4+ day, 17+ 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…...

1+ week, 21+ 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, 2+ 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, 2+ 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, 4+ 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…...

2+ week, 20+ 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....

2+ week, 1+ day ago   (204+ words) Press Telegram Barbecue lovers will be delighted to learn that an upcoming tasting event promises a little bit of everything. The second annual Smoke & Oak BBQ tasting event returns to Long Beach Sept. 5 with dozens of pitmasters showing off their…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (205+ words) Long Beach Press-Telegram Los Angeles County is under an updated heat advisory which was issued by the National Weather Service on Tuesday at 12:02 a.m. The advisory is in effect until 10 a.m. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA informs, “Temperatures up to 98 degrees....

3+ week, 20+ hour ago   (1048+ words) Ryan Lowell is the author of the debut novel, “Freight,” which is set in the world of the trucking business. His fiction has appeared in “Workers Write!” and “Overtime.” He lives in South Portland with his wife and two sons....