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LBLN Weekend Round-up
Don’t have any plans this weekend? Long Beach Local News has compiled a list of events to keep you busy. Midsummer Scream Halloween and Horror Convention is back this weekend…
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Man Found Dead Near MacArthur Park
A man was found dead on Gundry Ave. early Friday morning. The man was found suffering from injuries to the upper body shortly before 5:30 a.m. Fire department paramedics tried…
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Midsummer Scream Celebrates Halloween In July
Midsummer Scream is an annual weekend-long convention celebrating all things spooky and it is back for its fifth year. The convention runs from July 29-31. Friday’s hours are 6 p.m.…
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Donate Today to the Long Beach Rescue Mission’s Backpack Drive
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Burger Lunch Event Brings ‘Long Beach Burger Week’ To Special Clientele: Those Struggling With Homelessness
Organized by non-profit Long Beach Food & Beverage, the 2nd annual Long Beach Burger Week will kick off with a unique event for some very special guests. Four top Long Beach chefs/restaurateurs will treat over 200 homeless men, women…
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An Evening of Woe: A Month Without Roe. 
A vigil was held downtown on Saturday, July 23 in observance of the one-month mark since the overturning of Roe V. Wade. Community members met outside of Governor George Deukmejian…
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Long Beach Police Officer Sentenced for Child Pornography
A former Long Beach Police officer was sentenced Monday to 70 months in federal prison for distributing sexually explicit images of children, including when he was on duty. Anthony Brown,…
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7-Year-Old Killed Crossing the Street in Long Beach
On Tuesday at 5:22 p.m., Long Beach police were called to the intersection of Lakewood Boulevard and 23rd Street regarding an injury traffic collision between a vehicle and a pedestrian.…
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Angels Baseball Partners with MemorialCare To Bring Patients to2022 MLB All-Star Game
LONG BEACH, CA - On Tuesday, July 19, two lucky patients from MemorialCare Miller Children’s & Women’s Hospital Long Beach were invited to the 2022 All-Star Game thanks to Angels Baseball, Shohei…
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LBLN Weekend Round-Up
LONG BEACH, CA - Life in Long Beach is never boring! There’s always something going on and LBLN has put together a list of events that you’ll want to check…
California State Campuses to offer Abortion Pills and Services starting Jan. 1
LONG BEACH, CA - The University of California and California State campuses will now work to give access to medication abortion on all campuses, starting Jan. 1. In 2019, Senator…
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Love Long Beach Festival returns for First Time since the Pandemic Began
LONG BEACH, CA - The seventh annual Love Long Beach Festival will take place this weekend in a celebration of life and magic at the Shoreline Aquatic Park. This festival…
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Southwest Airlines Connects Long Beach to New Orleans with Seasonal Sunday Nonstop Service
Photo by Curtis McGinnis Long Beach, CA – Southwest Airlines today announced that it will launch weekly nonstop flights from Long Beach Airport (LGB) to Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport (MSY) on a seasonal…
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Police seek Community Help to find At-Risk Person
LONG BEACH, CA - The Long Beach Police Department is asking for the public's help locating a 72-year-old at-risk missing person, Robert Alonso Roach, who was last seen on July…
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Police Identify 31-Year-Old Who Killed 78-Year-Old in Stabbing
On Saturday, at approximately 6:18 a.m., Long Beach police officers were dispatched to the 2900 block of Coolidge Street regarding a stabbing, which resulted in the death of a female…
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First Confirmed Case Of Monkeypox Virus In Long Beach
LONG BEACH, CA – The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services announced its first presumptive case of monkeypox over the weekend on Sunday, July 16 in a press…
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LBLN Weekend Round-up
Long Beach is a diverse city and there’s always something to do. Long Beach Local News has compiled a list of events you don’t want to miss this weekend. FRIDAY…
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Inaugural Sea Change Festival To Be Held This Weekend
The Surfrider Foundation has teamed up with Kilroy Realty Corporation to put on their first sustainability event, the Sea Change Festival, this weekend. The Sea Change Festival will be held…
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Truckers Halt Traffic In Protest Of Assembly Bill 5
Truck drivers took to the 710 freeway on Wednesday to slow traffic in protest of Assembly Bill 5 commonly known as the gig worker bill. Assembly Bill 5 or AB5…
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Liquor Store Operators Receive Lifetime Ban For Selling to Minor Who Killed Family on Halloween Night.
