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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.
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.
Two Long Beach schools lock down after reports of an intruder, …
Oct 18, 2024 · “Officers conducted an investigation and have determined a person with a gun was not seen near or on campus and there is no active threat to the school,” the Long Beach …
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 .
The strangest news stories in Long Beach this year
Dec 28, 2024 · Apparently, Long Beach attracts weird firework stories. Shortly before the Fourth of July, when neighbors were still complaining about their neighborhoods sounding like warzones, Cory Schmillen ended up closer to danger than most.
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Nov 6, 2024 · Police say a man was shot while walking in North Long Beach, and he then pulled out his own gun and fired back at the shooter before heading to a hospital for treatment. Shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, officers responded to a report of a shooting on Atlantic Avenue near 53rd Street, according to Long Beach police.