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LOS ANGELES — Tired of rampant shoplifting scaring away citizens and shoppers, Long Beach is trying to force stores to add staff and reduce dependence on self-checkout. The beachfront city, with a ...

A customer uses a self-checkout machine while shopping at Albertsons in Arcadia in July 2023. (Irfan Khan / Los Angeles Times) Tired of rampant shoplifting scaring away citizens and shoppers, Long ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Long Beach became the first U.S. city to mandate staffing ratios at self-checkout lanes, requiring one employee ...

A Long Beach man was sentenced to up to 25 years in prison on Friday, Oct.3, for firing six rounds and killing a 33-year-old man at the Channel Park Homes, according to Nassau County District Attorney ...

After more than eight years at the helm, Mario Cordero will this year retire as the chief executive of the Port of Long Beach. Mario Cordero is chief executive of the Port of Long Beach. (Photo by ...

A Long Beach man was arrested on suspicion of murder and attempted murder after allegedly stabbing two of his roommates on Saturday morning — killing one and seriously injuring the other, authorities ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (CNS) -- A record field of 6,500 took to the streets of Long Beach before sunrise Sunday for the 41st annual Long Beach Marathon. The 26-mile, 385-yard marathon race began at 5:30 a ...

The Long Beach Unified School District is investigating a teacher who is accused of sharing an image depicting a Black child wearing an ankle monitor as if it were a package for a children’s toy.

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A survivor of convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein spoke out in Long Beach on Monday. She and several others are calling for the full release of the case files tied to ...

Vandals sprayed anti-LGBTQ+ language on a utility box in front of the building that houses Long Beach Pride, officials said on Sunday. The language, along with a swastika and the acronym "MAGA," was ...

An aerial view of shipping containers sitting stacked at the Port of Los Angeles on April 15 Credit: Photo by Qian Weizhong/VCG via Getty Images Tuesday morning, dozens of shipping containers spilled ...