Long Beach News

When Japanese cars and trucks began arriving in the United States in earnest during the 1970s, they were widely seen as disposable.

History buffs, scholars and community activists are invited to attend the daylong Community Studies Conference today at the Historical Society of Long Beach.

Long Beach Reads One Book landed a coup this week, bringing internationally acclaimed and award-winning author Isabel Allende to the keynote program at the annual literary celebration.

Poly High graduate, radio personality and Long Beach resident Charles Karel Bouley II , who is also a Huffington Post blogger, was online and posting a remembrance a few short hours after Whitney Houston's death.

TUSTIN A - A A 25-year-old Long Beach man was killed Saturday when he drove his 2008 Nissan Altima the wrong-way on the Costa Mesa Freeway, according to authorities.

An escaped psychiatric hospital patient who was once convicted of stalking Madonna has been recaptured by police, according to reports.

In this season of romance, 25 couples will rekindle the fire by renewing their vows at Knott's Berry Farm's Church of Reflections on Sunday.

A Nevada woman wanted in Long Beach, Los Angeles County, San Bernardino and San Diego is no longer a fugitive after someone spotted her photo on Facebook, the Madera County Sheriff's Department said.

A pair of robbers burst into a Long Beach residence house south of Pacific Coast Highway near Redondo Avenue and stole cash and electronic devices, police said.

David Arana, right, hugs his son, Justin Arana, as they watch firefighters battle a blaze at their family home in the 3000 block of Arlotte Ave.

TOO MUCH FUN: Some weekends we got nothin'. Those are the times we suggest going out and picking up trash on the beach - which is not to say you can't do that this weekend, too, but you're likely to give up your good-deed-doing this time around using the excuse that you need some "me time." We are kicking things off with the funnest possible event ... (more)

Fighting to save the transitional kindergarten program that has already served hundreds of Long Beach children for the last five years, Long Beach Unified School District leaders, educators, parents and advocates rallied on Feb.

According to the American Cancer Society over 225,000 women will be diagnosed with breast cancer this year in the United States alone.

This week, the Ministry of Labor and Employment of the Republic of India toured the Long Beach Job Corps Center.

A man convicted of stalking singer Madonna, and who once threatened to knife her, has escaped from a southern California mental hospital and is being sought by police.

This blog is a journal of Southern California, through the lens of Jeff Gritchen.

Los Angeles County Sheriff's homicide detectives are investigating the death of man whose body was found at the site of a brush fire, authorities said Thursday.

A dozen city workers will be laid off by July 1 due to the state's elimination of Redevelopment Agencies, officials said.

British Prime Minister David Cameron announced Wednesday that the Ministry of Defence plans to order an additional Long Beach-produced C-17 Globemaster.

Damon Dunn, principal of The Tricor Companies, will be the guest speaker at the Good Afternoon Long Beach Business Networking Lunch on Tuesday at Forbidden City Restaurant.