After a years-long battle, Atlas Iron and Metal in Watts pleaded no contest to five felony counts of hazardous waste, and it must close permanently.

Atlas Iron and Metal Corp. in Watts will shut down permanently after pleading no contest to hazardous waste violations.

Los Angeles authorities want the owners of a metal recycling company, accused of causing an explosion next to a high school in Watts, to be detained.

Beyond the initial disruption, the school day went ahead as planned, said Alberto Carvalho, superintendent of Los Angeles Unified School District.

In a contest marked by controversy, Los Angeles Unified School Board candidate Sherlett Hendy Newbill held a slight lead over Khallid Al-Alim in the race for District 1, according to the first ...

Los Angeles Unified School District: Here's an overview of the challenges facing the district. Plus: Meet the candidates vying to represent your child's education in districts 1, 3, 5 and 7.

Seven candidates are vying for the District 1 seat on the Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education.

The Los Angeles Unified School District is also pursuing civil charges against the company and filed a lawsuit in 2020, which Superintendent Alberto Carvalho said is now “in its final stages.” ...

Didi and Peter Watts at the site in Los Angeles which they hope to turn into an affordable housing development for Black male teachers Tuesday, February 28, 2023. They want to encourage black men ...

These men are stepping up And yet, only about 2% of teachers in the Los Angeles Unified School District are Black men. At a state level that number is worse, closer to 1%.

On the latest edition of Newsmakers, we're talking to students from Jordan High School in Watts and experts about what's being done to fix the environmental hazards in their community.