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For the past 8 years, Long Beach resident Yuri Williams has been collecting toys, dressing up and paying visits to people in need of a dose of a superhero.
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For the past 8 years, Long Beach resident Yuri Williams has been collecting toys, dressing up and paying visits to people in need of a dose of a superhero.
An increase in incidents involving homeless people with mental health issues inside the library forced officials to make changes to the security at the library.
People in Long Beach claim that public transportation is only making the city's homelessness crisis worse by essentially dumping people at their doorstep. Rina Nakano reports.
The suspect in all three stabbings, Yohance Sharp, 21, was booked for one count of murder and is currently being held on a $2,000,000 bail. Police believe that all of the attacks were unprovoked. Lauren Pozen reports.
One person was killed and three others wounded in multiple stabbings Monday, according to the Long Beach Police Department. Lauren Pozen reports.
The Long Beach Fire Department is working to contain an oil slick off the city's coast.
Three miles of Artesia Boulevard from Harbor Boulevard through Downey Avenue will get upgrades to the sidewalks, crosswalks, landscaping, roadways, street lighting and more.
At least two firefighters were injured early Saturday morning while battling a large structure fire at a strip mall in Long Beach. None of the injuries were considered to be life-threatening.
Rick Montanez reports from Long Beach, where at least three burglaries terrorized one neighborhood overnight, prompting local law enforcement to up their presence in an effort to combat additional incidents.
Kandiss Crone reports from Long Beach, where the Billie Jean King Library recently shifted to only to-go operations due to security concerns among staff members.
Jeff Nguyen reports on a wild pursuit through Tuesday morning commuter traffic that began in Walnut and ended in Long Beach, after they were found during an attempted robbery.
On Tuesday morning, 22 former Long Beach car wash workers finally got their paychecks after a five-year wage theft investigation.
Long Beach food truck workers are rallying in Long Beach, after the latest in a series of measures prevents them from parking on Shoreline Drive, where restaurant owners are complaining of their business being stolen.
In Thursday's Look at This!, Desmond profiles the Los Cerritos Ranch House in Long Beach, the largest adobe residence built in Southern California, constructed back in the Mexican Period that began in 1821 and lasted until 1848. The house was built in 1844.
The aquarium has been caring for and raising around 125 wild tadpoles hatched in April 2020 and about 150 who were hatched in 2021 at the Los Angeles Zoo, one of the other facilities in the partnership.
Rina Nakano reports from Long Beach, where one newlywed couple took a chance and brought a Ukrainian family seeking refuge through their doors. She speaks with the Ukrainian family who see the opportunity as nothing less than a miracle.
Dr. Kashara Moore was caught on video during the college's June commencement ceremony elbowing a student.
Rina Nakano reports from Long Beach, where a bar fight turned into a fatal stabbing late Sunday night, prompting a large scale investigation from police.
With the storm heading toward Southern California, many beachfront properties in Long Beach traded their ocean view for a high berm in hopes that it will keep their homes and businesses above water. Rina Nakano reports.
Rick Montanez reports from Long Beach where the city has proposed a transition from three armed park rangers in El Dorado Park to 12 unarmed safety ambassadors, but the owner of El Dorado Frontier says he's pulling his theme park out if that happens.
The City Council may institute a new permit that could cast anywhere from $250 to $800.
Lauren Pozen reports from Long Beach, where food truck vendors and restaurant owners are set to speak at a City Council meeting in regards to proposed additional regulations on food trucks — brought about via a series of complaints from restaurant owners.
Julie Bartolotto was greeted with toppled headstones, smashed memorials and defaced photos when she walked around Long Beach's historic Sunnyside Cemetery on Saturday. Rina Nakano reports.
A survivor of Hurricane Katrina, Kevyn Lee-Wellington isn't about to have a couple of vandals break his spirit. Rina Nakano reports.
Long Beach police have released body cam footage showing the fatal shooting of an armed man identified as Jaime Rodriguez, who was running along rooftops after he had kidnapped and assaulted someone, after also attempting to carjack another individual.
A person was found dead on the northbound 5 Freeway in Los Angeles.
A mass shooting in Queens, NYC left 10 teenagers wounded outside the Amazura Concert Hall in Jamaica.
The woman was found at around 8:20 p.m. on New Year's Eve, when officers were dispatched to make a welfare check on the 33-year-old.
