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Hughes Middle School students, many of them unaccompanied, were greeted by three men handing out Bibles Monday morning.

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Dad calls out evangelicals for handing out Bibles to Hughes Middle School students. LBUSD said neither the district nor school ‘authorized, endorsed, or facilitated the distribution of Bibles,’ but added that the activity is allowed as long as it was on a public street and campus access was not impeded. By Brandon Richardson.
September 15, 2026 at 7:52 PM
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Police are investigating a hit-and-run crash in Wrigley that killed a pedestrian Sunday night.

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Pedestrian killed in hit-and-run crash in Wrigley, police say. The man was crossing Pacific Avenue outside of a crosswalk when he was hit by three vehicles, only the last of which stopped, according to authorities.
September 15, 2026 at 4:11 PM
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At least one bright spot in a city budget. Please support local independent journalism at @ @lbwatchdog.com
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The Long Beach animal shelter has made it through another budget cycle.

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Long Beach animal shelter survives the 2027 budget. LBACS management will keep expenses down and tails wagging.
September 12, 2026 at 5:55 PM
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The Long Beach animal shelter has made it through another budget cycle.

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Long Beach animal shelter survives the 2027 budget. LBACS management will keep expenses down and tails wagging.
September 12, 2026 at 5:17 PM
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Police are investigating a shooting in the Sunrise neighborhood that left a man dead Wednesday afternoon.

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Man killed in shooting in Sunrise neighborhood, police say. The investigation is ongoing but the shooting was "possibly gang related,” according to authorities.
September 11, 2026 at 12:31 AM
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Police are investigating a crash in North Long Beach that left a motorcyclist dead early Thursday morning.

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Motorcyclist killed in North Long Beach crash, police say. The motorcyclist ran a red light and hit a SUV around 1:44 a.m. Thursday, according to authorities.
September 11, 2026 at 12:11 AM
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Police are asking for the public's help in identifying the vehicle and driver involved in a hit-and-run crash in Downtown that killed a homeless man in mid-July.

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Police ask for help identifying hit-and-run driver who killed homeless man. Police believe the driver of a black SUV hit a man on Ocean Boulevard around 11:42 p.m. on July 14.
September 10, 2026 at 12:58 AM
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Police are investigating the death of a woman who was shot in the Wrigley area early Monday morning.

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Woman shot to death in Wrigley area, police say. The woman was in the 1900 block of Long Beach Boulevard early Monday morning when she was shot, according to authorities.
September 7, 2026 at 9:28 PM
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Police are investigating the death of a pedestrian who was walking on Long Beach Boulevard when they were hit by a vehicle and then a Metro train Saturday night.

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Man killed after hit-and-run driver knocks him on Metro tracks, police say. The man was on Long Beach Boulevard near 23rd Street Saturday night when he was hit by a vehicle and then a train, according to authorities.
September 6, 2026 at 10:38 PM
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You think Odysseus had a challenge?

Come to our wonderful shelter and visit Odette, who'd have had no chance without an amazing community of heroes.

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lbwatchdog.com Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.com · 11d
It took a lost, frightened mastiff about a month to find safe harbor in Long Beach, but it probably felt like 10 years to her.

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Odette's Odyssey. Or, how a pantheon of community members brought a lost, starving mastiff to safety.
September 6, 2026 at 12:05 AM
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It took a lost, frightened mastiff about a month to find safe harbor in Long Beach, but it probably felt like 10 years to her.

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Odette's Odyssey. Or, how a pantheon of community members brought a lost, starving mastiff to safety.
September 5, 2026 at 10:09 PM
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Police are investigating the death of a Long Beach man who was found with suspicious injuries in North Long Beach Thursday morning.

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Man found dead from 'suspicious injuries' in North Long Beach, police say. Kenneth Shannon, 33, was found in the 6500 block of Muriel Avenue Thursday morning, according to authorities.
September 4, 2026 at 3:01 PM
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Police are investigating the death of a 23-year-old Los Angeles man who died after his car hit a pickup truck in West Long Beach last month.

