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The traffic collision occurred around 1:51 a.m. along Pacific Coast Highway and Santiago Avenue, an area next to Recreation Park, according to the Long Beach Police Department.

Cambodian culture took over the streets of Long Beach on Sunday in the long-awaited in-person return of the city's Cambodia Town Parade and Culture Festival.

The checkpoint will be held on Mar 18, 2022, from 6 p.m. to 2 a.m. somewhere in the city’s West Patrol Division, which includes the Port of Long Beach, the area west of the 710 Freeway and a large portion of Central Long Beach.

More Signal Hill officers will be keeping watch on the roads from 8 p.m. Thursday to 4 a.m. the next day for drivers suspected of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol or drugs, according to a press release from the SHPD.

David Quiroz was last seen leaving his care facility at approximately 12:45 p.m. Wednesday near Walnut Avenue and E. 11th Street, police said.

Long Beach lost a big part of its history this year with the deaths of three former councilmembers, a state Assemblywoman and Senator, and others who made a big impact on the city: a leader in the Cambodian community, a longtime strawberry farmer, a Filipina chef, the owner of a shoeshine stand and a former gang detective. 

From a courageous mother walking across the stage on the day her son should've been graduating from high school to a life-saving heart surgery of a 6-month-old baby, here are the most uplifting stories of 2021 in no particular order.

Topsy-Elvord, who had a long career in public service, was elected in 1992 to represent the city’s 6th Council district in Central Long Beach. After being selected unanimously by her colleagues twice to serve as vice mayor, she was termed out in 2000.  

Maza was supposed to be on his way home before his death, but the coronavirus stranded him and his father in the U.S.

Meet the family behind a soul food restaurant, a smoothie and wellness shop, and a salt lounge—all near St. Mary Medical Center not far from Downtown Long Beach.