Amor Potestades Amacio, 60, and her daughter, Syntyche Amacio, 28, both of Norwalk, CA, pleaded guilty today for their role in the death of a family of three on Halloween night…
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Traffic Alert: Truckers Protest on 710 Freeway
TRAFFIC ALERT: A protest is currently in progress on the 710 Freeway. All southbound lanes are being blocked by truck drivers protesting Assembly Bill 5 (AB5), popularly known as the…
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Port Of Long Beach Began Demolition Of Gerald Desmond Bridge This Month
The Port of Long Beach began the demolition of Gerald Desmond Bridge this month. Photo by Matt Sersion The project is expected to be completed by late 2023 and will…
Re-discover The Long Beach Pike Through LEGOs And Story Time At Brickersville
Children ages ten and up are invited to attend a three-day Makerspace event this July where they can build LEGO robots, learn about the old Long Beach Pike amusement park…
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Images From James Webb Telescope Show Early Beginnings Of The Universe
President Joe Biden has released the first full-colored image from the James Webb Space Telescope today at 5 p.m. Eastern Time, before NASA releases the rest of the images tomorrow,…
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Police Shoot Man on Rooftop after Kidnapping, Carjacking attempt
On July 9, 2022, at approximately 11:10 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 1100 block of East 17th Street regarding a dispute inside of a vehicle, which resulted in an officer…
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One Dead after Carjacking, SWAT Standoff and Police Shooting
A shooting involving a police officer has occurred in Long Beach 17th street and Lemon ave. the Long Beach Police Department reports. The incident happened around 12:29 p.m. Saturday when…
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LBLN Weekend Round-up
Long Beach is a diverse city and there’s always something to do. Long Beach Local News has compiled a list of events you don’t want to miss this weekend. JULY…
Long Beach Pride Hosts 39th Annual Pride Festival And Parade This Weekend
Long Beach will throw its 39th annual Pride Parade this Sunday, July 10, but not before the start of the city’s Pride Festival which begins Friday, July 8, featuring music…
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Suspect To Be Sentenced September 15 In Crash That Killed Long Beach Family
The drunk driver that killed a family of three on Halloween in 2019 has been found guilty of three counts of murder and gross vehicular manslaughter. Joseph Awaida, 30, his…
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News in 5 – July, 7th
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Suspect booked for One Count of Murder following Death of Long Beach Woman
LONG BEACH, CA - Homicide detectives conducted a thorough investigation and identified Lawrence Jackson, a 19-year-old resident of the City of Bellflower as the suspect responsible for the murder of…
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City to Begin Offering Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine to Those Ages 6 to 17
Covid-19 Vaccination. Asian Male Patient Getting Vaccinated Against Coronavirus Receiving Covid Vaccine Intramuscular Injection During Doctor's Appointment In Hospital. Corona Virus Immunization LONG BEACH, CA – Beginning Thursday, July 7,…
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Drunk driver convicted in crash that killed Long Beach couple, 3-year-old son on Halloween 2019
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Join the Long Beach Young Professionals Today!
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Long Beach Health Department Hosts Summer Health Resource Fair in July
LONG BEACH, CA - The Long Beach Department of Health and Human Services (Health Department), in partnership with Disability Rights California (DRC) and the California State Council on Developmental Disabilities (SCDD), is hosting the…
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Join Long Beach Transit for Moonlight Movies on the Beach
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Long Beach Shares Results of 2022 Homeless Count
Long Beach, CA – Findings of the 2022 Homeless Point in Time Count, the first count conducted in two years due to the pandemic, reveal that Long Beach identified 3,296…
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Structure Fire, Power Lines Explode in Long Beach
On Monday July 4, 2022 at approximately 8:42pm, Long Beach Fire and Long Beach Police responded to a garage fire in the alley rear of 2000 Block Lime Avenue. https://youtu.be/WGx2nojW5_U…
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Nun From Long Beach To Be Awarded Presidential Medal Of Freedom
Long Beach’s own Sister Simone Campbell was named by President Biden as one of the seventeen recipients for the Presidential Medal of Freedom this morning. Campbell was recognized for her…
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LBLN Weekend Round-up
Long Beach is a diverse city and there’s always something to do. Long Beach Local News has compiled a list of events you don’t want to miss this weekend. FRIDAY…
Celebrate The Fourth Of July in Long Beach
Long Beach is celebrating Fourth of July with star-spangled events all weekend long Fourth of July festivities will kick off on July 2 with Council District One’s First Annual Independence…