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Police arrested a Long Beach man after a drug-sniffing dog found 9 pounds of tar heroin in a backpack in his car. via KTLA-TV Los Angeles

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The $7 million, 50-acre Dominguez Gap Wetlands project in Long Beach is already becoming a wildlife haven. via CBS 2

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“She loves to interact with her audience and puts on a great show. This recital should be a lot of fun.”

What: Recital by mezzo-soprano Frederica von Stade and pianist Jake Heggie, presented by Long Beach Opera. via Daily Breeze

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“We're insulated from the global market and the price fluctuations that go with being in a global market.”

Motorists frustrated with skyrocketing fuel prices and America's reliance on foreign oil might find some comfort in what the ports of Long Beach and Los Angeles are doing with liquefied natural gas. via Press-Telegram

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Elisa Richter and Raymond Lee perform in Out Loud: Slam Poetry. Words alone cannot describe "Out Loud: Slam Poetry," the final production before the summer break by the Theatre Arts Department at Cal State Long ... via Daily Breeze

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“While the vast majority of law enforcement officers carry out their difficult duties in a professional manner, the Department of Justice will not hesitate to prosecute those who cross that line.”

Former Long Beach police officer Joseph Ferguson was sentenced today in federal court in Los Angeles, Calif., for his role in a series of home invasion robberies over a two-year period, the Justice Department ... via WebWire

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It's now nearly impossible for registered sex offenders to move into Pomona The City Council has unanimously passed an urgency ordinance that essentially blocks additional registered sex offenders from moving ... via Press-Enterprise

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“We really saw quite an upswing in April”

Median first-quarter home values in the Los Angeles metro region fell 16.4 percent from a year earlier, according to Zillow.com. In a report released Tuesday, the online real estate service said home values in ... via Whittier Daily News

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When Helene Shaughnessy of San Diego decided to adopt Ellie, a shepherd mix, from a Long Beach animal shelter in 2006, she didn't know it would be a life-saving move. via KCBS-TV Los Angeles

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“It is believed the covers are being removed by the same small group of people -- after dark -- who are using a crow bar, pickax or another similar tool to pull them out of the street”

Nearly 50 manhole covers have been stolen in the past two months in Long Beach -- 10 of them on a single day recently, a city agency reported Tuesday. via KNBC Los Angeles Channel 4

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