Long Beach PD officer concerned about COVID-19 protection

A 26-year veteran of the Long Beach Police Department is worried officers on patrol don’t have the right gear to keep them safe from coronavirus.

50 National Guard members to provide humanitarian aid to Long Beach

Fifty members of the California National Guard 315th Company are scheduled to arrive in Long Beach Friday to provide the city with humanitarian aid during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Long Beach police scaling back public interaction amid COVID-19 crisis

The Long Beach Police Department announced a series of temporary operational changes in response to the worsening coronavirus pandemic, including handling non-emergency calls over the phone rather than in person.

Long Beach coronavirus cases rise to 70, among them a police officer

Long Beach city officials reported 16 more cases of coronavirus on Friday, among them is the first city police officer to test positive for the illness.

8 Long Beach firefighters test positive for COVID-19

Eight Long Beach firefighters are self-isolating at home after testing positive for the coronavirus, officials said Wednesday.

2 Cal State Long Beach students test positive for COVID-19

Two Cal State Long Beach students are under self-quarantine after testing positive for the coronavirus, a university official confirmed Tuesday.

Students, parents may have been exposed to COVID-19 at Willard Elementary School

Parents and students in the Willard Elementary School community may have been exposed to the coronavirus at school, officials with the city of Long Beach warned.

Woman killed in Long Beach officer-involved shooting

Long Beach police shot and killed a knife-wielding woman who had been fighting with her mother, authorities said Monday.

Fourth person diagnosed with COVID-19 in Long Beach

Long Beach health officials say a fourth person in the city has tested positive for the coronavirus. The case is considered presumptive until the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed the results.

Long Beach officials confirmed the city's first three cases of coronavirus

Long Beach officials confirmed early Monday evening that the city's first three cases of coronavirus. The city, which has a health department separate from the county, says the patients are two men and one woman.

At least 10 Cal State Long Beach students self-quarantined after traveling to Washington D.C.

At least ten students who attend Cal State Long Beach are under self-quarantine after they traveled to an event in Washington D.C. where three attendees subsequently tested positive for COVID-19, authorities said. 

Long Beach and Monterey Aquariums to partner on sea otter surrogacy program

The Aquarium of the Pacific Thursday announced a partnership with the Monterey Bay Aquarium on a program to help the threatened sea otter species recover off the coast of California.

Island Express Helicopters suspends flights after deadly Calabasas crash killing 9

Island Express Helicopters is suspending its flights to Catalina after one of its helicopters crashed in Calabasas-- taking the life of Kobe Bryant and eight others, including the company's chief pilot, Ara Zobayan.

Armed suspect killed in confrontation with Long Beach Police

A 22-year-old Long Beach man armed with a shotgun was killed by police in Long Beach and an investigation was underway Friday morning to try to determine if the man was fatally wounded by an officer's bullet or if he died from injuries he sustained when a police vehicle struck him.