The department's Computer Aided Dispatch program crashed, leaving them to track calls for dispatch manually at separate stations.
It happened at around 5:20 a.m. on northbound lanes near Wilshire Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A person was found dead on the northbound 5 Freeway in Los Angeles.
A mass shooting in Queens, NYC left 10 teenagers wounded outside the Amazura Concert Hall in Jamaica.
At least 15 people were killed after a driver slammed into a crowd celebrating New Year's on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
The explosion outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, sources said.
The fireworks explosion happened just before midnight outside a home in a Honolulu-area neighborhood.
A person was found dead on the northbound 5 Freeway in Los Angeles.
The department's Computer Aided Dispatch program crashed, leaving them to track calls for dispatch manually at separate stations.
It happened at around 5:20 a.m. on northbound lanes near Wilshire Boulevard, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Nevaeh Holden, 14 years old, was last seen on 97th Street and Flower Street earlier Wednesday at around 12:30 p.m., police said.
One man was killed during the shooting, which happened just before 2 a.m. near Rosecrans Avenue and the 710 Freeway, according to LASD deputies.
The crash was reported at around 1:40 a.m. near the intersection of Marguerite Parkway and Pueblonuevo Drive, according to the Orange County Sheriff's Department.
The Environmental Nature Center in Newport Beach is supposed to be a place to enjoy the great outdoors, but part of the beauty is disappearing.
It happened on Friday evening near S. Maywood Street and South Street, according to the Anaheim Police Department.
"It's a felony?" A recently viral video shows the moments that two shoplifters discuss Proposition 36, one of the new laws in effect in California that now makes stealing a felony, all while sitting handcuffed in the back of a police car.
Undercover police saw 43-year-old Anthony Hanzal steal multiple boxes of Legos before leaving a grocery store in Fullerton, prompting what ended up being a deadly pursuit on Dec. 18.
The woman was found at around 8:20 p.m. on New Year's Eve, when officers were dispatched to make a welfare check on the 33-year-old.
CHP officers pulled the driver over after witnessing them making an unsafe turn on US-395.
It happened at around 11:30 a.m. on the Columbia Avenue off-ramp of southbound lanes of the freeway, according to the California Highway Patrol.
A woman had to have part of her right arm amputated after she was attacked by two dogs over the weekend in Riverside County.
The suspect, 44-year-old Menifee woman Olga Mendez, was booked on suspicion of kidnapping, assault with a deadly weapon, criminal threats and two unrelated warrants, according to deputies.
KCAL News Investigates dives into the stats and budgets surrounding the enforcement of illegal dumping in LA.
Is your recycled Starbucks cup ending up where you expected? A CBS News investigation says that it probably isn't.
While sometimes slow, the tracing system from the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco Firearms and Explosives played an instrumental role in helping law enforcement locate the man who opened fire inside a Monterey Park dance hall in 2022.
Following a deadly hijacking of a Metro bus, Ross Palombo digs through data about violence on the Metro system.
At least 15 people were killed after a driver slammed into a crowd celebrating New Year's on Bourbon Street in New Orleans.
The fireworks explosion happened just before midnight outside a home in a Honolulu-area neighborhood.
The explosion outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, sources said.
A man "hellbent" on creating carnage drove around barricades and hurtled down Bourbon Street in New Orleans' French Quarter, police said.
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in samples of Monarch Raw Pet Food, and a cat that ate the food is confirmed to have been infected.
The explosion outside the Trump International Hotel Las Vegas on New Year's Day is being investigated as a possible act of terrorism, sources said.
Hundreds of new California laws have now gone into effect for 2025. Here's what you should know.
After Jimmy Carter's death Sunday at the age of 100, President-elect Donald Trump said "we all owe him a debt of gratitude."
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president and the longest-living president in U.S. history, died Sunday at his home in Plains, Georgia, surrounded by family.
World leaders react to the death of Jimmy Carter, the 39th president, who strived to improve the lives of Americans and people around the world for decades after his presidency.
Grocery giant Albertsons will pay nearly $4 million to settle a lawsuit accusing it of overcharging customers at hundreds of Albertsons, Safeway and Vons supermarkets.
A federal judge has blocked a new California law allowing any person to sue for damages over election deepfakes.
