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We felt their pain. That's one way to summarize a year when most of the major local stories were symptoms or reflections of struggles playing out on national and international stages.
Bishop grad receives doctorate
Wilmington. Elisa Maldonado has been awarded her doctorate in marine biology from Scripps Institution of Oceanography at the University of California, San Diego.
LB Considers New Drilling in Oil Field
Study underway into environmental impact. Updated: Sunday, 27 Dec 2009, 12:22 PM PST Published : Sunday, 27 Dec 2009, 12:22 PM PST Posted by: Scott Coppersmith / myFOXla.com Long Beach - Long Beach officials are studying the environmental impact of tapping a depleted underground oil field that could be pump $130 million into the city's general ...
Long Beach's Bubblin' Crude Could Be Worth $280 Million To City
An oil field beneath Long Beach could be worth $280 million to the city over the next 10 years.
ABC chairman mum on salary controversy
Published: Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, December 25, 2009 at 9:04 p.m. When Charles Wells applied to join the county's Alcoholic Beverage Control Board, he said he wanted to see it function in an advisory capacity.
Police warn businesses about string of Harbor Area robberies
Police warned business owners Tuesday to be on alert following a series of robberies in San Pedro and Wilmington.
Killer was much more than just a dog
Joe Martinez lost his beloved sidekick and service dog Killer when a hit and run driver clipped his wheelchair and killed the dog.
Wilmington: Humberto Ramirez, 29
Humberto Ramirez, a 29-year-old Latino, was shot and killed Thursday, Dec. 17, in the 500 block of West G Street in Wilmington , authorities said.
71-year-old woman killed by hit-and-run driver in Compton
A 71-year-old woman was killed today in Compton after her car flipped when it was hit by a driver fleeing a hit-and-run, authorities said.
Murder Was the Case: L.A. Homicide No.'s 294, 295, Two Men Fatally Shot in Wilmington
Police are looking for a man who fatally shot two other men as all three rode in a truck in Wilmington.
Cops find 2 shooting victims at crash scene
Police responding to a truck accident arrived at the scene in Wilmington to find two people shot on Thursday.
Back Then - Censor panel takes aimat a obscenea magazines in 1959
Published: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 10:41 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 16, 2009 at 10:41 a.m. Looking back 50 and 100 years ago in the StarNews.
Long Beach school board candidates: Raymond Chavarria
School board candidate Raymond Chavarria said that his political experience and community connections would help him represent the downtown area on the Long Beach Board of Education.
Ambassador Series Honors Event
Almost exactly a year ago, I wrote an article about the new skatepark that opened in Wilmington, California.
Harbor commissioners vote to only meet in daytime in 2010
The Los Angeles Board of Harbor Commissioners on Thursday agreed to hold solely daytime meetings in 2010 due to a reduction in the amount of time that employees are allowed to work during the current fiscal year.
Jerry Stone in court on attempted murder charges
A sheriff's deputy on Tuesday identified a former Lakewood High School football star as one of two suspects he chased down following an attempted murder last August.
Inside City Hall: Winter homeless shelter frustrations continue
Another winter has almost arrived, and for another year the opening of Long Beach's winter homeless shelter is uncertain.
Holiday parades in the South Bay
Everyone loves a parade, especially during the holidays, where floats and boats are decked out with plenty of glitz and sparkle.
Victorian Christmas House Exhibition
Beginning on December 5, 2009 through January 3, 2010, the Banning Museum will be transformed into a Victorian re-creation of "A Southern California Christmas". The setting of the house will be a large, afternoon Christmas dinner, and will depict how Victorian Southern Californians tried to create a feeling of winter in our semi-tropical climate.
South Bay: Power to the Parents
Carlos Prinzen is calling on Wilmington-area parents to become more engaged in their children s education.
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