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Man dies after West Long Beach crash last month, police say. Alejandro Munoz, 23, died on Aug. 28, 13 days after his car crashed into a pickup truck, according to authorities.
September 3, 2026 at 5:36 PM
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Police arrested a man experiencing homelessness for allegedly fatally assaulting another man last month.

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Man arrested for fatal assault last month, police say. Zetty Jerome Welch, 49, allegedly assaulted a man on Aug. 1, according to authorities.
September 2, 2026 at 6:05 PM
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A man was arrested early Tuesday morning in Los Angeles following a shoot-out with police on the 710 Freeway after he shot three people in Downtown Long Beach.

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Man arrested after shoot-out on 710 Freeway, police say. The incident began when the unidentified suspect shot three men in Downtown Long Beach Tuesday morning, authorities allege.
September 1, 2026 at 10:24 PM
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Cases of West Nile virus in Long Beach have risen to their highest level in 12 years, city health officials said Friday.

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Long Beach West Nile virus cases rise to highest level since 2014, city says. The 16 human cases in the city reported since June are about a quarter of all cases statewide, according to health officials.
August 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Cases of West Nile virus in Long Beach have risen to their highest level in 12 years, city health officials said Friday.

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Long Beach West Nile virus cases rise to highest level since 2014, city says. The 16 human cases in the city reported since June are about a quarter of all cases statewide, according to health officials.
August 30, 2026 at 2:35 PM
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Read Bronco’s story, and find out who the therapy animals really are! Support local independent journalism at @lbwatchdog.com
lbwatchdog.com Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.com · 18d
Bronco Schultz has a neurological impairment, but that doesn’t mean he can’t act as a wonderful therapy dog to his pet parents.

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Who's the therapy animal? Bronco Schultz has his own support system, and he returns the favor.
August 30, 2026 at 1:26 AM
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Bronco Schultz has a neurological impairment, but that doesn’t mean he can’t act as a wonderful therapy dog to his pet parents.

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Who's the therapy animal? Bronco Schultz has his own support system, and he returns the favor.
August 29, 2026 at 9:22 PM
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A Long Beach man who was fatally shot by U.S. Customs and Border Patrol agents in July had intentionally struck a homeless man riding a bike in West Long Beach, police said Friday.

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Driver intentionally hit bicyclist in fatal West Long Beach crash last month, police say. Four days after Kenneth Richard Sok killed Gerado Mejia, he was fatally shot by federal agents, according to authorities.
August 29, 2026 at 8:45 PM
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Police are investigating a crash in the St. Mary's neighborhood that killed a pedestrian Friday night.

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Pedestrian killed in crash in St. Mary's neighborhood, police say. The woman was crossing 10th Street at Alamitos Avenue in a crosswalk when she was hit, authorities said.
August 28, 2026 at 3:48 PM
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Police are investigating a crash in the St. Mary's neighborhood that killed a pedestrian Friday night.

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Pedestrian killed in crash in St. Mary's neighborhood, police say. The woman was crossing 10th Street at Alamitos Avenue in a crosswalk when she was hit, authorities said.
August 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
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33 dead this year from cars, 3 this weekend alone
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Police are investigating a crash near Cal State Long Beach that left one man dead and two women injured Saturday night.

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Suspected DUI driver dies in crash near CSULB, police say. The man was driving a Tesla on PCH when he hit a car exiting a shopping center Saturday night, authorities said.
August 25, 2026 at 3:30 AM
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More than 25,000 Long Beach residents found themselves in the dark without power Sunday evening after an electrical vault fire.

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Vault fire knocks out power for more than 25,000 Long Beach residents. As of 9:21 p.m., there was no estimated restoration time, according to SoCal Edison.
August 24, 2026 at 4:48 AM
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Police are investigating a crash near Cal State Long Beach that left one man dead and two women injured Saturday night.

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Suspected DUI driver dies in crash near CSULB, police say. The man was driving a Tesla on PCH when he hit a car exiting a shopping center Saturday night, authorities said.
August 24, 2026 at 1:00 AM