Top Long Beach news: Ocean off-limits following sewage spill; crime rates down in 2019: data; more

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Here's what you need to know about what's happening in Long Beach.

Long Beach ocean water off-limits following 11K-gallon sewage spill

The spill, which occurred Sunday in Hawaiian Gardens, dumped roughly 11,000 gallons of sewage into the San Gabriel River, which then ran into the coast, according to Long Beach health officials.

Read the full story on CBS Los Angeles.

Mom of 2 with severe food allergies opens allergy-friendly eatery in Long Beach

When Sidney Price discovered her young son's life-threatening food allergies, she changed career paths and opened Noble Bird Rotisserie, an allergy-friendly restaurant in Long Beach.

Read the full story on ABC Los Angeles, KABC.

Long Beach retired veterans patrol streets like regular officers, integral part of police department

Retired veterans patrol the streets like regular officers as part of the Senior Police Partners Volunteer program and have become an integral part of the Los Beach Police Department.

Read the full story on ABC Los Angeles, KABC.

Ex-Long Beach Marriott hotel cook who threatened to shoot up workplace last year pleads no contest to felony charges

Rodolfo Montoya, of Huntington Beach, faces three years and eight months in state prison as a result of the plea.

Read the full story on Long Beach Press-Telegram.

Long Beach crime rate drops in 2019, despite uptick in rapes, murders

Officials released data showing the city’s overall crime rate, violent crime rate and property crime rate all dropped in 2019.

Read the full story on Long Beach Press-Telegram.


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