Long Beach News

When Bob Maxson left Cal State Long Beach as its president seven years ago, the most common comment heard in the city was, "I would hate to be following Maxson." Maxson was an enormously popular president, an ebullient guy who would walk around campus slapping hands with students and seemingly knowing all their names.

We found one from a diabetic chef that might suit. Unfortunately, there really is no way to make such a dessert carb-free. Onto a new request, another Valerie, in Buena Park, writes that she is "looking for the gingerbread man recipe from the old Los Altos Bakery in Long Beach." 1. To make the filling, combine Splenda blend, water, and 1/4 teaspoon ... (more)

The Long Beach Police Department announced Wednesday the arrest of a suspect in a fatal May Day shooting on the 1400 block of Florida Ave.

Memorial Day tributes begin Friday in Long Beach, then start up again Sunday in Los Alamitos and continue Monday in Lakewood and Seal Beach.

Even before it began, a 200-mile fundraising walk brought in more than $30,000 for local nonprofit, Children Today, an organization that provides for families and children experiencing homelessness in Long Beach.

Long Beach's Board of Harbor Commissioners has unanimously approved a Port of Long Beach energy policy that will guide efforts for a more sustainable supply of power as demand increases.

Occupying an eggplant purple shack in a parking lot surrounded by Mexican restaurants and a vacuum cleaner repair store, Sliced & Diced is a little schizophrenic food shack that could only have happened in Long Beach.

The Space Tech Expo is at the Long Beach Convention Center through Thursday and features exhibitors and lectures for the space industry.

"I hope I can do something to stop it, to curb bullying in all its ugly forms," says Juan Felipe Herrera, the California Poet Laureate and a professor of creative writing at UC Riverside.

Managers and employees from Dining Services at UC Riverside gathered in Long Beach on April 28, 2013 to bicycle in support of the American Diabetes Association's Tour de Cure.

With several current directors having terms expired, Gov. Jerry Brown appointed five members to the 30th District Agricultural Association, Tehama District Fair Board, on Tuesday.

Alpha Source, Inc., a medical repair parts distributor and medical battery pack manufacturer, will be exhibiting at the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation 2013 Conference and Expo in Long Beach, California from June 1-3. Alpha Source will be at booth number 537.

Sen. Ricardo Lara, D-Long Beach, and Redondo Beach Mayor Michael A. Gin will be among 10 openly lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender elected or appointed officials who will be honored at the White House Wednesday as Harvey Milk Champions of Change for their commitment to equality and public service.

A source close to the California State University Board of Trustees confirmed Tuesday that an offer has been made to a candidate for Fresno State president.

Long Beach has survived another brutal winter and spring. Temperatures were too frequently in the 50s.

Autism is now the second most commonly diagnosed serious developmental disability, and the number of children identified as autistic continues to grow.

It's hard to get sympathy when you have the funds to lay out north of $100,000 for a car, but for those Fisker Karma owners feeling blue, Hybrid Support Solutions is there for you.

Authorities have not disclosed the identify of a Long Beach man who jumped to his death from the Vincent Thomas Bridge over the weekend.

The public is invited at 11 a.m. Tuesday for the grand opening of Harvey Milk Promenade Park at Third Street and The Promenade.

Keri Harris is the new associate director at the Women's Center - Youth & Family Services, a newly created position to assist Chief Executive Officer Joelle Gomez.