Acting Long Beach City Health Officer Dr. Anne Anglim is advising local residents to avoid contact with any bats they might come across.
“Children are especially vulnerable as they may see a bat on the ground and think it is a toy,” said Anglim. This precaution is important as a bat recently found in a neighboring [...]
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Public warned about possibly rabid bats
April 9th, 2010 · No Comments · Safety
Nonprofit hosting breakfast, lunch to provide info on child-abuse prevention
April 2nd, 2010 · No Comments · Safety
Nonprofit organization For the Child, which provides child-abuse- and neglect-prevention and treatment services for children and their families, will have its 9th Annual Children’s Circle of Friends Breakfast and First Luncheon on Thursday, April 29. “Protecting Innocence 2010” is the theme for the breakfast, which will take place at the Long Beach Airport Marriott from [...]
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Red Cross recognizes local everyday heroes with ceremony
March 19th, 2010 · No Comments · Safety
The Greater Long Beach Chapter of the American Red Cross honored 22 heroic individuals and presented the Outstanding Corporate Hero award to The Boeing Company at its fifth annual Hometown Heroes Awards Ceremony on Thursday, March 10 at The Hyatt Hotel in Long Beach.
Pedestrian in SH struck by, pinned under vehicle
March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · News
On Monday, March 8, 2010, at approximately 8:30pm, Signal Hill Police Department (SHPD) officers were dispatched to the intersection of Hill Street and Rose Avenue regarding a traffic collision involving a pedestrian.
A vehicle had been traveling southbound on Rose Avenue, approaching Hill Street, and struck a female pedestrian who was walking westbound on Hill Street. [...]
In debate, 9th District candidates prioritize public safety, disagree on 710 freeway
March 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Safety
By Jennifer E. Beaver
Staff Writer
Three contenders for the Long Beach 9th District Council seat battled it out March 3 at the second of seven “Debates at Da Beach” hosted by the Long Beach Press Club. About 50 attended the match at El Ranchito Mexican Restaurant while others watched the competitors bob and weave via live [...]
