December 2020 - Long Beach Local News

Update: LBPD Looting Task Force Nets Additional Arrests

Update Looting Task Force Nets Additional Arrests 12/29/20:On June 1, 2020, the Long Beach Police Department formed the Looting Task Force with the sole purpose of conducting criminal investigations for…

LBLN December 30, 2020

Community Local News Music

New Year’s Eve Concert Streamed Live on LBLN Supporting Bands and Venues

WATCH HERE: https://fb.watch/2KrOxUCns0/ New Year's Eve Concert Streamed Live presented by Long Beach Blues Society in partnership with Long Beach Local News. Watch the FREE New Year’s Eve lockdown show December…

LBLN December 28, 2020

Corona-Virus Covid-19 Health

COVID-19 City Update: 12.28

By the Numbers (Long Beach only): 30,600 total positive results 2,881 new cases since last update (Dec. 23)Seven-day positivity rate: 14.6%128.3 seven-day case rate per 100K population358 fatalities192 Long Beach residents…

LBLN December 28, 2020

Community Health

Long Beach Beaches Temporarily Closed Due to Sewage Spill

Long Beach City Health Officer, Dr. Anissa Davis, ordered all coastal swimming areas in Long Beach to temporarily close for water contact due to a sewage spill. State law requires…

LBLN December 26, 2020

Local News

Laserfiche provides meals at the Long Beach Rescue Mission for the whole month of December

https://youtu.be/wR0vRX5UDUo

LBLN December 22, 2020

Corona-Virus Covid-19 Health

COVID-19 City Update: 12.21

By the Numbers (Long Beach only): 26,281 total positive results1,659 new cases since FridaySeven-day positivity rate: 13.6117.1 seven-day case rate per 100K population319 fatalities135 Long Beach residents hospitalized with COVID-19367…

LBLN December 21, 2020

Arts Community Transportation

Long Beach Transit gets into the Creative Flow Holiday Spirit

https://youtu.be/ACvPjOxr1AM More info: ridelbt.com

LBLN December 21, 2020

Community Development Hospital

The Children’s Village will bring all of MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach pediatric specialties under one roof

It takes a village to care for sick children, and MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach is beginning our journey to build the Cherese Mari Laulhere Children’s Village.…

LBLN December 19, 2020

Corona-Virus Covid-19 Health

COVID-19 City Update: 12.18

By the Numbers (Long Beach only): 24,622 total positive results547 new cases since yesterdaySeven-day positivity rate: 12.9%106.4 seven-day case rate per 100K population311 fatalities117 Long Beach residents hospitalized with COVID-19337…

LBLN December 18, 2020

Corona-Virus Covid-19 Health

City Partners With Local Hospital to Administer First Round of COVID-19 Vaccinations in Long Beach

Today, the City of Long Beach announced that COVID-19 vaccinations to frontline healthcare workers have begun. Brandon Gatling, a registered nurse at Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, was among the…

LBLN December 18, 2020

Community Education Long Beach City College

Long Beach City College celebrates completion of new innovative parking structure

https://youtu.be/pbskQSwAHp0 The four-level facility, funded by local taxpayers who supported the college’s bond measures, adds 530 PCC-convenient parking stalls and encourages energy efficiency with 33 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, 45…

LBLN December 17, 2020

Fire

2nd Alarm Fire at Apartment Carport in Long beach

2nd Alarm fire broke out at an apartment carport and extended into an auto body shop around 8:15pm on Wednesday night. LBFD firefighters quickly responded to the 1300 block of…

LBLN December 16, 2020

Corona-Virus Covid-19 Health

COVID-19 City Update: 12.14

By the Numbers (Long Beach only): 21,075 total positive results987 new cases since last update (Dec. 10)*Seven-day positivity rate: 11.5%81.1 seven-day case rate per 100K population295 fatalities96 Long Beach residents…

LBLN December 14, 2020

Community Education Long Beach City College

Long Beach City College celebrates completion of auditorium renovation

Long Beach City College will celebrate completion of a $29-million renovation of the Liberal Arts Campus Auditorium with a virtual ribbon cutting ceremony. https://youtu.be/U3L63rgX0SE The construction project updated the Auditorium…

LBLN December 10, 2020

Long Beach Port Transportation

Shipping Containers Heading to Long Beach Fall during Storm

Ocean Network Express (ONE) says 1,816 containers fell into the ocean during a storm as the ship crossed the Pacific to the Port of Long Beach last week. https://youtu.be/_LKOt4TOOY0 The…

LBLN December 10, 2020

Breaking News Collision Port

Long Beach Fire Extract Woman From Vehicle After Crash At Port Of Long Beach

On Wednesday around 8PM, Long Beach Fire Department responded to the Port of Long Beach for a woman in her 60’s was pinned inside a truck, with a shipping container…

LBLN December 9, 2020

Corona-Virus Health

City of Long Beach to Reopen Playgrounds In Alignment with State’s Regional Stay at Home Order

Long Beach, CA – In alignment with changes to the State of California’s Regional Stay at Home Order, the Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services will issue an…

LBLN December 9, 2020

Celebrity Education Local News

Nickelodeon & Comedian Gabriel Iglesias Feature Long Beach Middle School on Popular Kid’s Show

Long Beach, CA (December 10, 2020)- [Intellectual Virtues Academy of Long Beach], a free public middle school in Long Beach, will be featured on Nickelodeon’s show ‘The Substitute’ this coming…

LBLN December 9, 2020

Local News

Toy Drive Drive-Thru at Roxanne’s this Weekend

https://youtu.be/rxw0cv8F-F8

LBLN December 8, 2020

Corona-Virus Covid-19 Health

COVID-19 City Update: 12.07

By the Numbers (Long Beach only): 18,370 total positive results820 new cases since Friday Seven-day positivity rate: 8.4%41.7 seven-day case rate per 100K population282 fatalities79 Long Beach residents hospitalized with COVID-19173…

LBLN December 7, 2020

Breaking News Corona-Virus Health

Stay-at-home order takes effect in Long Beach

On December 3, 2020, Governor Gavin Newsom announced a new Regional Stay at Home Order that would go into effect 24 hours after a region’s ICU capacity falls below 15%.…

LBLN December 5, 2020

Corona-Virus Covid-19 Health

COVID-19 City Update: 12.04

By the Numbers (Long Beach only): 17,550 total positive results148 new cases since yesterdaySeven-day positivity rate: 6.8%36.7 seven-day case rate per 100K population282 fatalities83 Long Beach residents hospitalized with COVID-19140…

LBLN December 4, 2020

Corona-Virus Health

City of Long Beach Releases Statement Regarding Statewide Stay at Home Order

As the unprecedented increase in COVID-19 cases continues to threaten hospitalization capacity, Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that the state is being divided into five regions for monitoring Intensive Care…

LBLN December 4, 2020

Collision

Driver arrested in DUI hit-and-run crash in Long Beach

On Wednesday, at 7:15 p.m, officers responded to an injury hit and run collision in the area of Pacific Coast Highway and Lewis Avenue. When officers arrived, they located an adult…

LBLN December 3, 2020

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