3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (844+ words) Every parent knows that when the phone rings early in the morning (or late at night) that it’s probably bad news. I got that call last week. “Alex died this morning,” Lynn Saltzgaver said. Alex is my son. Lynn is…...

4+ day, 4+ hour ago   (560+ words) Magic Castle magician Ruby Coby will headline a new magic show full of blood, guts and dismemberment custom-curated for a Knott’s Scary Farm audience primed for a night full of thrills, chills and scares. “Obviously with the Knott’s Scary Farm…...

6+ day, 3+ hour ago   (68+ words) Woman shot, killed on Long Beach Boulevard Press Telegram A woman was shot and killed in Long Beach early Monday morning, Sept. 7, and police were working to identify a shooter, authorities said. The shooting occurred in the 1900 block of Long…...

1+ week, 9+ hour ago   (370+ words) It was a balmy Thursday evening, Sept. 3, at the historic Rancho Los Alamitos beneath the majestic Moreton Bay Fig trees, apropos for the 100th-year celebration for the Tichenor Clinic for Children. A delicious buffet was served that included chicken, beef…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (506+ words) LONG BEACH – Wilson High School celebrated its 100th birthday during a nonleague football game the same team it faced in its first varsity game: Huntington Beach. When the game ended, Huntington Beach also had reason to celebrate, as it defeated the…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (642+ words) COMPTON — On a night when it struggled to score, Compton football found a way to win in the final minutes. Quarterback Donnie Johnson scored the go-ahead touchdown with 1:30 remaining to lift Compton to an 18-15 victory over Bishop Alemany in its…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (327+ words) “With grateful hearts, we say goodbye to our beloved location and thank you to all of our loyal customers and dedicated employees who have made the past 75 years so special,” the restaurant stated on its post. However, the BBQ spot…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (594+ words) The third game of the season for the Wilson football team will be extra special on Friday, Sept. 4. The Bruins are celebrating Wilson High School’s 100th anniversary at the team’s home opener against an undefeated Huntington Beach team, led by Ohio…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (168+ words) Three people were injured in a shooting early Tuesday, Sept. 1 in Long Beach that prompted a police pursuit to downtown Los Angeles and an exchange of gunfire. Officers responded to a shooting around 12:24 a.m. in the 200 block of Aquarium Way, the…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (1622+ words) If you had walked out on the morning of Feb. 25, 1945, to pick up the Press-Telegram on your driveway, the front page was, not surprisingly, dominated by World War II news from faraway places — with headlines like, “Yanks driving on Rhine....