Cambodian New Year Parade appearance by military leader stirs controversy
The Cambodian community in Long Beach has become fractured in recent weeks over an impending visit by a son of the Cambodian prime minister who also was a former Khmer Rouge commander. Hun Manet, a...
View ArticleHaving trouble with the Verizon-Frontier switch? Here’s what to do
Southern California customers are among cable, internet and telephone customers who face service, billing and other issues following Frontier Communications’ takeover of Verizon territory in...
View ArticleIconic Ferrari 308 stolen in 1987 seized by LA/Long Beach customs officers
U.S. Customs and Border Protection officers at the local ports seized a vintage Ferrari reported stolen from an Orange County consignment lot 28 years ago. The red 1981 Ferrari 308 GTSi is one of the...
View ArticleAccountant charged with embezzling $200,000 from foster homes in Altadena,...
A Long Beach accountant already awaiting trial for embezzling money from a Los Angeles County foster home is now facing similar charges involving a second home. Gary Batchelor, 64, pleaded not guilty...
View ArticlePort of Long Beach seeks public input on environmental impact, grant funding...
Port of Long Beach officials are asking for public comment on a draft study that will be used to shape future grant funding addressing the environmental impact of port operations on neighboring...
View ArticleDonations requested for Long Beach memorial honoring U.S. servicemembers...
A memorial dedicated to the more than 6,800 U.S. service members killed on post-Sept. 11 missions is nearing completion in Long Beach, and organizers are asking for donations to help pay for the...
View ArticleSherman Oaks, Palmdale men arrested with 9 others after 3-year child porn...
Authorities Tuesday arrested 11 Los Angeles area men, including a firefighter, accused of using peer-to-peer file-sharing programs to receive, possess or distribute child pornography following a...
View ArticleCalifornia gang database: Long Beach advocates, law enforcement at odds over...
Lawmakers are debating a bill that, if signed into law, could have implications for a law-enforcement database used to help track gang members statewide. Assembly Bill 2298, authored by Assembly member...
View ArticleAthletes revel in teamwork, competition at 2016 Special Olympics Summer Games...
LONG BEACH >> Niro Kurukulasuriya beamed as she watched her daughter, Nilasha, complete a gymnastics routine inside a Cal State Long Beach gymnasium to a boisterous crowd. Kurukulasuriya, 22, was...
View ArticleLong Beach police shoot and kill suspect, K9 ‘Credo’ dies near Orizaba Park
A man wanted on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon and a police dog were both killed during a police shooting in the Zaferia neighborhood on Tuesday, Long Beach police officials said. The...
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