Long Beach Press-Telegram

An attorney for Brian Banks, 26, said in news reports that his client will seek $100 from the state for every day he was wrongfully incarcerated, but he will not sue the woman who recanted the rape and … More »Former Long Beach football player exonerated of rape will sue state

LONG BEACH — Police arrested Diondria Cherie Davis, 32, mother of two young sisters missing since Wednesday on suspicion of child endangerment after she left them with a stranger. More »UPDATED: Missing girls found; mother arrested for child endangerment

Local cities will celebrate Memorial Day this weekend with a number of events to recognize and remember the ultimate sacrifice of military veterans. More »Memorial Day weekend events in the Long Beach area

Government offices, courts, schools, libraries, banks and post offices will be closed Monday for the Memorial Day holiday. More »Memorial Day closures

It was a bittersweet moment for Lesly Garcia, as dozens gathered Friday in the quad at Poly High School to unveil a memorial bench to honor her husband, Sgt. Israel Garcia. | PHOTOS More »Memorial bench dedicated for former Poly High athlete killed in Afghanistan

The Rev. Peter Ndungu is the director of the nonprofit Happy Life Children's Home in Kenya, which houses more than 60 abandoned children, mostly infants, in need of families. More »Ministering to Kenyan children

The loss of her son compelled Ruth Stonesifer, a self-employed quilter living in southeastern Pennsylvania, to become involved with Gold Star Mothers and led to her being named as its national president … More »Gold Star Manor's annual Memorial Day ceremony honors sons and daughters

Sam Dimas never left Long Beach Poly High School. The football star graduated in 1941 and came back to teach and coach at the school for 37 years until he retired in 1987 - and even in retirement he was … More »Long Beach Poly coaching legend Sam Dimas dies at 89

As a homeless teenager addicted to drugs, Sarah Clingan never thought about going to college. But Clingan turned her life around, and this week she graduates from Cal State Long Beach as an award-winning … More »Recovered teen drug addict graduates among top research students at CSULB

Pet owners will continue to receive assistance with their animals if a major disaster or emergency happens, thanks to an agreement passed this week by the City Council. More »Lakewood approves agreement with nonprofit emergency animal shelter group

On Friday, all hell breaks loose as a quartet of F-16 Fightin' Falcon jets rip the skies apart with a bellicose scream as they rocket into Long Beach sometime between noon and 1 p.m. when the jets land … More »Tim Grobaty: Here come the F-16 Fightin' Falcons

On June 15-17, the SoCal Test Drive Expo comes to the Long Beach Convention Center, where more than 100 vehicles from Acura, Buick, Cadillac, Chevrolet, GMC, Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep, Fiat, Ford, Subaru, … More »Bottom Line: Long Beach expo lets you put cars to the test

LONG BEACH — Two juveniles and an adult were arrested and booked last week for graffiti-related vandalism, a police spokeswoman said. More »Long Beach police arrest three suspects in 30 graffiti incidents

The largest-ever survey of contaminants in sport fish off the California coast showed high levels of methylmercury and moderate levels of PCBs in fish in Long Beach bay waters. More »Fish in Long Beach waters have risky contamination levels

California State University Chancellor Charles B. Reed announced today he will retire after 14 years leading the Long Beach-based system. Reed had come under fire in recent years years from activist groups … More »CSU Chancellor Reed to retire

The quality of local coastal waters improved drastically in this year's Heal the Bay Report Card - 93 percent of Long Beach beaches earned an A or B grade during dry weather, compared to just 27 percent … More »Long Beach earns high marks for improved beach water quality

After nine years of being labeled a rapist - and nine years of trying to clear his name - it took less than 30 seconds in a Long Beach courtroom for Brian Banks to be exonerated. More »Rape conviction reversed; Long Beach football star exonerated

LOS ANGELES - Authorities today released the identity of a man who died after being pulled from a vehicle that plunged into Los Angeles Harbor. More »Driver killed when car plunges into L.A. Harbor ID'd as Long Beach man

Law enforcement personnel, elected officials, family and friends gathered at the Sheriff's Training Academy and Regional Services (STARS) Center on Wednesday to pay tribute to the lives of peace officers … More »Signal Hill officer among 4 honored at memorial ceremony

Bonnie Sheehan keeps asking herself what the lesson is that God wants her to learn from her ordeal. Sheehan, who for years was possibly the best known dog rescuer in Long Beach, awaits a court date in … More »Dog rescuer Bonnie Sheehan recounts her ordeal in Tennessee

More than 1500 graduates received either a diploma and or a certificate Wednesday at graduation ceremonies for Long Beach City college held at Veterans Stadium. | PHOTOS More »Long Beach City College graduates more than 1500 students

HISTORY HITS 50: The campaign trail in our Romp for the 5th District took us to a party at Parkers' Lighthouse Tuesday evening to celebrate the Historical Society of Long Beach's 50th anniversary. More »Tim Grobaty: Campaign trail leads to Historical Society of Long Beach

"Two Shadows" starring Long Beach actress Sophea Pel, won the fan favorite award for full-length narrative feature at the recently concluded Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival on Wednesday. More »Long Beach actress' film wins award at film festival