Officers found both men while responding to a call in the 2600 block of Ocean Boulevard early Sunday morning, police said.

Crime + Public Safety

Woman fatally shot inside her home, Long Beach police say

Police say the deadly shooting happened in the 900 block of Gaviota Avenue at around 11:42 a.m.

Crime + Public Safety

Man shot during fight with group near Downtown; suspect arrested, Long Beach police say

Police say the shooting stemmed from a fight that broke out between two groups of people near Downtown Long Beach Thursday night.

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Scratch This: Out on the town with a shelter hound!

Long Beach Animal Care Services' Fido Field Trips give dogs a welcome break from kennel confinement.

Crime + Public Safety

Woman dies after being hit by car near Lakewood Village, police say

Police say the woman was crossing the street near the area of Bellflower Boulevard and Centralia Street Wednesday evening when she was struck by the driver of a 2014 Jeep Patriot.

tariffs

‘Uncertainty’ and ‘disruption’: Experts continue to sound the alarm on sweeping Trump tariffs

Port of Los Angeles officials, business executives and others warn that tariffs on all imports as proposed by President-elect Donald Trump would increase prices for U.S. consumers.