Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — City Attorney Mike Feuer announced Aug. 18 that Los Angeles has joined other cities and national organizations in filing […]
Category: Compton
Dodgers Foundation sponsors Compton grab-and-go giveaway
By Faith Petrie, Contributing Writer COMPTON — Despite sweltering temperatures, the Los Angeles Dodgers Foundation, Dodger outfielder Mookie Betts and Pull Up Neighbor teamed up Aug. […]
Local officials criticize postal service cutbacks
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — Several members of the Southland’s congressional delegation gathered at postal facilities across the region Aug. 18 to decry what […]
County meeting five of six state COVID-19 monitoring benchmarks
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — The county is meeting five of the state’s six coronavirus-monitoring benchmarks, according to the public health director, who hailed […]
Businesses urged to follow rules to protect workers
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — A county health official is urging business owners to follow coronavirus-prevention measures, stressing that lower-income essential workers are paying […]
Authorities detail criminal activity at site of fatal shooting
By 2UrbanGirls, Contributing Writer SOUTH LOS ANGELES — The auto repair shop where an 18-year-old security guard was shot and killed by sheriff’s deputies in June […]
Suspect arrested in fatal Ladera Heights shooting
Wave Wire Services LADERA HEIGHTS — A 29-year-old man has been arrested in Compton on suspicion of fatally shooting a 25-year-old man at a house […]
Health official ‘cautiously optimistic’ about latest coronavirus numbers
Wave Wire Services LOS ANGELES — With the county representing smaller shares of the state’s coronavirus cases and deaths, Los Angeles County’s public health director […]
Family, friends mourn death of 14-year-old boy
By 2UrbanGirls, Contributing Writers COMPTON — Friends and family members gathered at the Compton Civic Center Aug. 6 to celebrate the life of a 14-year-old who […]
Compton station overrun by gangs, deputy claims
By 2UrbanGirls, Contributing Writer COMPTON — A deputy at the Compton Sheriff’s Station has filed a claim against the county in which he claims the […]