Watts

WATTS (KTLA) -- Police are looking for a suspect and motive after couple was found shot to death in a drive-by shooting Saturday night in Watts. The couple -- an 18-year-old and 19-year-old woman -- were shot about 8:30 p.m. in the 10600 block of Grape...

LOS ANGELES (KTLA) -- Authorities say an armed man was shot and killed by Los Angeles police Wednesday after an apparent dispute between neighbors in the Watts area. The officer-involved shooting occurred around 8:30 a.m. in the 1700 block of East...

LOS ANGELES -- Police in Watts shot and killed a bicyclist armed with a rifle on Christmas morning. It happened around 4 a.m. at the Jordan Down Housing Projects. Police had received a report of an assault involving a rifle. They were questioning people...

LOS ANGELES -- After more than six decades at KTLA, legendary newsman Stan Chambers is signing off from a remarkable journalism career. Stan announced his retirement on Wednesday, which was also his 87th birthday. He came to KTLA the year the station...

SOUTH LOS ANGELES ( KTLA) - An investigation and home video recording by the watchdog web site reelurbannews.com reveals that a Watts gas station near a middle school is selling drug paraphernalia. The web site's investigation reveals that the ARCO gas...

WATTS -- Fire ripped through a building containing an auto body shop in Watts Saturday morning. The fire at 2540 East 114th Street was reported at 4:15 a.m., according to Los Angeles County fire dispatcher Ed Pickett. Three contingents of firefighters...

LOS ANGELES -- The Los Angeles school board has approved a plan to turn over the operation of 30 campuses to nonprofit educational groups, but most of the groups are led by teachers and administrators already in place. After a four-and-a-half hour...

LOS ANGELES -- Officials in Los Angeles are asking for sock donations to help count the city's homeless during the upcoming Census. The month-long sock drive is beign called "Make the Homeless Count." The drive supports the U.S. Census Bureau's homeless...

LOS ANGELES -- A man, identified only as "Allah", was struck and killed while trying to cross the Century (105) Freeway Monday morning near Watts. The man's body was struck several times by different motorists who didn't stop, according to officials. The...

COUNSELING AND MENTAL HEALTH RESOURCES Residents can call a series of City and County hotlines open 24 hours a day, seven days a week. Department of Mental Health has therapists on-call at (800) 854-7771. The Suicide Prevention Center operates a...

WILLIAMS, Calif. -- A bus driver with a string of motor vehicle offenses and a history of substance abuse was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Monday after his casino-bound charter bus ran into a ditch, killing eight people....

LOS ANGELES -- The entire eastbound side of the (105) Century Freeway has been shut down after a body was discovered about 5:30 this morning, authorities say. The freeway is expected to remain closed near Watts until at least 9:30 a.m. for the...