Californians with iPhones and Apple Watches will now be able to store digital versions of their driver's licenses and identification cards on their devices, state officials announced.
The authorization comes after a week-long voting period for the more than 6,000 Food4Less workers represented by the United Food and Commercial Workers Local union.
A string of recalls connected to Wisconsin-based supplier Schreiber Foods has now extended to Aldi stores after similar recalls at Hy-Vee and other grocery chains.
The H5N1 bird flu virus has been found in samples of Monarch Raw Pet Food, and a cat that ate the food is confirmed to have been infected.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom issued an emergency proclamation on Wednesday in response to growing concerns over bird flu cases in the state and across the country.
Cases now reported in eight states related to Yu Shang Food products sold online and at stores nationwide, officials say.
Public health officials are urging residents and business owners to monitor their water sources after seven people reported contracting Legionnaire's Disease in recent days.
The first case in the U.S. of a more severe strain of mpox was reported in San Mateo County, the California Department of Public Health said.
Insurance companies in California will have to offer coverage to homeowners in wildfire-prone areas under a new state regulation that was announced Monday.
The lawsuit contends that multiple food truck operators have created constant nuisance outside of the store in the form of congestion, trash generation and rudeness to store employees.
California Gov. Gavin Newsom announced Monday that the state would renew a rebate program for electric vehicles if the incoming Trump administration eliminates the current federal tax credit.
Avid coin collectors jumped at the chance to get their hands on a rare "double eagle" gold coin at a Southern California auction house.
Los Angeles County is taking on Pepsi and Coke for their role in plastic pollution.
Andre Lee scored his first NHL goal, Darcy Kuemper recorded his second shutout of the season and the Los Angeles Kings beat the New Jersey Devils 3-0 for their third straight win.
No. 6 Ohio State roared into the College Football Playoff semifinals with a 41-21 victory over No. 1 Oregon in the 111th Rose Bowl.
Kiki Rice scored 16 points to lead five players in double figures and No. 1 UCLA defeated 24th-ranked Michigan 86-70 to complete a sweep of its first Big Ten homestand.
Juju Watkins scored 26 points to lead No. 4 USC to a 75-55 win over Nebraska on Wednesday for the Trojans' ninth straight victory.
Jimmy Garoppolo will take his first snaps for the Rams when he starts in place of Matthew Stafford in playoff-bound Los Angeles' regular-season finale against Seattle.
Here are the new books and characters joining the list of works in the public domain in 2025.
A variety of New Year's Eve performers are expected for tonight's Times Square ball drop to ring in 2025.
Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt have reached a divorce settlement, her lawyer says, apparently ending one of the longest and most contentious divorces in Hollywood history.
Linda Lavin, a Tony Award-winning stage actress who became a working class icon as a paper-hat wearing waitress on the TV sitcom "Alice," has died. She was 87.
Olivia Hussey won a Golden Globe for best new actress for her part as Juliet in Franco Zeffirelli's 1968 adaptation of William Shakespeare's "Romeo and Juliet."
The warmest day of the week will be Thursday. The sea breeze will return Friday bringing cooler weather for the weekend.
The woman was found at around 8:20 p.m. on New Year's Eve, when officers were dispatched to make a welfare check on the 33-year-old. Nicole Comstock reports.
Laurie Perez provides the latest information on the deadly truck attack in New Orleans early New Year's Day, when 15 people were killed and dozens of others were injured when a man rammed into a crowd while driving a pickup truck.
Los Angeles police and Los Angeles County deputies are investigating two early morning shootings that happened in Paramount and the Harvard Heights area on New Year's Day.
Amy Johnson speaks with Marc Morial, the former Mayor of New Orleans, who says that Wednesday's tragic events are a sign that there should be tighter security operations in place at all major public gatherings.
The Franklin Fire in Malibu quickly grew overnight and threatened several homes. Evacuation orders were issued and Pepperdine University instructed students to shelter in place.
Several people have been injured and multiple homes burned after the Mountain Fire broke out Wednesday morning in Ventura County, burning over 10,000 acres within hours.
KCAL News Anchor and three-time Emmy award-winning journalist Chauncy Glover has died.
Los Angeles comes out to celebrate the Boys in Blue two days after winning the 2024 World Series.
The Los Angeles Dodgers are World Series champions after defeating the New York Yankees in game 5.
