Patrick O'Donnell completed the long write-in road to a third term on the City Council Tuesday night, defeating challenger Daryl Supernaw handily, 56.1% to 43.9%.

The Long Beach Collective Association has launched a community outreach program to show that its members can be good neighbors - but it remains to be seen whether the city will allow their exemption from a ban past June.

It's a real life exploration of what you'd expect to find in the glossy pages of a home-improvement magazine, and Style Long Beach 2012 this Sunday also benefits a good cause.

This is a special weekend for athletes in Southern California - and we're not talking about the Los Angeles Kings.

After Karl and Matthew Kiker lost their parents, the brothers found a second family in the coaches and athletes at Special Olympics Southern California.

"Please help me win, but if I cannot, let me be brave in the attempt."