Long Beach News

Heermann's gull has to be euthanized. A young Washington man admitted to police today that he mowed down five to 10 flocks of seabirds on the coastline in Long Beach while driving his truck at high speed on the beach.

In the middle of a story previewing the upcoming June 2 City Council agendized item to seek federal stimulus CDBG funding for the 14th St.

Sunshine Perry, 17, of Fort Hall, Idaho, and 16-year-old Brittenie Pongah, right, of Pocatello, Idaho, practice first aid on Josh Berteaux, 15, of Long Beach, Wash.

At midafternoon today , LB City Hall issued the following release following a report released earlier in the day by U.S. Senator Tom Coburn that charged that the use of federal "stimulus" dollars to facilitate LB's 14th St.

LBReport.com has learned that and confirmed that 3rd dist. Councilman Gary DeLong is planning an office meeting in the coming business week that will include selected individuals and city staff regarding 2nd St.

Yesterday Mary and I explored the 28 mile long, Long Beach Peninsula. The Long Beach Peninsula as seen by Google Earth.

Yesterday Mary and I traveled from Thousand Trails RV Resort in Seaside, Oregon to Thousand Trails RV Resort in Seaview, WA.

David Lindau of Washington Coastsavers said the April Washington Coast Cleanup was an even bigger success than first thought.

A midnight-hour May 28 Belmont Shore officer-involved shooting , followed by L.A. TV news coverage in which nearby residents charged that City Hall has been unresponsive to detrimentally-impacting activities in their neighborhood [previously reported by TheDistrictWeekly.com ], was followed by a visible LBPD presence on 2nd St.

The warning system is insufficient for the Long Beach area as it is soley dependent on the doppler from Portland, Oregon and that isn't accurate due to the Coastal ranges of Oregon blocking the Doppler.

Has it ever happened to you : its Friday and you are sitting in your office and daydreaming about the upcoming weekend , thinking about doing something fun, interesting and memorable so you will have something to tell your colleagues on Monday morning.

Forget rocking chairs. Ixnay on twiddling the thumbs. And don't even think about boredom.

Winter steelhead catches have been very good in the Cowlitz River this week and nearly as good in the Kalama.

Organizers are still trying to recruit volunteers for the 10th Washington Coast Cleanup, set for April 18.

Our rental. Yeah, the outside is a bit rough , but inside, it was very nice. Gandolf the wood carving.

Federal stimulus money is making its way here, and the windfall eventually could total nearly $10 billion, according to the governor's advisers on federal aid.

Thousands of diggers hit their 15-clam limit in the early morning hours Friday on the Washington coast.

February 26, 2009 - Celebrated vocalist, songwriter and bluegrass legend, Charlie Sizemore and master acoustic guitarist, Beppe Gambetta, of Genova, Italy, will headline the fifth annual Long Beach Bluegrass ...

With the requisite clearance from state health authorities, the last of the ocean beach winter razor clam digs is underway on the Washington Coast.

We need to draw Gov. Chris Gregoire a map. Of Washington. With popular landmarks such as Mount Rainier, the Space Needle and Walla Walla wine country clearly marked.