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Sunday, December 28, 2025

By Fronnie Lewis Sunday, December 28, 2025

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SuperLotto Plus ticket worth nearly $30,000 sold in Long Beach

Lottery A SuperLotto Plus ticket purchased in SoCal for last night’s draw turned out to be a super bargain for one local player. That ticket is reportedly worth $29,920, according to the California Lottery. A SuperLotto Plus ticket still costs only $1. In the Saturday, December 27 draw, no ticket held all of the winning digits. They are 6, 9, […]

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 27, 2013

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Regular gas drops below $4 a gallon in Burbank

Just before the long Easter holiday weekend, gas prices dipped in Burbank. Today I bought $20 worth of regular gas at the Arco station at Lake Street and Alameda Avenue in B-town. The price: $3.99 a gallon. Okay, it’s not the serious tumble we would like — but hopefully, this is the beginning of a major drop in gas prices. […]

Monday, August 27, 2012

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, August 27, 2012

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Gas prices heading up for Labor Day weekend, consumers blame oil companies

Gasoline prices are on a roll again — upward! As the long Labor Day weekend approaches, prices at the pumps continue to creep up. Today the national average for a gallon of self-serve regular is $3.75, according to the AAA Fuel Gauge Report. As usual, prices are higher in California. Today the state and the Los Angeles/Long Beach (including Burbank) […]

Wednesday, March 10, 2010

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 10, 2010

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Mega Millions jackpot update —winner steps forward with $134 million ticket

A Southland man is rolling in the dough after turning in his winning Mega Millions lottery ticket from last Friday’s game. John Dalkos walked into the Santa Ana lottery office to claim his winnings on Monday. Dalkos’ ticket was originally worth $133 million bucks, but strong ticket sales pushed the value up to $134 million. Dalkos bought his super lucky ticket at […]

Monday, May 18, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Monday, May 18, 2009

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News & General Info

Earthquake shakes up Southern California

Some folks in Southern California are still recovering from last night’s reminder that we live in earthquake country. That reminder came in the form of a 4.7 quake which rocked, rolled, shimmied, or shifted the ground from side to side for up to 15 seconds, according to those who felt it. Experts say the shaker shook up a large section of the Southland at […]

Wednesday, March 18, 2009

By Fronnie Lewis Wednesday, March 18, 2009

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Air Force One touches down at Long Beach Airport

Lawrence K.Ho/Los Angeles Times President Barack Obama arrived on board Air Force One at Long Beach Airport right on schedule, at around 3 p.m. today. Lawrence K. Ho/Los Angeles Times The president stepped off the aircraft and into the Southern California sunshine and waved at the waiting crowd. The first stop on his busy two day visit: […]