A 13-year-old girl that was shot Friday evening in Watts has died, according to the Los Angeles Police Department.

A few days after he jailed the owners for repeated violations of court orders, L.A. County Superior Court Judge Terry Bork halted operations at a metal recycling plant that has long been accused of ...

appeared in a downtown Los Angeles courtroom Thursday to hear the charges and plead not guilty to them. The privately owned scrapyard is located in Watts, next to Jordan High School and a housing ...

A Los Angeles ... children at Jordan High School have borne all the risks. This will not stand.” Councilmember Tim McOsker called the shutdown a “victory.” “The Watts community has endured ...

Jordan High School opened in Watts in 1923. Atlas Metal opened its facility next door more than 20 years later, in 1949. Marissa Wenzke is a journalist based in Los Angeles. She has a bachelor's ...

A metal recycling plant was charged in a 25-count indictment on Thursday for allegedly exposing students at Jordan High School ... In 2020, the Los Angeles Unified School District filed a lawsuit ...

He noted that there were a number of friends and community members in the downtown Los Angeles courtroom to support Matthew Weisenberg. RELATED: Alleged toxic polluter still operates by Watts high ...

In a statement released after the hearing, Los Angeles County District Attorney Nathan Hochman called it an “historic day for Watts, Jordan High School and criminal justice.” ...