If you and your loved one like sunsets, flowers and walks along the beach, there’s a secluded little spot in Long Beach that might be a perfect addition to your Valentine’s Day plans. more ›

Long Beach is embracing its bicycle culture, and with more LBC-ers hopping on two wheels to navigate city streets, there's an increased need for bicycle safety education. To help get everyone riding smart and safe, the City of Long Beach is offering free bike safety clinics. more ›

Hearts for Hounds founder Bonnie Sheehan and associate Pamela A. King-McCracken appeared in court Tuesday on charges of animal cruelty. The women have agreed to hand over custody of all animals and have posted bail. more ›

Orcas are showing up off the coast from Palos Verdes all the way to Dana Point to the delight of whale-watching tours. It's not weird for orcas to show up in Southern California seas, but it is unusual for them to show up around here in such large numbers. more ›

The operator of a Long Beach animal rescue group has been arrested and charged with 128 counts of aggravated animal cruelty. Hearts for Hounds founder Bonnie Sheehan, 55, and Pamela A. King-McCracken were stopped by the West Tennessee Drug Task Force during a traffic stop. more ›

A full ban of medical marijuana dispensaries operating in the City of Los Angeles is one step closer to happening today after the City Council Public Safety Committee forwarded a draft ordinance prepared by City Attorney Carmen Trutanich's office to the full City Council, reports City News Service. more ›

While cities around the globe spearhead bicycle-friendly innovations, SoCal's own Long Beach is garnering much attention for its prosperous pedal projects. One of Long Beach's most notable innovations, which officials say is the first in the country, is its efforts to establish bike-friendly shopping districts and show local merchants how biking can bolster clientele and vitality. more ›

Just like last year, L.A., or WeHo, didn't make The Advocate's third annual list of the "Gayest Cities in America." The alternative publication takes an alternative look at the typical census data to make their rankings, by examining "the per capita queerness of some less expected locales." more ›

After slipping out of a pair of handcuffs and running from a courtroom, a defendant died when he fell off a three-story balcony in a Long Beach courthouse. City News Service reports that the man, whose name hasn't been released, was being sentenced after being convicted of domestic violence. more ›

The 26-year-old woman who fell 75 feet to her death off the Queen Mary on Monday night has been publicly identified as Kelly Ryann Dorrell of Long Beach. Dorrell was a Milliken High and UC Santa Barbara graduate who was working toward her teaching certificate. She hoped to become a Long Beach elementary school teacher. more ›

A female employee on the Cal State Long Beach campus was killed this morning in an elevator accident. more ›

A 26-year-old woman fell 75 feet from a third-story railing on the Queen Mary in Long Beach on Monday night. She did not survive the incident. The victim plummeted into the cold water, and her companion, a 40-year-old man, dove 15 feet into the water in an attempted rescue. He was taken to a local hospital and treated for hypothermia and minor injuries. more ›

Today Councilman Jose Huizar will announce he plans to join with community activists and seek a full ban on the businesses, because a recent court decision will create severe limitations on how the City of Los Angeles can "effectively regulate" those medical marijuana operations. more ›

Police are looking for whomever fired shots at a shuttle that was carrying tourists from downtown to the Queen Mary in Long Beach last night. The shooting happened not far from the Queen Mary just after midnight last night. more ›

At a California State University trustees meeting today, protesters were pepper sprayed and arrested after refusing to quiet down when the committee took a vote to raise tuition by nine percent, reports the AP. The meeting, which took place in Long Beach, had to be stopped and reconvened in a private room. more ›

Destructive insects called Kharpa beetles were found in two different shipments entering Los Angeles from abroad, reports CBS News. Two dead adult beetles were found in a carton of beans coming into the Los Angeles-Long Beach port complex from the United Arab Emirates, and five dead larvae were found in some basmati rice on its way to the U.S. from India, entering through LAX. more ›

SoCal lifeguards might soon be found basking in the limelight in a new reality television show on the Weather Channel. "Southern California Lifeguards" would showcase 13 episodes, featuring lifeguards from Long Beach, Huntington Beach, Newport Beach and San Diego. Though perhaps the last thing television needs is another reality flub, this show would not offer the typical shallow drama of most candidates in its pool. more ›

The district attorney's office said today that it wasn't going to file any criminal charges against police who shot a Long Beach man who turned out to be "armed" only with a water nozzle. more ›

Authorities in Long Beach are classifying a "brutal attack" on two gay men as hate crimes, and today announced the arrest of two suspects, reports the Press-Telegram. The attack took place Monday night in the vicinity of The Gay and Lesbian Center of Greater Long Beach. more ›

An arrest has been made in the 15-month-old murder case of Moreno Valley teenager Norma Lopez, who was abducted and killed on her way home from summer school classes in the summer of 2010. more ›

Occupy Long Beach kicked off on Saturday, and by the following night, the protesters had already experienced several unpleasant interactions with Long Beach police, resulting in two arrests and other citations. more ›

Long Beach is looking for a few good men and women to be volunteers for their upcoming fourth annual Bicycle Count. Count events will happen on Thursday, October 20 and Sunday, October 23. more ›

Would you like some comedy with your classical music? Check out the classical music comic duo violinist Aleksy Igudesman and pianist Hyung-ki Joo. The Los Angeles Master Chorale has its season opener tonight. more ›

Long Beach, a city infamous for its poor beach water quality, has been doing its homework and received gold star AND smiley face stickers on its latest report card. Heal the Bay released its 2011 End of Summer Beach Report Card - a report of beach water quality - on Monday, awarding Long Beach with excellent marks for its "dramatic improvement," per Monday's press release. more ›

Sure, a sunset happens every day, but that doesn't mean experiencing one can't be special. In fact, it can create an instant community. Just ask Nat Evans, a Seattle-based musician who has put together a unique national "event" that pairs his "site-specific" music with mother nature's evening gift, the sunset. more ›

No report on a political figure accused of fraud is complete without a shot of the figure's lavish home (or homes) and a new car with the dealer plates still on. But that's not when MyFox reporter Gina Silva found when she tried to track down embattled campaign treasurer Kinde Durkee for a comment at her home in Bixby Knolls. more ›

A body found off Seal Beach last week has been confirmed as being that of missing swimmer Joe Wayne Benford of Long Beach, reports the OC Register. Benford, 24, had been missing for two weeks after he disappeared in rough waters while body-boarding with friends. more ›

Police are searching for a man who followed a woman into a Long Beach City College restroom and attacked her last night. The student was able to fight off her attacker and she was hospitalized with minor injuries. The suspect fled, but an instructor who found the woman alerted police, according to the Los Angeles Times. more ›

In today's "sad for everyone involved" news, the Long Beach Press Telegram reports that two dogs were shot yesterday after police discovered them attacking their owner in a garage. According to authorities, the Long Beach woman who owned the dogs was trying to put them into her garage at around 4:00 p.m. more ›