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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 1d

Here are the 6 semi-finalists in the contest for residents to decide the name of Long Beach’s new professional baseball team.

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Long Beach Baseball Club announces 6 semi-finalists in naming contest.
City residents are encouraged to vote for their favorite name online or in person at six locations around the city beginning today.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 4d

A 34-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of stabbing two men, one fatally, in Long Beach's Zaferia neighborhood Saturday morning, according to authorities.

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Man arrested for stabbing roommates, killing one, police say.
Police booked Alejandro Iniestra, 34, for murder and attempted murder.

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Last Whom Standing @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social · 5d

Gotta crow about indie journalism, too! Support us at @lbwatchdog.bsky.social

Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 6d

In this week’s Scratch This, @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social looks at Rescue Roos, which provides homes for castoff roosters.

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Scratch This: They gotta crow!
Rescue Roos provides a perch for castoff roosters.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 6d

In this week’s Scratch This, @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social looks at Rescue Roos, which provides homes for castoff roosters.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 7d

Starting Friday, Long Beach health officials will host a series of community clinics offering people free flu shots.

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City to offer free flu vaccinations at community clinics.
The clinics will take place at various parks and community centers beginning tomorrow through Oct. 28.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 7d

Retail clerks, pharmacists, parking attendants and other workers across the Southland are mourning the unexpected death of a local union president who died over the weekend.

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‘Incomprehensibly tragic’: Friends, colleagues mourn unexpected death of local union leader.
Andrea Zinder, 67, had been president of UFCW Local 324 for six years before dying of a heart attack over the weekend.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 8d

Long Beach officials say the federal government shutdown will not impact the city’s day-to-day services — for now.

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Long Beach officials say federal shutdown will not affect city services — yet.
If the shutdown drags on, federally funded programs such as housing assistance could be impacted.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 10d

On Saturday, local community members showed up at Shoreline Aquatic Park for an event the Children’s Tumor Foundation hopes will bring vital awareness to neurofibromatosis, also known as NF. lbwatchdog.com/long-beach-e...

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Long Beach event raises awareness for neurofibromatosis.
The Children's Tumor Foundation hoped to educate and unite the community in the fight against what organizers call 'the most common rare disease you've never heard of.'

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Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 10d

This is the 45th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.

Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 10d

Police say they’re investigating the death of a man who was hit by a car while crossing Anaheim Street near Cedar Avenue on March 30.

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Pedestrian dies after being hit by a car in March.
The man was crossing Anaheim Street at Cedar Avenue in a crosswalk on March 30 when he was hit, according to authorities.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 10d

Police say they’re investigating the death of a man who was hit by a car while crossing Anaheim Street near Cedar Avenue on March 30.

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Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 11d

This is 44th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.

Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 11d

Police are investigating the death of a man who died in a single-vehicle car crash in West Long Beach Saturday night.

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Suspected DUI driver killed in West Long Beach crash, police say.
The man, 60, was apparently driving erratically before hitting a tree, according to authorities.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 11d

Police are investigating the death of a man who died in a single-vehicle car crash in West Long Beach Saturday night.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 13d

Since late 2022, Long Beach-based Beachfront Mutts has been saving as many lives as their resources allow.

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Scratch This: Saving lives, one by one.
Long Beach-based Beachfront Mutts is a little rescue that knows that no effort is ever small.

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Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 16d

This is 43rd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.

Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 16d

Police are investigating the death of a woman who was hit by a car in North Long Beach early Tuesday morning.

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Pedestrian dies in early morning North Long Beach crash, police say.
The woman was hit by a car that had swerved to avoiding hitting another pedestrian, according to authorities.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 16d

Police are investigating the death of a woman who was hit by a car in North Long Beach early Tuesday morning.

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Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 16d

This is 42nd traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.

Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 16d

Police say they’re investigating the death of a man who was hit by a car near 31st Street and Atlantic Avenue on Aug. 15.

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Police are investigating a hit and run crash that killed a pedestrian last month.
The man was hit near 31st Street and Atlantic Avenue on Aug. 15, according to authorities.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 16d

Police say they’re investigating the death of a man who was hit by a car near 31st Street and Atlantic Avenue on Aug. 15.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 16d

A utility box outside the Long Beach Pride headquarters was tagged with slurs, threats, political slogans and Nazi symbolism Saturday, sparking outrage — and a need for increased security.

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Anti-LGBTQ slurs, Trump slogans and Nazi symbolism tagged outside Long Beach Pride HQ. The nonprofit is raising funds to beef up security while Long Beach police investigate the graffiti as 'hate/bias motivated,' according to authorities.
By Brandon Richardson.

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Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 17d

This is 41st traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.

Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 17d

Police say they’re investigating the death of a motorcyclist who crashed near Wardlow Road and Walnut Avenue on July 27.

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Police are investigating crash that killed motorcyclist two months ago.
The man, 65, crashed near Wardlow Road and Walnut Avenue on July 27, according to authorities.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 17d

Police say they’re investigating the death of a motorcyclist who crashed near Wardlow Road and Walnut Avenue on July 27.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 17d

Federal agents swarmed Naples Island Car Wash and Detail Monday morning, questioning each worker but detaining no one, according to witnesses.

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'It's bullshit': Naples Island Car Wash workers shaken after immigration raid.
No workers were detained Monday morning, but the federal actions continue to spread ‘terror’ throughout the community, according to immigration advocates.
By Brandon Richardson.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 17d

A man was shot in Long Beach's Rose Park neighborhood Sunday night but refused to cooperate with investigating officers, according to police.

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Man refuses to cooperate with investigation after being shot, police say.
The man was shot around 10:53 p.m. in the Rose Park neighborhood, according to authorities.

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Anthony Pignataro @apignataro.bsky.social · 19d

This is 40th traffic fatality reported by the LBPD this year. There were 40 traffic fatalities in the city in 2024, according to police statistics.

Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 19d

Police are investigating the death of a man who was hit by a semi-truck in North Long Beach Friday afternoon.

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Pedestrian dies after being hit by semi-truck, police say.
The man was walking in the middle of 67th Street in North Long Beach when he was hit, according to authorities.

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 19d

Police are investigating the death of a man who was hit by a semi-truck in North Long Beach Friday afternoon.

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Last Whom Standing @lastwhomstanding.bsky.social · 20d

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Long Beach Watchdog @lbwatchdog.bsky.social · 20d

LBACS volunteers team up with a professional photographer to bring out Long Beach shelter dogs' inner souls.

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Scratch This: Say 'Chews'!
LBACS volunteers team up with a professional photographer to bring out Long Beach shelter dogs' inner souls.

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