Fernando Haro

“It’s about dressing up and getting to live your fantasy about getting to be what you want to be,” one fan of the convention said.

Novavax, which was authorized for emergency use by the Food and Drug Administration and the Centers for Disease Control earlier this month, is the fourth vaccine available for use in the United States.

“It’s important for Long Beach to know that these are a very diverse group of women that come from different backgrounds and that bring their own background to make a better community,” said Program Director Bianca Moreno.

“It’s the least we can do for the people who live in states where abortion is illegal,” one organizer said.

“It doesn’t feel real. My brother was murdered in front of his 7-year-old son,” Shalia Maseuli said. “We want answers. We want to know who did this to my brother and why.”

“I would like to thank all of you who helped with the case,” her mother Valanitta Jingles said. “Without you shining a light on this case, she would not have been [found].”

Other cities have seen hate crimes spike. Long Beach police recorded only 12 in 2021. But Black and LGBTQ people remained the most frequently targeted.

The department will reevaluate the masking requirement every 30 days, if the seven-day case rates drop to below 50 per 100,000.

Nya’s last known whereabouts came on May 6 sometime after 10 p.m., when she reportedly made the trip from a Sky Zone at Westminster Mall to her mother’s private school in Long Beach, Success Work Academy.

COVID-19 cases are rising in Long Beach, but there would have to be a sharp rise in hospitalizations for any new rules to kick in.

In Long Beach, 74.4% of residents ages 5 and up are fully vaccinated, but only 37.7% have gotten a booster, according to data from the city.

“True love is selfless, it is prepared to sacrifice,” LBFD Chief Xavier Espino said during the annual ceremony held in front of City Hall Tuesday morning.

Saturday’s celebration of Latino culture featured music from a psychedelic cumbia rock band, chalk painting workshops, a presentation by “The Book of Life” director Jorge Guiterrez and the opportunity to buy hundreds of unique art prints, comic books, clothes and stickers.

One of the suspected robbers has been charged with the death of 18-year-old Justin Culberson, who is accused of participating in the crime, which resulted in a shoot-out with a security guard, according to authorities.

Bryan Phillips is the creator behind Swell Guy Customs, a Long Beach-based company that creates hand painted one-of-a-kind sneakers.

After the second floor collapsed in one of the affected areas, fire personnel transitioned to a defensive strategy, using the ladder pipe to extinguish the blaze from above, fire officials said.

While firefighters were attempting to contain the blaze, two compressed gas cylinders inside the structure exploded, causing responders to change tactics, a spokesperson said.

Two compressed-gas cylinders inside the structure exploded during the fire.

Firefighters quickly worked to rescue one person inside the apartment, and the fire was extinguished at around 12:06 p.m., LBFD spokesperson Jake Heflin said.

Theresa Dargan was arrested four years ago in connection to the murder of her caregiver, 51-year-old Long Beach resident Olympia Riley.