Long Beach News

Container cargo rose by more than 17 percent in May 2013 at the Port of Long Beach, with some of the highest volumes in nearly 3 years.

Bullard High School valedictorian Tate Lone was named a President's Scholar and awarded a full, four-year scholarship from California State University, Long Beach on Sunday, university spokeswoman Valerie Bordeaux said.

Byron Clift Breland will take his post on June 24, replacing Barbara Kavalier, who has taken a position at a college in her home state of Texas, according to the announcement Monday from the San Jose-Evergreen Community College District.

LONG BEACH >> Damon Dunn, a former NFL player running for mayor next year, has snagged the endorsement of the political action committee of the Long Beach Area Chamber of Commerce.

The Port of Long Beach reported May container volume totaling 583,588 20-foot-equivalent units, up 17.2 percent compared to the same month last year and the highest monthly container volume since October 2010.

The College of Engineering at California State University, Long Beach recently received three grants for summer programs to encourage young girls to consider studying for the field of engineering.

Nordstrom announced plans to close its Long Beach City Place Nordstrom Rack store in Long Beach, Calif.

Two people died in a crash between a motorcycle and a minivan at an intersection in Long Beach on Monday, June 17, 2013.

TPR stepped up to the challenge, well equipped to satisfy the demands of the project, making sure all of the correct equipment was promptly delivered to the Long Beach job site.

The Scottish play.There is always occasion for another production of the Scottish play, and on this occasion the occasion is Long Beach Opera 's season-ending staging of the U.S. professional premiere of Ernest Bloch 's 1906 operatization of-let's just say it and have done- Macbeth .

New research by the scientists at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has found that fish that are exposed to Prozac, also known as fluoxetine, show aggressive and even homicidal behavior.

Chris Muniz, left, Junior Reyes and Fabian DeLeon bring their bicycles to 14th Street Park.

David Dowell has been appointed as interim provost at Cal State Long Beach. Dowell is the vice provost of planning and budgets and director of strategic planning.

EnerNOC Inc., a provider of energy intelligence software, has announced that Cal State Long Beach is among the winners of its Energy Efficiency and Sustainability Best Practice Awards.

Several items are on tap for the City Council meeting Tuesday, including keeping the Blue Star Flag in the plaza at City Hall during American military conflicts, and flying the Gold Star Flag permanently to honor fallen troops.

Armando Alonzo, 6, left, and Tremel Ford, 5, clown around with Harrison Nero in his living room.

More than 150 guests attended the annual Long Beach Day Nursery Tea for Tots at the historic Long Beach Museum of Art on May 18. The weather was perfect - sunny, not too hot, with a gentle breeze - and a spectacular view of the ocean, as always.

Feeling lucky tonight? You should be, because the Powerball jackpot is a whopping $85 million! To win, all six Powerball winning numbers must be on one ticket.

After his own children were grown and moved out of the house, Harrison Nero and his wife, Loretta, decided to open their home to foster children and have had over 20 come into their lives over the years.

Long time southern California jazz radio staion, KJZZ FM 88.1 is having its first benefit concert on Saturday, June 22 at 8pm.