Circle Bar — a Main Street staple since 1949 — is expected to reopen in May with upgraded sound and late-night weekend hours. The building sold late last year and a new operator is listed on a storefront notice.

Long Beach says 20 local ballot drop boxes will be available through 8 p.m. on June 2, 2026. County mailings are slated to begin at the end of April and ballots can be tracked online.

A driver died Wednesday after a Honda Civic veered off SR‑74 near Main Divide Truck Trail and rolled down a steep embankment; CHP and county crews worked the scene.

Daisuke Nakazawa’s Michelin-backed omakase opens May 13 on Robertson Boulevard, offering a seven-course nigiri tasting and a larger chef’s menu with beverage pairings. Reservations are on Resy.

The California Supreme Court declined to hear Jacquise Wright’s appeal, leaving his 28‑to‑life sentence intact in the 2020 Long Beach taco truck killing.

Dan Tana’s was briefly closed by county inspectors after a vermin and sanitation finding; the West Hollywood staple corrected the problems and reopened days later.

DEA agents carried out coordinated operations across Orange County on Wednesday; Sky5 footage showed multiple agents outside a Tustin home. Authorities have not released details while the investigation continues.

LAFD crews were dispatched Wednesday to a structure fire at 1746 N Cherokee Ave in Hollywood; initial alerts included a map and did not list injuries.

A 65-year-old man was struck and killed on Figueroa near 75th; LAPD and the city are offering up to $50,000 for tips.

John Seymour, a onetime Anaheim mayor and the last Republican to represent California in the U.S. Senate, died April 18 at 88. He later led housing nonprofits in Southern California.

Fire crews and police staged rescue cushions on an overpass after an alert for a person threatening to jump at 333 N Los Angeles St.

Plans filed with L.A. City Planning propose a seven‑story building with 114 one‑bedroom affordable apartments, ground‑floor retail and limited parking one block south of MacArthur Park.

An LAPD officer fired at a dog during a Pacoima encampment cleanup after the animal bit two people, including an officer, police say. Investigators remain on scene.